Svilen Valkov M.Sc.

, MCDBA, MCSE
23 HillBank Tr., Brampton ON, L6S 1P6, 905-791-8239, svilen.valkov@gmail.com, www.linkedin.com/in/svilenvalkov

OBJECTIVE
Provide consulting services with excellence as Database Architect, DBA and System Administrator

HIGHLIGHT OF QUALIFICATIONS
Performer produced results on multiple projects for corporate and operations level clients
Leader and positive communicator, responsible for timeframes, tasks, system architecture and design
Multi-lingual in English (fluent), French (basic), German (good), Russian (fluent) and Bulgarian (fluent)

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Databases 8+ MS SQL Server 7/2000/2005, 5+ Oracle 9/10, 9+ Access, 1+ Sybase
OS 8+ Windows NT/2000/2003, 7+ Linux Red Hat (CentOS), Debian/Ubuntu, 1+ Solaris
Servers 7+ MS Exchange 5.5/2000, 7+ IIS 5/6, 5+ Apache, 2+ Postfix, 5+ SourceSafe, 2+ SVN
Virtualization 5+ VMware, 4+ Xen, 5+ Virtual PC/Server, 1+ KVM, QEMU, Chroot, 3+ Linux-Vserver
Languages 8+ T-SQL, 6+ PL/SQL, 7+ VBS/Cmd, 5+ Bash, 4+ ASP, 10 + HTML/JS, 7+ C/CGI

WORK EXPERIENCE
System and Security Architect, Self-employed (Canada) (2008 – Present)
Audited IT security environment for Consulate General of Bulgaria Toronto, Ontario
Designed system architecture for Independent Artist Label (Chosenproductions, Burlingon, Ontario)

Senior Database Architect, EuroRisk Systems (Bulgaria/Austria) (2006 – 2008)

Developed Central Data Warehouse for BAWAG P.S.K., one of the largest European financial networks
Enforced Data Architecture for enterprise systems and databases
Implemented ETL, Imports and Exports for large datasets, security and controls
Integrated Business Intelligence (BI) engine for financial analysis aggregates and risk limits
Managed 12 Oracle 9/10 and 7 MS SQL Server 2000/2005 for development and testing
Configured Linux CentOS 4 (Red Hat EL) with VMware environment for databases and applications

Senior Database Programmer, SysMaster (Bulgaria/USA) (2005 – 2005)

Supported VOIP billing and Quadruple Play Sybase for the largest VoIP billing solution company
Developed VOIP billing platform database for VoiceMaster VOIP billing software
Designed databases for Quadruple Play system - Internet, Television (VOD, PPV, Live) and phone (VoIP)

Senior DBA (2002), Société Générale Expressbank (Bulgaria/France) (2001 - 2005)

Conceptualized Bank Data Warehouse with 1.5 billion records for the 20th largest world bank groups
Established in-house ETL and Business Intelligence (BI) database systems for events and trends
Organized databases for 5 Experian Credit Scoring systems (Transact/ PPI)
Modeled in-house database for negative accidents and documents for unwanted clients (Black List)
Advised database architecture for Phone Banking IVR (Alcatel PBX) system
Managed 10 MS SQL Server databases, 2 Oracle instance as setup, upgrades, optimizations and backups
Maintained 15 Windows 2000/2003, 2 MS Exchange 5.5/2000 and VMware and Virtual Server
More work experience details available upon request

EDUCATION
University of Economics, City of Varna - Bulgaria (U of T Comparative Results Expected October 2008)
• Master's degree, Computer Science 2004-2006
• Associate degree, Computer Science 2000-2002
• Bachelor's degree, International Business 1997-2001

CERTIFICATES & TRAINING

Brain Bench IT exams, tinyurl.com/brainb 2006-2008
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP ID: 1920999), tinyurl.com/mcptra (661535 / WelcomeHOME)
• Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) 2000-2003
• Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) 2000-2001
More certificate details available upon request

REFERENCES
Available upon request