Team
Our recognition as a major Silverlight development provider is completely earned by our dedicated team of technology-passionate professionals.
Meet our team!
Ivan Dragoev - CEO, Project Manager
Ivan is the co-founder of CompletIT, and a Software engineer with more than 13 years of experience in Software development, .NET and Silverlight. Ivan is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company, and handles the project management for key customer accounts.
Ivan is an MCPD, advises and consults on the software architecture of major company projects, and frequently does technical reviews of books and publications.
Ivan enjoys cycling, yoga and Tao.
Ilia Iordanov - CEO, Software Architect
Ilia is the co-founder of CompletIT, and a Software Engineer with over 12 years of experience in Software Design and Development, Databases, WinForms and Silverlight. Besides being responsible for launching strategical partnerships, Ilia takes over the software engineering for key projects of the company.
An MCPD for 4 years, Ilia is also a rigorous reviewer of technical documentation.
Ilia practices martial arts, swimming and table (as well as desk :) tennis.
Emil Stoychev - CTO, Software Architect
A Silverlight MVP, founder of the Silverlight User Group in Bulgaria, and an active speaker at local and regional Silverlight events, Emil is the key figure behind CompletIT Silverlight operations. Emil is responsible for the architecture of the company's Silverlight Projects, delivers Silverlight trainings, and is the project manager for key customer accounts. Emil often shares his experience at SilverlightShow (check the items he authored) and blogs frequently on all things Silverlight at http://emil.silverlightshow.net/.
Emil is passionate about extreme sports, snowboard, sport climbing. He also enjoys photography and traveling.
Svetla Stoycheva - Marketing Manager
Svetla has more than 10 years experience in project management, customer relations, sales and inbound marketing. She runs the marketing strategy for CompletIT and SilverlightShow, and authors interviews and content for both sites.
Svetla is a hopeless travel addict :)
Alexander Alexandrov - Senior Software Engineer
An MCPD and MCTS, Alexander is responsible for the development, testing and documentation of company projects. Alex is CompletIT 'proof of concept' architect. He is researching, developing and testing various concepts for our clients' projects and selecting the optimal solutions. He is also responsible for the testing and documentation processes in the company. Besides WinForms, WPF and Silverlight, Alex is experienced with Visual C++ (MFC) programming and Embedded Device testing.
Pencho Popadiyn - Senior Software Engineer
An MCPD and MCTS Pencho is one of the team members with most Silverlight experience. He is actively involved in the development of complex Silverlight projects, and is an appreciated article author at SilverlightShow (check out Pencho's articles). Pencho's expertise also covers WPF and Software Design Patterns.
Pencho is a keen chess player, enjoys relaxation through jogging or nice music.
Martin Mihaylov - Senior Software Engineer
An MCPD and MCTS with rich Silverlight experience, Martin is involved in the engineering, development and consulting on CompletIT Silverlight Projects. Martin actively shares his Silverlight experience with the community at SilverlightShow by authoring articles and tips (check his SilverlightShow contrubutions).
Martin is keen on martial arts, is interested in Eastern philosophy and plays the guitar.
Nikolay Raychev - Senior Web Developer
Nikolay has more than 5 years experience in ASP.NET and MS SQL, Front End development (XHTML, CSS, JavaScript), and for 2 years is focused on developing Silverlight solutions and SEO for Silverlight. He is regularly authoring content at SilverlightShow (check the items he authored).
Nikolay is an MCPD and MCTS, and has a degree in Engineering.
He enjoys exotic animals, and the friendliest of his 'pets' are inhabiting our office :)
Bogdana Rakova - Silverlight Developer
Bogdana has recently joined our team as a developer focused on Silverlight projects, and data-driven Silverlight applications. She has an excellent academic record and has received multiple recognitions and awards in academic maths and IT programming contests, ever since she was in high school.
Bogdana is an MCTS.
She enjoys horse riding and folk dancing.
This is just part of our team. We'll soon introduce you to the rest from our team members too!
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