Silvina Georgieva Furnadzhieva

Current

Portal Associate / Translator at Global Libraries Bulgaria Programme
Online advertising, Internet marketing, Internet branding, SEO at Self-employed

Past

Translator at .net Magazine Bulgaria
Associate Editor at .net Magazine Bulgaria
Secretary at Ryvola Bulgaria

Regional Manager at iCentres Project
Technical literature translator at SoftPress Publishing House
Manager of Bulgaria-Korea Internet Plaza, Sofia at iCentres Project
Manager of Telecentre Pazardzhik at iCentres Project
Advertising consultant at Vitosha Radio – Plovdiv office
Marketing and advertising consultant at National Fashion Chamber – Bulgaria
News presenter and reporter at Hot FM Radio
DTP expert at Zebra Printing House Plovdiv
Radio presenter at Hot FM Radio

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Education

Lucrat
e-Academy
iCentres Project

ITCE – Sofia
Junior Achievement Bulgaria – Sofia
iCentres Project
European Centre for Education and Development Plovdiv
Pharos Schools of Languages and Computing – Plovdiv

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Silvina Georgieva Furnadzhieva’s Summary

I have always been interested in information technology and the Internet as a medium for exchanging information. Currently I am very interested in exploring Web 2.0 media such as blogs and social networks, and the ways that they can help brands and communities. I also have experience in event management, translation and SEO, and I am a supporter of the open-source ideology and a member of the Bulgarian open-source community.

Silvina Georgieva Furnadzhieva’s Specialties:

Project management, teaching basic computer skills, search engines optimization, event management, translation from/to English/Bulgarian, social networking, web site development

Silvina Georgieva Furnadzhieva’s Experience

Portal Associate / Translator

Global Libraries Bulgaria Programme

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

August 2009 — Present (4 months)

Writing, editing, proof-reading and translation of copy for publishing on the Programme's web portal, as well as programme documentation as needed.
Supporting, updating, promotion and development of the portal.
Online advertising, Internet marketing, Internet branding, SEO

Self-employed

(Online Media industry)

January 2001 — Present (8 years 11 months)

◦ Studying the market and contacting potential customers
◦ Creation of online advertising strategies, web promotion
◦ Creation of web sites for clients in Bulgaria and USA
◦ Web projects leadership
Translator

.net Magazine Bulgaria

(Publishing industry)

March 2008 — September 2009 (1 year 7 months)

Translation of articles from the original British edition of the magazine into Bulgarian language.
Associate Editor

.net Magazine Bulgaria

(Publishing industry)

August 2008 — July 2009 (1 year )

I did editing and copywriting for the magazine and its web site, I worked on topics, features and general participation of the magazine's development and I assited the work of the editor in chief.
Secretary

Ryvola Bulgaria

(Facilities Services industry)

January 2008 — June 2008 (6 months)

Personal assistant of the company manager and doing the administrative work in the Bulgarian office of the company.
Regional Manager

iCentres Project

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 5 months)

◦ Managing telecentres in the region, which includes Bulgarian administrative regions of Sofia City,
Sofia Region, Blagoevgrad, Kyustendil, Pazardzhik and Pernik
◦ Coordinating work in the region
◦ Organizing and conducting seminars for telecentre managers in the region
◦ HR duties
◦ Duties in strategic and business planning
Technical literature translator

SoftPress Publishing House

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

June 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 7 months)

Translating books from English to Bulgarian language.
Manager of Bulgaria-Korea Internet Plaza, Sofia

iCentres Project

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 8 months)

◦ Managing BKIP and ensuring its proper work
◦ Serving customers
◦ Organizing and teaching courses, organizing and leading IT activities
◦ Direct marketing of BKIP's services
Manager of Telecentre Pazardzhik

iCentres Project

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2005 — April 2006 (1 year 1 month)

◦ Managing the Telecentre and ensuring its proper work
◦ Serving customers
◦ Organizing and leading courses and activities
◦ Direct marketing of the Telecentre's services
Advertising consultant

Vitosha Radio – Plovdiv office

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

February 2005 — April 2005 (3 months)

