Dancho Panovski - IT Project Manager

Munich, Germany

Experience

Jan 2021 - Dec 2023

3 years

Technical and strategic lead for a startup initiative, driving the full lifecycle of a project aimed at securing funding and launching a startup tech company.
Designed and deployed intelligent automation pipelines by integrating ML/DL models, OpenAI APIs, cloud-native infrastructure, and low-code orchestration tools like n8n to streamline data workflows and enhance system scalability.
Managed cross-functional professionals, ensuring timely delivery of technical outputs under tight schedules.

Jan 2019 - Dec 2023

5 years

Actively contributed to AI (ML and DL) research domain as a senior reviewer, developing cutting-edge algorithms for prediction and forecasting across domains.
Applied machine learning to sustainable computing challenges, with expertise in traffic simulation, energy-aware mobility prediction, and urban systems optimization.
Served as a senior reviewer and committee member for international conferences, shaping the future of AI through critical evaluation and mentorship.

Jan 2013 - Dec 2021

9 years

Spearheaded multi-million-euro French and EU R&D initiatives, aligning objectives across five industrial partners and steering cross-functional teams to deliver all milestones and contractual deliverables on time and within scope.
Developed a realistic urban traffic simulation using SUMO, integrating ML/DL models (LSTM, CNN, Transformer) to predict and optimize bus arrival times and enhance public transport efficiency, improving traffic flow by 25% through intelligent traffic light optimization strategies based on data-driven insights.
Developed a cloud-based video segmentation and analysis platform with a custom web player, integrating OpenCV and ML/DL algorithms for real-time image/video processing.
Combined PCA and GAN-based deep learning techniques for image compression, yielding up to an 80% reduction in file size while preserving high visual fidelity.
Enhanced the accuracy of the OpenFace facial recognition model from 68% to 92% and significantly increased processing efficiency through advanced ML/DL optimization techniques.
Authored and published peer-reviewed scientific articles in internationally recognized journals and conferences, including IEEE and Springer.

Jan 2010 - Dec 2013

4 years

Designed and optimized both static and dynamic web pages and web services, ensuring responsive and user-friendly interfaces.
Created geospatial maps and 3D visual objects for web-based and virtual presentations, integrating spatial data with interactive visualization tools.

Ml/dl: Tensorflow, Pytorch, Scikit-learn
Data: Sql (Postgresql, Mysql), Nosql, Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib
Programming: Python, Bash, Javascript, Html
Virtualization: Docker, Kubernetes, Vms
Cloud: Aws, Google Cloud
Cybersectech: Pki, Vpn, Network Security, Siem, Ids, Ips, Firewall, Cryptography
Os: Linux (Kali, Centos, Ubuntu), Windows