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I specialize in ICT Law, Project Management, EU funded projects. My professional experience combines legal advising and project management in the field of ICT, which I have done for the past 9 years. The crossroad of my professional interests is where law meets technology and the way technology is regulated.

I earned my Bachelor`s and Master`s degree in Law from Sofia University (Bulgaria) and my additional Master`s in Law and Technology from Tilburg University (Netherlands). Being a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) helps me a great deal not only in professional projects, but also in personal affairs.

Together with my native Bulgarian language, I speak fluently English and Spanish, and I am currently studying Italian.

General

I live in Bulgaria, but I consider myself quite a cosmopolitan person, based on my views and lifestyle. I spent a total of 18 months studying and working abroad – in the USA, the UK and the Netherlands at different stages of my life.

I can admit being interested, among other things, in:

  • gourmet cooking
  • scuba diving
  • dancing
  • astrology
  • traveling

I am very enthusiastic about learning foreign languages – after Italian, next in my list is Portuguese.

I am very optimistic and positive, quite flexible and adaptable, open-minded and easy to deal with. I can deal with multiple tasks and I am not afraid to experiment.

Personal

Tilburg University, Aug. 2009 – July 2010

Tilburg, The Netherlands

Master Program in Law and Technology (LLM),

Graduated with distinction, average grade: 8,5

Principal subjects – Innovative Technologies Risks and Regulation, Cybercrime, E-Commerce, Privacy and Data Protection, Contracts and ICT, Liability and the Internet, European Intellectual Property Law and Technology

Master Thesis topic – Continuity in IT outsourcing

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Oct. 1999 – Dec. 2004

Sofia, Bulgaria

Bachelor and Master in Law (LLM)

Principal subjects – Civil law, Criminal law, Commercial law, International law, EU law, Intellectual Property law, Labor law, etc.

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sep. 2004 – June 2007

Center for educational services

Sofia, Bulgaria

International Relations – professional qualification

Principal subjects – International relations, Project Management, International Policy, European integration, Diplomatic Law, etc.

Spanish Language High School “Miguel de Cervantes”, Sept. 1995 – May 1999

Sofia, Bulgaria

Secondary education – high school diploma

Principal subjects – Spanish language, English language, Maths, History, Biology, Philosophy, Spanish and Latin American Literature, Bulgarian Literature, etc. – most of the subjects taught in Spanish.

Education

Telelink EAD, Sofia, Bulgaria, Jan. 2008 – Aug. 2010

Pre-sales Manager – management and supervision of pre-sales activities; setting up and managing an electronic system for management of pre-sales requests; assignment and supervision of project managers on pre-sales projects;

Philips Healthcare, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Nov. 2009 – Mar. 2010

Intern in the Emerging Markets Division, part of a team engaged in project coordination and management of an international legal compliance project (including distribution agreement update), covering the territories of India, China, Latin America and Russia

Telelink EAD, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 2005 – Jan. 2008

Project Manager – project management, drafting business unit strategies and reports; vendor relations and communication management; drafting and revising contracts and tender offers

Liberal Integration Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria, June 2004 – May 2005

Legal Adviser – EU PHARE Projects – legal supervision and project implementation – tender documents and contract elaboration; drafting constituent documents, contracts, legal opinions; legal and other project documents translation

Davco Group EAD, Sofia, Bulgaria, July 2001 – Aug.2005

Legal assistant – legal documents elaboration – contracts, protocols, statutes; personal statements on legal cases; legal documents translation

Work & Travel, Maryland, USA, June 2002 – Oct 2002, June 2003 – Oct 2003

Sales assistant and team leader at Royal Farms convenient store, Ocean City, Maryland

Hostess at Ponzetti`s and Duffy`s restaurants, Ocean City, Maryland

Work&Travel USA is an exchange program, providing university students with the opportunity to work in the USA in the tourist industry during the summer for up to 4 months.

Experience

Desislava Stankova

CV Desislava Stankova ENG Website (Newest Version)

Download Desislava’s CV

CV

Continuity in IT Outsourcing, 2010

Desislava Stankova’s Master Thesis (download PDF file)

Thesis

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