◦ Contacting advertisers and building an advertising panel
◦ Planning and carrying out advertising campaigns
◦ Supporting and enlarging the market share of the station on the Pazardzhik market
Marketing and advertising consultant

National Fashion Chamber – Bulgaria

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)

January 2005 — February 2005 (2 months)

◦ Contacting advertisers for the Chamber’s internationally published fashion magazine named BG
BOOK, and building an advertising panel
◦ Planning and car rying out adver tising campaigns
◦ Supporting and enlarging the market share of the magazine on the Bulgarian market
News presenter and reporter

Hot FM Radio

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

May 2004 — November 2004 (7 months)

◦ Composing news broadcast scenarios
◦ Coverage of events
◦ Presenting radio news live on air
DTP expert

Zebra Printing House Plovdiv

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Printing industry)

March 2004 — March 2004 (1 month)

◦ Car rying out print designs in CorelDRAW and Quark Xpress
◦ Montage of printer files
◦ Printing via digital printing machine
Radio presenter

Hot FM Radio

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

September 2003 — December 2003 (4 months)

◦ Scheduling the programme of an enter tainment radio show
◦ Presenting an entertainment radio show live on air

Silvina Georgieva Furnadzhieva’s Education

Lucrat

How to make easy to use web sites? 2009 — 2009

Practical training program in approaches and methods for developing usable software products and web sites. Course program and topics: Usability; Usability assurance; User needs and requirements; Contextual observation; User profiles; Personas; Comparative analysis of competitive products; Analysis of existing products; Information architecture; Free categorization; Task analysis; Prototypes; Interaction design; Interaction design tools; Usability testing; Place of usability testing in the product life-cycle; Monitoring products after release.
e-Academy

Digital Marketing Strategies / Internet Marketing / Mobile Marketing / Best e-Business Practises 2009 — 2009

By trainers and speakers from Google, eBay, The Guardian, Coca-Cola, IAB Europe, e-Academy, Bytemobile, AOL, etc.
iCentres Project

Project Development 2007 — 2007

Training on developing projects, with focus on grants from EU donors.
ITCE – Sofia

Integrated Learning Solution – Microsoft Class Server 2005 — 2005
Junior Achievement Bulgaria – Sofia

Strategic Planning and Human Resource Management, Entrepreneurial Spirit 2005 — 2005
iCentres Project

Project Management 2005 — 2005

Intensive course based on the methodology of Project Management Institute USA.
European Centre for Education and Development Plovdiv

German language 1999 — 2000
Pharos Schools of Languages and Computing – Plovdiv

English language 1993 — 1997

Additional Information

Silvina Georgieva Furnadzhieva’s Websites:

Silvina Georgieva Furnadzhieva’s Interests:

Blogging, social networking, event management, new technology, SEO, traveling, reading good books, cooking, bowling and mini-golf.

Silvina Georgieva Furnadzhieva’s Groups:

OpenFest Team

Project Management Link - www.pmlink.org
Innovative Meeting & Event Design Innovators
The Internet Marketing Conference (IMC) Group
Open Source Universe
LinuxChix
Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
Digital Marketing
Book Publishing Professionals
TechCrunch
Tweeple
twitter innovators Innovation & Creativity Network of Tweeters
facebook innovators Innovation & Creativity Face Book Network
SEO/SEM Bulgaria
WordPress
Future Social Media
Start UP
Linked Strategies
Entrepreneurial Roundtable - Advice, suggestions and Feedback without the SPAM
Web Managers
Web Network Bulgaria
Webit - e-Business & e-Marketing Expo for South-Eastern Europe
BGBloggers - Bulgarian Bloggers
Marketing and Advertising Professionals in Bulgaria
Smarter At Work by Stefan Lindegaard
Книгите в България
i-lance.bg
Professional Bloggers
The Blog Zone - A community for serious bloggers
WORD-OF-MOUTH & BUZZ MARKETING FOCUS Subgroup of Marketing, PR & Sales Innovators Group
SOCIAL NETWORKING FOCUS Subgroup of Marketing, PR & Sales Innovators Group
Winning Side of Humor & Business
Новите правила в маркетинга и в ПР
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