Functional Skills

Agile Software Development
Change Management / Org Design
Communications
Data Collection / Research
Financial Management
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Product Data Management
Project Management
Software Development
User Experience Design (UX)

Software Skills

SAP CRM
SQL
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel Macros
Microsoft Office
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Visio
Microsoft Word

Certifications

PMPProject Management Professional

Sector Experience

Energy
Industrials
Technology

Languages

English
Bulgarian
Russian
Fortune 500

Experience

Honeywell International Engineering
Global Program Management Excellence Leader
11/2021 - 10/2022
• Led cross-functional teams that developed and implemented cutting-edge program management processes, training, and digital strategy for global organization.
• Increased projected annual revenue of +$20,000,000.
• Reduced initial onboarding time by 60% through establishment of state-of-the-art PM Academy.
• Optimized project phase entry that decreased approval time by 90% with no changes to the project.
• Initiated and chaired SPS PMO Governance council and instituted change management policy and procedures.
• Accelerated efficiency of preparations and consistency of presented information in weekly and monthly executive communications.

Baker Hughes Engineering
Global Program Management Leader
11/2013 - 3/2021
• Led a global team of program managers in a Products and Technology organization.
• Integrated processes from two technology organizations after Baker Hughes and GE Oil and Gas merger.
• Governed portfolio of over 100 hardware/software projects from ideation to completion with +$30,000,000 budget and multi-disciplinary resource pool of 150 people.
• Achieved on-time delivery KPI of 80% through agile transformation of hardware development.
• Established procedures that reduced expenses by +$400,000 per year and increased overall project management process efficiency.
• Chaired Enterprise PMO Governance council.
• Recognized subject matter expert in project and financial management, adept at using project management tools (e.g. Clarity PPM and SAP systems). Experienced with Stage-Gate product development models, New Product Introduction (NPI), New Product Development (NPD), and the Lean Startup methodology (Fastworks).

Baker Hughes Engineering
PMO Manager, Data and Reporting
4/2013 - 11/2013
• Managed and inspired a global team of project managers, software developers, financial managers, and business analysts.
• Strengthened automated reporting processes, raising operational efficiency by 60%.
• Coordinated portfolio of 300 hardware/software projects with $160,000,000 budget and resource pool of 800 people with PMO, Finance, Product Management, and Technology organizations to develop yearly budget.
• Spearheaded adoption of MS Access application that automated downloads, SQL server imports, and refreshed reports for leadership, reducing human interaction time from 6 hours to 5 minutes.
• Mentored and coached 10 managers and 20 engineers on project management and product development processes resulting in increased growth and bench strength

Baker Hughes Engineering
Program Manager, Business Data and Process Automation
5/2011 - 4/2013
• Executed department strategy to enhance existing data collection and automation processes.
• Coordinated portfolio of 300 technology projects, $160,000,000 budget, and 800-person multidisciplinary resource pool with PMO, Finance, Product Management, and Technology to develop yearly budget.
• Collected and analyzed D&E metrics, including skills, project spend, hours reported, and resource/NPR plans which maintained data integrity and subsequent reports.
• Developed and automated reports consolidating information from multiple systems that resulted in accurate data and enabling informed decision-making.

Baker Hughes Engineering
Software Program Manager
11/2009 - 5/2011
• Founding member of Product Company PMO overseeing $10,000,000 software portfolio.
• Streamlined software portfolio, improving operational excellence.
• Orchestrated negotiations with Wireline and Drilling Services leadership on portfolio prioritization that improved return on investment and produced reports on monthly status to leadership team.
• Produced reports on monthly status to leadership team.

Baker Hughes Engineering
Software Project Team Lead
6/2006 - 11/2009
• Led a team of software developers that delivered step-change data-intensive software solutions.
• Analyzed modern software development trends and latest available technologies and directed redesign of user interface and desktop application resulting in a user centric implementation.
• Enhanced coding standards that ensured software consistency between applications, improved developers' ability to acclimate to new codes, lowered maintenance costs and improved user experience.
• Enhanced brand consistency and simplified development process through partnering with UI/UX experts to develop and implement user interface standards for Product Company.