Ivan Cholakov Email & Phone Number

Sofia, Bg

Sofia, Bulgaria

Main Projects:1. I've done discovery of AsIs situation and proposed new enterprise architecture of company;2. Redesign of IT demand process;3. Setup high performance team;4. Implementing new way of ongoing tasks execution monitoring.

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Main Projects:1. Implementation of service-oriented organization. All divisions in company have its own service catalogs and supply services to each other. Implemented with GLPI;2. Document Management System - implementation of Docuware;3. Implementation of Mobile Device Management – ManageEngine;4. New company web site;5. Integration of Crisp Chatbot with old and new company site and Active Directory;6. Improvements of company process system. Development and deployment of processes related to Finance, Trade, Procurement, and IT departments;7. Support in implementation of MS Dynamics NAV ERP solution.8. Redesign and improvement of various company processes.9. Many other IT related smaller projects.

Bulgaria

Responsible for all IT activities in Vivacom managing 300+ highly skilled and motivated professionals.Our mission was to be proactive partner to the business in order to deliver efficient and effective IT solutions. To supply innovative, stable and secure systems which bring competitive advantages to our company. We delivered great variety of new projects and services that helped company to become leader in Bulgarian Telecom market.

Bulgaria, Sofia

I was head of 73 people responsible for IT Operations, Database maintenance, Business Intelligence and implementation of new functionalities. My people take care for keeping all Vivacom systems up and running, to provide proper support during upgrades of CRM, POS, Billing and all other critical and non-critical TelCo systems. We improve efficiency and reduce significantly time needed to deploy changes in business systems.

Bulgaria, Sofia

Main Projects:1. Implementation of backup strategy.2. Navision ERP upgrade from version 4.5 to version 5.3. Implementation of IT Procedures and Rules.4. Standardization of used hardware in the company. Signing frame contracts with main hardware suppliers.5. Reorganization and optimization of printing. Removing inefficient and expensive printing devices and implementation of newer with lower maintenance cost where appropriate.6. Licensing and re-deployment of all used software in company – operating systems, office application, antivirus, etc. Negotiating best possible price for every software used in company.7. Implementation of handheld order taking system – salesman collects customer orders with PDA device and sends them for processing immediately by GPRS.8. Security integration of all Devin locations and applications – with one user and one password employee has access to all IT resources – files, printers, ERP, Reporting, etc.9. First implementation in Bulgaria for all locations of NetASQ VPN with automatic switching between primary and secondary internet connection.10. Standardization and optimization of communication in company – renegotiation of all communication contracts. Establish primary and backup connection for all locations.11. First implementation of new BI functionality of Navision ERP in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria, Sofia

Main Projects:1. Globul SAP implementation - management of handset, SIM, accessories and Marketing Materials.2. Support in implementation of WMS for new Warehouse.3. Data Warehouse System.4. Implementation of new secure solution with Cisco routers for all shops.5. Support in setup of new internet site.6. Implementation of Stock Taking and following by serial number in POS system.7. Various other smaller projects.

Bulgaria, Sofia

Main Projects:1. OLAP Reporting – design and maintenance of multidimensional reporting with MS Analysis Services.2. "Tonegan" - I was involved in design, testing and implementation of "Tonegan" a Bulgarian 3 tier ERP system. There was MS SQL Server, Application Server and thin client.3. "HiRiS" - implementing and customizing PeopleSoft HR product.4. Planning, design and implementation of Microstrategy reporting.5. Planning and implementation of several infrastructure projects – network, server, and printing projects.6. "IPACRI" - localization of Romanian software for taking orders with handheld devices and sending it to the office in real time. It was implemented with MS IIS, Web Services and MS SQL Server.7. "InfoLab" and "Colbert" - setting up, training and maintenance of laboratory software for the Danone Lab the software was C/S and as backend was Informix SQL Server.

Master Of Science (Msc), Economics Informatics

High School, Mathematics