Lubo Dimitrov
Portfolio Delivery Director
Experience
Portfolio Delivery Director
Deltime Ltd.
- Developed and implemented strategic plans for multiple client accounts, outlining scope, objectives, timelines, resources, and deliverables following SDLC best practices (Waterfall/Kanban/Scrum)
- Cultivated strong client relationships through regular communication and transparent reporting on project status, fostering trust and long-term partnerships
- Managed a portfolio of account budgets, forecasts, and financial performance
- Led global agile teams to successfully deliver complex projects with multiple dependencies and constraints
- Delivered solutions including SD-WAN, LAN, WAN, WLAN, DNS management for on-premises and cloud deployments, telecom and security technologies (Palo Alto firewalls, Juniper, Cisco)
- Designed and implemented MVNO platforms, ECS, hybrid cloud IaaS/PaaS/SaaS on Microsoft Azure and Amazon Elastic Container Service
Infrastructure and Security Delivery Manager / Lead Architect
Huawei Technologies - Cyfrowy Polsat
- Worked in team-driven environments and communicated effectively with stakeholders
- Secured sensitive data by establishing robust cybersecurity measures and protocols
- Maintained high service availability by overseeing regular backups, updates, and patches
- Developed comprehensive disaster recovery plans to ensure business continuity
- Improved infrastructure efficiency through process improvements and system upgrades
- Built two data centers in Warsaw and Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland, with virtualized geo-redundancy as part of a Microsoft Azure hybrid cloud (IaaS/PaaS)
- Implemented networks based on MPLS and stretched WLANs technologies with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN and on-premise Juniper networks
Program Manager IT transformation
Cisco Systems Inc.
- Designed and implemented a cloud platform at Vimpelcom (Netherlands) to manage Office 365, SaaS, IaaS and other cloud applications using Parallels Automation with integration into legacy billing and portal systems
- Designed and implemented a cloud platform for KMD (Denmark) deployed across multiple data centers
- Architected and designed integration of Cisco Cloud Platform (PSC, UCS-Director) with external systems (ServiceNow, BMC Remedy, Active Directory) to provide a full ITaaS catalog
- Built and optimized IT and core network services for Megafon using Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, on-premise networks and hybrid cloud access technologies
Data protection Security Architect
AstraZeneca
- Implemented the security domain for a global Citrix farm with 2000+ published applications accessed by business/end users
- Replaced existing systems with Citrix Presentation Server 6.5 (XenApp 6.5) on Windows Server 2012 R2
- Set up monitoring, operations procedures and acceptance criteria for deployments to prevent future production incidents
- Created architectural proposals to improve data protection across Citrix, SAP, networking, backup, monitoring and system integration
- Drove project teams through review board approvals and implementation
Program Manager IT Infrastructure and Security
KPN N.V.
- Led transformation programs: Telfort 2.0 (Nov 2008–May 2010), KPN National Mobile (Jun 2010–Oct 2011), KPN International (Nov 2011–Apr 2013) covering Ortel and Simyo
- Implemented secure perimeter with 2-factor authenticated VDI (Citrix), IPS for malicious traffic filtering, account lifecycle management & authorization matrix, gatekeeper processes, IPsec VPNs
- Set up new data centers in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France and Spain under managed services agreements
- Integrated BSS and OSS with MVNOs across the Netherlands, Spain, France, Belgium and Germany
- Unified client service platform elements (BSS, VAS, Core) for signaling and data transport across multiple countries
Program Manager Telco Billing Systems Implementation and Integration
Alcatel-Lucent S.A.
Senior Project Manager – Billing & Customer Care Systems Implementation
LHS (Ericsson) – DU Dubai
Auditor
Deutsche Telekom AG
Project Manager – Billing & CRM System Implementation
Mobilcom (Freenet) AG
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Telecommunication (22 years), Information Technology (12.5 years), and Pharmaceutical (0.5 years).
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Experienced in Information Technology (24 years), Project Management (23.5 years), Finance (5 years), Audit (1 year), Operations (0.5 years), and Quality Assurance (0.5 years).
Summary
An effective leader and communicator, with deep expertise in IT Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Cyber Security and Systems Integration. Extensive background in managing multinational organizations and building high-performance teams.
Skills
- It Infrastructure Architecture
- Security
- Agile Methodologies
- Data Centers
- Hybrid Cloud
- System Integration
Languages
Education
Georgetown University
MBA · International Business Administration · United States
Central Institute of Computer Technologies
Doctor · Computer Science · Dalsinghsarai, India
Certifications & licenses
ITIL® v4 Foundation
Team Academy Qatar
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials: AWS Integrated Services & AWS Core Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
PMI Project Manager
GFM Gesellschaft für Forschungs- und Entwicklungs- Management mbH, München
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