Sofia Energy Agency

Personal information

Name		Venelin Dimov Draganov
Telephone		+359 2 9434909
E-mail		vdraganov@sofena.com
Nationality		Bulgarian
Date of birth		29.04.1977

Employment record

2006 – present
Employer		Sofia Energy Agency - SOFENA
Position		Senior Expert
Main activities and responsibilities		Researches on renewable energy sources in Sofia region: wind, geothermal, biomass, solar energy potential; Solar Energy projects; Tools for Sustainable Development; Computer networks and control, software development.

2003 – 2006
Employer		“Toplofikacia Sofia” JSC
Position		Technologist at the IT Center
Main activities and responsibilities		Building, installation and maintenance of POS systems. Assembling and maintenance of hardware. Processing of information. Training of personnel.

1996 - 2003
Employer		”MEGA” SP
Position		Manager
Main activities and responsibilities		Trading with stationery.


Education and training

UNIVERSITY October 2005 - December 2006		UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND METALLURGY – SOFIA in cooperation with European Universities
Main subjects/professional qualifications		Tools for Sustainable Development. Computer application in Environmental Protection; General Aspects in Environmental Management for Sustainable Development; Air, Water and Soil Pollution Management; Solid Waste Management.
Main specialty		ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Degree		EUROPEAN MASTERS DEGREE

UNIVERSITY 1996 - 2002		UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND METALLURGY - SOFIA
Main subjects/professional qualifications		Technical means for automation, automation of technological processes, information systems in industry, automation of light industry, computer integrated production, systems optimization.
Main specialty		AUTOMATION AND INFORMATION AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES
Degree		MASTER OF SCIENCES IN AUTOMATION

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 1992 - 1996
Name of the school		ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND AUTOMATION SECONDARY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL - SOFIA
Main specialty		ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES
Qualification		TECHNICIAN

Successfully completed courses

10-12.2009
Name and type of the training or educational organization		Professional Education Center “ZNANIE”, Sofia
Main subjects/ professional qualifications		Project Management, budgeting and planning

04.2009
Name and type of the training or educational organization		Center for Education and Culture Elieff, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN BULGARIA, Sofia
Main subjects/ professional qualifications		Photovoltaic Power Plants, Financing and Construction

05.2005
Name and type of the training or educational organization		AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN BULGARIA AND UCONOMICS LTD.
Main subjects/ professional qualifications		Call/Contact Center Management

12.04.2005
Successfully passed test for Microsoft Certified Professional		Test Series: 070-228 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise

03.2005
Name and type of the training or educational organization		BORA SOLUTION
Main subjects/ professional qualifications		Microsoft Approved Course: #2275 – Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment extended with Terminal services

02.2005
Name and type of the training or educational organization		BORA SOLUTION
Main subjects/ professional qualifications		Microsoft Approved Course: #2072 - Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database

02.2005
Name and type of the training or educational organization		BORA SOLUTION
Main subjects/ professional qualifications		Microsoft Approved Course: #2277 – Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Service

21.01.2005
Name and type of the training or educational organization		BORA SOLUTION
Main subjects/ professional qualifications		Microsoft Office 2003
13.02.1992
Name and type of the training or educational organization		SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER – SOFIA REGION
Main subjects/ professional qualifications		WORK WITH 16-BIT DOS, WORDPROCESSING


Personal skills and qualifications

Mother tongue		Bulgarian
Other languages
		English
Reading		Good
Writing		Good

		Russian
Reading		Good
Writing		Good

		Franch
Reading		Basic
Writing		Basic

Technical skills and qualifications		PC hardware and peripherals; Operation systems: Windows XP/2000/98/ME, Windows Server 2003, DOS.Microsoft Office. Internet.