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Victor Kodjabashev

Victor Kodjabashev

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Sofia

Summary

Experienced with developing and implementing growth strategies that drive business expansion. Utilizes strong analytical skills to identify market opportunities and optimize operations. Track record of leading cross-functional teams to achieve significant results.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
9
9
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Head of Growth

Alpi Investment
05.2025 - Current

• Leading strategic growth initiatives across new markets, products, and customer segments
• Identifying and evaluating business expansion opportunities, partnerships, and innovation pathways
• Driving brand development and performance of existing product lines to increase market share and visibility
• Collaborating cross-functionally with marketing, sales, and product teams to ensure aligned and scalable growth efforts
• Overseeing go-to-market strategies and execution for new launches and brand extensions
• Monitoring key growth metrics and using data-driven insights to optimize performance and ROI
• Supporting leadership in shaping the long-term vision and roadmap for sustainable business expansion

Commercial Director

New Wave Digital
10.2023 - 04.2025
  • Spearheading business development efforts to drive revenue growth and expand New Wave Digital's client base.
  • Developing and executing business development strategies aligned with company goals and market trends.
  • Cultivating and maintaining strong client relationships to understand their needs and deliver tailored solutions.
  • Conducting in-depth market research to identify new business opportunities and stay ahead of industry trends.
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions that meet client needs and differentiate New Wave Digital in the market.
  • Generating leads, managing the sales pipeline, and negotiating contracts to achieve revenue targets.
  • Leading the development and execution of marketing strategies aimed at driving client acquisition from multiple sales streams.

Chief Operating Officer

New Wave Digital
09.2021 - 03.2024
  • Develop actionable business strategies and plans that ensure alignment with short-term and long-term objectives developed in tandem with CEO.
  • Collaborate with CEO in setting and driving organizational vision, operational strategy, and hiring levels.
  • Build and maintain trusting relationships with key customers, clients, partners, and stakeholders.
  • Translate strategy into actionable steps for growth, implementing organization-wide goal setting, performance management, and annual operations planning.
  • Oversee company operations and employee productivity, building a highly inclusive culture that ensures team members can thrive and organizational outcomes are met.
  • Ensure effective recruiting, onboarding, professional development, performance management, and retention.
  • Analyze internal operations and identify areas for process enhancement.

Senior Field Service Engineer

S&T Bulgaria
04.2016 - 08.2021
  • Taking part in the IT project planning including site surveys, rack location, and using data center best practices.
  • Calculating the infrastructural risks and taking action to reduce them.
  • Disaster Recovery site creation for clients without any.
  • Team representative in Project meetings with the stakeholders, organizing storage-related tasks.
  • Taking storage-related responsibility for the project date of completion.
  • Installing, Configuring, and Maintaining client devices - SAN/Storage/Servers.

SAN/Storage Deep Technical Support Engineer

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
10.2015 - 04.2016
  • Conducted weekly meetings with HPE global clients to update them on strategic plans and progress.
  • Performed in-depth analysis of recurring issues, managing problem resolution and planning for change management.

SAN/Storage Technical Support Engineer II

Hewlett-Packard
09.2014 - 10.2015
  • Managed access to enterprise-level storage arrays from vendors like HP, EMC, NetApp, IBM, and Hitachi.
  • Troubleshoot a wide range of issues within SAN infrastructure components.
  • Monitored and maintained SAN and NAS storage solutions based on established protocols.
  • Executed storage expansions and consolidations to optimize system performance and capacity.

1st line Technical Support Analyst - Backup Team

Adecco Bulgaria
04.2013 - 08.2014
  • Performing operational backup processes through enterprise-class infrastructures.
  • Supporting Data Protector in enterprise infrastructure platforms.
  • Maintaining internal/external customer backup systems.
  • Monitoring environments and react to any and all significant alerts, incidents or outages within required time frames.
  • Maintaining backup environments for multiple HP customers and internal systems.

Education

Masters Degree - Energy Business

University of National And World Economy
Sofia
01.2012 - 01.2013

Bachelor Degree - Land and real estate management and planning

University of Architecture, Civil Engineering And Geodesy
Sofia
01.2007 - 01.2011

Skills

  • Business Development

  • Operational Management

  • eCommerce

  • Brand Strategy

  • Data-driven decision making

Certification

Certified Senior Scrum Master

Timeline

Head of Growth

Alpi Investment
05.2025 - Current

Commercial Director

New Wave Digital
10.2023 - 04.2025

Chief Operating Officer

New Wave Digital
09.2021 - 03.2024

Senior Field Service Engineer

S&T Bulgaria
04.2016 - 08.2021

SAN/Storage Deep Technical Support Engineer

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
10.2015 - 04.2016

SAN/Storage Technical Support Engineer II

Hewlett-Packard
09.2014 - 10.2015

1st line Technical Support Analyst - Backup Team

Adecco Bulgaria
04.2013 - 08.2014

Masters Degree - Energy Business

University of National And World Economy
01.2012 - 01.2013

Bachelor Degree - Land and real estate management and planning

University of Architecture, Civil Engineering And Geodesy
01.2007 - 01.2011
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