Experienced Product Manager in delivering features which customers love: across mobile phone, tablet and desktop platforms. Skills & experience: - building product roadmaps and product vision - developing user stories and user research - defining products and prioritizing requirements - managing deliverables and timelines across functional teams - creating usability and functional design - software engineering & QA Demonstrated ability as product owner in managing product life cycle and release planning, in working across functional teams and geographic areas, in communicating with senior leaders. MBA and MSc in Computer Science.

Business Manager @ Led and managed products and business units, analyzed performance metrics, optimized data segmentation, provided business insight, built product roadmaps and forecasts. Projects include: • Cost efficiency: led three projects reducing OPEX spend by 30% ($3.5MM efficiency) • Business metrics: analyzed resource deployment (headcount and vendor management), year-on-year and seasonality trends, project performance, provided strategic insight on business metrics • Cloud products: evaluated business impact of Microsoft’s cloud offerings (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS) • Innovation in China: created market strategies and economic models, performed industry and data analysis, presented key recommendations to senior leadership. Recommendations were adopted and led to partner conference • Delivered product roadmaps, financial reports, project plans to CFO, CIO and senior leadership • Built and managed forecast models to provide insight into projections, risks, and opportunities • Partnered across functions on rhythm-of-business processes, such as monthly close, quarterly forecasts, annual budgets and long-range plans for OPEX, COGS, CAPEX, and headcount • Managed team of two interns, promoted teamwork and set goals and metrics in dynamic environment From 2011 to 2013 (2 years) Greater Seattle AreaConsultant @ • Performed industry, competitor and cost analysis across technology and education sectors in Africa • Developed $20 billion business plan and initial implementation strategy for pilot project aimed at improving access to education for 36 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa • Conducted interviews and coordinated meetings with key stakeholders to gather qualitative data used in strategic planning From 2011 to 2011 (less than a year) Washington D.C. Metro AreaProduct Manager @ Developed and launched three core proprietary products, managed customer acquisition, retention and segmentation, drove product personalization, designed server back-end and user interface, developed data flow and decision logic, built allocation rules, optimized software, managed database connection. Key achievements include: • Managed nine projects related to developing, implementing and UAT testing product solutions • Partnered with clients to design product requirements, worked with engineers to develop and test product features • Expanded company’s client base in new markets, analyzed business models, provided strategic recommendations • Managed four multinational teams, advised clients and collaborated across functions • Mentored and provided analytical training to eight colleagues From 2009 to 2010 (1 year) Software Engineer @ • Gathered product requirements, designed and developed product features for enterprise software • Developed product and web user interfaces (UI) using HTML, JavaScript and JSP • Conducted code reviews, unit testing, performance testing, systems testing and UAT • Developed automated testing scripts on Windows and multiple Unix platforms (Sun, IBM, HP) • Implemented systems to augment capacity by 20%, diminished task time by 20% • Championed Agile development/SCRUM, working on 2-week sprints and daily stand-up meetings From 2008 to 2009 (1 year) Software Engineer @ • Developed enterprise-modernization products that increased revenues by $300 MM in five years • Designed web user interface (UI) for core products using HTML, JavaScript, JSP and web services • Developed product features using Java J2EE allowing the processing and managing of data, calling Java Native Interfaces to connect to COBOL layer • Designed and executed unit test scenarios and code reviews • Drove adoption of Agile development/SCRUM methodologies in the organization From 2007 to 2008 (1 year)

MBA, Finance and Strategy @ University of Virginia - Darden Graduate School of Business Administration From 2010 to 2012 Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science @ Technical University Sofia From 2005 to 2010 Ivaylo Dimitrov is skilled in: Product Management, Cloud Computing, Agile Methodologies, SaaS, Product Development, Management Consulting, Strategic Planning, Competitive Analysis, Business Planning, Business Strategy, Analytics, Enterprise Software, Management, Vendor Management, Leadership, Teamwork, Project Management, Project Planning, Mobile Applications, Data Modeling, Software Engineering, Portfolio Management, Strategy, Mobile Devices, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Gathering, Product Lifecycle..., Product Marketing, User Experience, Cloud Applications, Mobile Design, JSON, Java, JavaScript, HTML 5, Software Development, Web Services, Mobile Technology, Web Design, Web Analytics, Web Development, SQL, SDLC, Data Analysis, Business Analysis, Scrum, Cross-functional Team..., Business Intelligence, Agile Project Management, Software Project...