Curriculum Vitae

Personal information
First name(s) / Surname(s)   Nikolay Andreev Nikolov
Address   Bulgaria, Ruse
Telephone(s)   +359898989944
E-mail(s)   nikolay@nikolov.net
Skype   nikolov.net
Nationality   Bulgarian
Date of birth   09 September 1984
Gender   Male
     

Work experience

    
Name and address of employer   University of Ruse "Angel Kanchev", Ruse, Bulgaria
Dates   September 2010 → Now
Occupation or position held   System Administrator
Main activities and responsibilities   Supporting and updating VMware vSphere infrastructure and FSC blade servers. Updating virtualized applications with VMware ThinApp. Supporting and updating the university Windows7 deployment server. Preparing and updating Windows XP images. Supporting Windows update server and Symantec antivirus update servers. Communicating with the university Help Desk.
Type of business or sector   Education
     
Name and address of employer  

EGGED Ruse Co. Ruse, Bulgaria
Dates   20 August 2009 - 01 August 2010
Occupation or position held   IT specialist
Main activities and responsibilities   Maintaining the corporative network, workstations and peripheral devices. Providing support for all IT equipment in the corporate.
Type of business or sector   Transport
     
Name and address of employer   Data Syst Ltd. (Spectrum Net agent for Ruse district), Ruse, Bulgaria
Dates   May 2005 - November 2006
Occupation or position held   Computer Operator
Main activities and responsibilities   Maintaining client's computers. Network monitoring and work organizing for problems resolving. Mobile teams remote supporting. Network equipment configuring and maintaining.
Type of business or sector   Internet Service Provider
     
Name and address of employer   Stanchev-Acvilon Ltd. Ruse, Bulgaria
Dates   March 2004 - March 2005
Occupation or position held   Computer Operator
Main activities and responsibilities   Network designing, supporting and implementing.
Type of business or sector   Internet Service Provider
     

Education and training

    
Title of qualification awarded   Engineer Computer systems and Networks
Name and type of organisation  

University of Ruse "Angel Kanchev" / Linnaeus University, Sweden
Dates   October 2009 - September 2010
Principal subjects / occupational skills covered   Distributed Systems, Distributed Systems, Network Operation Systems, Network Technologies, Specialized Microprocessor Systems. Thesis title: Designing corporate network (Security Aspects) Engineering and engineering trades
Level in national or international classification   Higher education / University Master
     
Title of qualification awarded   Computer Engineer
Name and type of organisation  

University of Ruse "Angel Kanchev"
Dates   September 2003 - July 2009 
Principal subjects / occupational skills covered   Computer Organization, WEB Design, Data Transmission and Computer Communications, Computer Graphics, Design Technology, Databases, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, Local Networks, Computer Peripherals. Thesis title: Designing universal classroom for computer networks educating. Engineering and engineering trades
Level in national or international classification   Higher education / University Bachelor
     
Title of qualification awarded   No title awarded.
Name and type of organisation  

Electrical and Electronic professional high school
Dates   September 1998 - June 2003
Principal subjects / occupational skills covered   Engineering and engineering trades
Level in national or international classification   Secondary / Post-secondary education High School Education
     

Personal skills and competences

    
Mother tongue(s)   Bulgarian
Other language(s)    
  Understanding Speaking Writing
  Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production  
English B1 Intermediate B2 Independent B1 Intermediate B1 Intermediate B2 Independent
Swedish - - A1 Basic A1 Basic A1 Basic - -
Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level
     
Computer skills and competences   Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2010, Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7, Windows Server 2003/2008/2008R2, MS SCCM 2007, AD, DNS, DHCP, WINS, NTP, WSUS, MDT2010, VAMT, Hyper-V, VMware Workstation, Server, ESX, ESXi, vCenter, vSphere, View, Player, ThinApp, Zimbra, Citrix XenServer, XenApp, Kerio Connect, Winroute. Configuring different Windows services.

Certificates

   Cisco CCNA course
Driving licence(s)   B