Desislav Georgiev Hristoskov

Vice President - Technology

Morgan Stanley

Nov 2022 - May 2024 (1 year 7 months)

• Led bank and trading software applications and web services development • Migrated and integrated legacy ETrade applications and services to the new Morgan Stanley systems • Partnered with the business, engineering, and program executive partners to create a compelling vision that will inform the roadmap of our trading and banking applications • Facilitated creative problem-solving gatherings across cross-functional partners to drive best-in-class thinking from all parts of the organization and seamlessly integrating competitive organizational goals • Managed and supported onside and offshore teams • Evaluated and budgeted existing and future programs and projects

Technical Project Lead/Software Test Engineer

Oracle

Feb 2020 - Jun 2021 (1 year 5 months)

• Led test processes for frontend applications and web services for the Fusion group • Developed project plans & track progress across teams. Manage and escalate project risks and issues, and establish success metrics for projects and ensure performance is tracked and measured • Participated in all stages of the SDLC - gather requirement and discuss customer needs. Worked closely with Senior Product and Program management • Led onside and offside resources for all stages of the SDLC for Oracle Subscriptions and Contracts projects • Managed build checks, pre and post release testing, communication and documentation. This involved coordination with multiple teams on software quality operations, software development, customer experience,

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Senior Software Test Engineer

Branch Metrics,

Sep 2019 - Jan 2020 (5 months)

• Led test processes for applications that power deep linking and mobile attribution for 35,000+ of the most advanced apps in the world • Test automation – Java, Selenium Webdriver, TestNG Annotations, TestRail, Jenkins, Web Services, API Clients • AWS, Kafka, Confluence, JIRA, Jenkins, GitHub, PostgreSQL, Druid Analytics, Presto Data Warehouse

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Lead Software Test Engineer/Product Owner

RevUp Software,

May 2019 - Sep 2019 (5 months)

• Tested SaaS applications and tools to help non-profits, academic institutions, and political organizations • Gathered requirements and created product documentation, as well as created and managed user stories and defects, and generated and execute test plans and test scripts • Created and managed project road maps. Risk and budget management. • Defined and tracked metrics to measure Quality Engineering effectiveness and efficiency • Led all test processes – Web and Mobile applications • Data science - data analytics, algorithms, machine learning and AI for defining/creating client models and profiles - Search and Recommendations engine

Senior Software Test Manager

Here Technologies

Sep 2018 - Apr 2019 (8 months)

• Led test processes – Web and Mobile applications, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Marketplace • Created as-is and to-be workflows, identified gaps, proposed improvements, and drove consensus to achieve an agreed set of requirements • Built business strategies, embraced financial goals, capital budget management and driving strategy implementation • Worked as Product Owner and Scrum Master • Managed the offshore QA team and led testing activities with offshore teams • Evaluated risk of issues affecting upcoming onboard releases, as well as risk of proposed fixes • Defined and executed plans for priority initiatives and product enhancement in an agile environment • Google cloud, RabbitMQ, Confluence, JIRA, Jenkins, Git • Led Traffic Dis

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Senior QA Analyst

Greenline Financial Technologies

May 2011 - Feb 2013 (1 year 10 months)

• Led Exchange Central test processes - FIX gateway application • Led MagniFIX test processes - Trade Monitoring application • Tested FIX and Non-FIX electronic trading application and technology solutions • Test automation - Selenium, JAVA, FlexMonkey

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Technical Program Manager/Software Validation

COOK COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE,

Sep 2010 - Apr 2011 (8 months)

• Managed all release components within the County's product portfolio. Documented release process and policy. Worked with cross-functional teams to promote a release checklist • Worked cross-functionally, influenced, and managed large teams composed of both technical and non technical members • Identified and drove cost saving opportunities through solution automations, process improvements, and end user self-service scenarios • Designed specifications, test catalogues and scenarios for functional, regression and user acceptance tests during the software development life cycle • Tested all internal and external websites and applications of the county treasurer's office • Analyzed software requirement specifications, architecture docu

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Product Owner/Software QA Analyst

TELEVOX SOFTWARE,

Nov 2009 - Sep 2010 (11 months)

• Worked on new VXML platform using the latest Microsoft technologies • Windows Server 2008, BizTalk Server 2009, BAM - business activity monitoring, SQL Server 2008; Clustering and Multi-Tier Servers Technologies; Universal Description, Discovery and Integration; Internet Information Services • Analyzed business requirements, functional and technical specifications to define test scopes and test approaches • Managed releases and investigate and address integration, build, and other technical issues • Created test catalogues, scenarios and use cases for functional and regression tests during the SDLC

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Software Quality Management Specialist

SAP Labs Latin America

May 2008 - Apr 2009 (1 year)

• Released the LM SL SDT for SAP NetWeaver platforms 700, 710 and 720 as part of SAP Business suit to customers • Tested and improved the process of updating of SAP NetWeaver - Software Lifecycle Manager/Software Logistics Controller • Tested and improved the process of upgrading of SAP NetWeaver - Enhancement Package Installer • Installed, upgraded and downgraded SAP NetWeaver platform with different use cases: Enterprise Resource Planning, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Customer Relationship Management - Java and ABAP stacks

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Team Lead/Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

UNICODERS,

Jun 2006 - May 2008 (2 years)

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Junior Software Quality Assurance Engineer - Internship

VERASOFT,

Apr 2006 - Jun 2006 (3 months)

• Tested and improved the software application for saloon and spa products, and hair restoration service named Korvue

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