CISO CV
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Evrotrust and cybersecurity leader in Bulgaria, with over 15 years of experience across cloud security, fintech, and regulatory compliance. Previously at AWS and Payhawk.
Professional experience
Chief Information Security Officer Current
President Current
Chairing the Board of a nonprofit professional association that connects businesses, academia, public institutions, and the cybersecurity community to strengthen cyber resilience in Bulgaria.
The association's public work includes cybersecurity education and awareness, youth skills initiatives such as CyberStrong Youth, and its participation in CYBERsecurity 4 All STAkeholdeRs, which supported training, consulting, and testing for SMEs and public organizations.
VP of Information Security
- Built the information security program from the ground up and led work on PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SOC, and Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licensing requirements.
- Established a security culture, hired and developed the team, and drove innovation and operational efficiency.
- Supported the company's growth to unicorn status and beyond.
Lead Security Engineer
Served as the company's sole cybersecurity professional and built its DevSecOps and application security (AppSec) practices.
Senior Security Engineer
- Founding engineer for AWS Managed Services (AMS), implementing the security program, building security tools, and handling incident response.
- Interviewed hundreds of candidates globally and worked with leadership to hire and grow the team.
- Provided security updates to leadership.
Technical Team Lead
Led a team responsible for application and system administration, serving enterprise customers.
DevOps (Network, System Administrator & Web Developer)
Worked for various companies as a network and systems administrator and web developer.
Founder
Founded a web development business at the age of 18, delivering website development and deployment across more than 100 web projects.