Functional Skills

Communications
Instructional Design
Leadership Development
Learning & Development
Organizational Learning
Project Management
Sales Training
Training and Coaching
Enterprise Content Management
Content Strategy

Software Skills

Adobe Premier Pro
Articulate 360
Canva
Storyline 360
OpenAI
Zoom
Miro

Sector Experience

Business Services
Technology

Languages

English
Bulgarian
Mandarin

Notable Clients

LinkedIn Learning
StackAdapt
Supermetrics
The Arc

Fortune 500

Experience

SkildLabs Start-Up
Chief Executive Officer
3/2021 - Present
• Develop and implement custom eLearning solutions, learning strategies, and instructor lead training services, creating a profitable 6-figure business from the ground up in 3 years.
• Build and manage a team of scriptwriters, instructional designers, and video editors to work on learning content from end to end, including outline development, scripting, storyboarding, video production, and LMS configuration.
• Lead the use of custom-built learning solutions for corporate training, drawing on my expertise in AI and instructional design to create accessible, scalable learning experiences.
• Build an illustration library with educational assets and templates to support instructional designers and educators in building interactive training courses and digital content.

Cinchy Start-Up
Fractional Head of Learning
11/2022 - Present
• Launched Cinchy University, a product training academy, leading to a 40% course completion rate within the first three months, significantly surpassing the category average and elevating training NPS by 80 points.
• Lead and implemented a curriculum redesign in under 6 months, producing 8 interactive courses, a certification program with 2 learning paths, and a community learning engine.
• Fostered relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including clients, partners, and employees (SMEs), to enhance training quality, effectiveness and brand advocacy.

LinkedIn Start-Up
LinkedIn Learning Instructor
10/2021 - Present
• Developed and delivered 3 live-action and 4 screencast courses on data, design, and visual storytelling, increasing enrollments by 50,000 learners on the LinkedIn platform and driving organizational growth.
• Created and licensed a 6-part "nano" course series on Generative AI and ChatGPT, resulting in more than 10,000 enrollments for LinkedIn Learning and a university syndication deal.
• Partner and build relationships with various LinkedIn Learning internal teams, including Content Managers, Producers, and Audio Engineers to ensure the delivery of high-quality content.

initiative Data Science / Analytics
Senior Manager, Audience & Platforms
6/2019 - 3/2021
• Ran a private exchange in DV360 for a global organization - RBC and Nintendo - with the goal to enhance the quality of ad inventory and on-board Canadian-owned and operated publishers (PD, PG and PMP).
• Oversaw the organization of available 1st, 2nd and 3rd party audience segments and provide counsel to planning and investment teams to define the optimal data inventory and identify high-value audiences (HVAs).

Mindshare Data Science / Analytics
Manager, Analytics & Insights
5/2017 - 5/2019
• Created, validated and QA'ed scheduled client data, performance dashboards and oversaw advanced Google Analytics 360 projects (Attribution, User Tracking, Funnel and Cohort Analysis and Insights).
• Designed and lead measurement tests to prove business impact of paid media, including A/B testing, Customer Segmentation, Incrementality and LTV.

Microsoft Marketing
Digital Marketing Manager
4/2015 - 12/2016
• Lead the execution and optimization of Microsoft Canada's omni-channel strategy combining in-person events, educational video content and digital marketing campaigns - paid, owned and earned - to engage the developer and IT community.
• Coordinate the production of video content for strategic initiatives and the Microsoft Virtual Academy initiative to enhance the developer ecosystem.