Yovko Lambrev
DevOps, Cloud & IT Infrastructure Architect
DevOps, Cloud & IT Infrastructure Architect at Novarto Ltd
I have years of experience working for some of the most significant technological giants, such as IBM and Siemens. My largest successful international project was the infrastructure migration for Coca-Cola at more than 70 locations in 26 countries. I was in charge and led the installation of the only IBM BlueGene/P supercomputer in Bulgaria (and Southeast Europe). My experience as a programmer, system, and network administrator, my knowledge of different platforms combined with the skills I honed as a software engineer, infrastructure architect, brand manager, and salesman enabled me to become a multifaceted specialist, to manage projects for implementation of hybrid solutions at different scales, to take various roles and evaluate tasks from multiple perspectives. As an IBM Brand Manager, I was directly responsible for a business worth about US$ 4 million per year.
I launched my first startup (it no longer exists) in 1998, right after my Master's Degree in Telecommunications. By now, I have started four companies, of which two are still in existence. My companies are involved in developing mobile and web applications, digital media and publishing, and online platforms for SaaS and business.
My last four years at IBM (out of 8) are my best business education. The largest transaction I was a part of was worth US$ 10.9 million (list price), and I was involved in the capacity of an IT architect. However, I opted to be a small entrepreneur to be closer to the clients and have the freedom to set my daily agenda. Nevertheless, I use every day what I learn from the big corporate world, especially when I try to avoid its mistakes.
I'm more than happy to be a Novartian now.
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Career11
IT Architect DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure Infrastructure automation
AWS Cloud Solutions & IT Infrastructure Architect
Managing Partner, Sales & Business Development, Software project & product management DSK Smart mobile banking platform system architecture and project management
Cloud & IT Infrastructure Architect Cloud migration services (Amazon AWS, Azure, DigitalOcean) DevOps, Linux SysOp & CTO-as-a-Service NextCloud and WordPress integration services
Systems & Technology Group, Storage Brand Manager
IGS/ITS IT Architect & Consultant IBM Security and Privacy Consulting Practice Enterprise IT, Network and Solution Architecture Ethical hacking, IT & Network Security services
System & network administrator Windows NT/2000 system administration, Linux and LAN administration Implementing and Administering MS Windows 2000 Active Directory structure MS Exchange 5.5 & Sendmail mail infrastructure Communications management and maintenance Squid proxy based web-access control and security Building and administering dynamic content based Intranet (MySQL + PHP) Various business-specific applications support
System and Network administrator (System manager) Linux/UNIX/WindowsNT/2000 system and network administration and management, integration with Novell Netware CISCO routers administration, LAN and WAN administration Application development for monitoring and global network management, various tools for web-monitoring and administration Mail(SMTP/POP3/IMAP), web, DHCP, DNS and FTP servers administration IP over X.25 network support, Transcend & HP OpenView Firewalls (incl. ipchains, iptables and MS ISA server), network security PostgreSQL & Oracle 8i DB administration MS Windows 2000 domain, Active Directory & MS Exchange 2000 administration
Linux system administration, System and network integration, Web servers administration, Corporate LAN design, Web based e-commerce development
Technical expert and CEO, hardware and software support, sales responsibilities, corporate LAN management and website support, web-development
Education2
Projects9
IaC development for CloudFoundry-based SAP infrastructure (Bash, Python, Terraform, Linux, Jenkins, etc.) related to AWS mainly.
Google Maps (Google Transit) GTFS data feed for public transportation service in Plovdiv
trakia.tech/plovdiv-public-transport-data-provided-to-google/
The first custom developed mobile banking solution in Bulgaria. Three native mobile versions (iOS, Android & Windows Mobile). Architecture and Security layers. Integration with the core banking system of DSK Bank.
Total global migration from HP, Cisco & EMC equipment to single-vendor IBM servers, SAN & storage in the corporate data center of Bulgarian Telecommunication Company (Vivacom).
The Linux based system contains 8192 densely packed microprocessors and runs at 23.42 trillion operations per second (TFLOPS). This was the first IBM BlueGene/P supercomputer installation in Bulgaria (and SouthEastern Europe).
Done remotely without traveling with self-made custom installation CDs and post-installation remote process.
First-ever installation of zLinux (Linux over mainframe) in Bulgaria. Using Linux over mainframe processors without typical monthly maintenance cost significantly reduced the total cost of ownership of the banking platform of the second largest bank in Bulgaria - DSK bank.
IaC development for CloudFoundry-based SAP infrastructure (Bash, Python, Terraform, Linux, Jenkins, etc.) related to AWS mainly.
Industrial IoT platform, planned maintenance software and field service management, enabled by cloud technology. All in one. By Novarto.
Credentials6
AWS Partner: Accreditation (Business)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Data Center Infrastructure Accreditation
Red Hat
IBM Certified Deployment Professional - Tivoli Federated Identity Manager V6.1
IBM
IBM Certified Specialist - IBM Storage Sales, Version 8
IBM
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Microsoft
Publications5
Toest
Capital
BusinessWeek Bulgaria
Influence of The Bit Error Ratio on the Frame Format in Communication Protocols Design for an Infrared Diffusive Channel
High-Speed Diffuse Infrared Wireless LAN – Design of Data Link Layer Protocol
Volunteering5
Co-Founder & Chairman Of The Board
Open Projects Foundation
OpenFest is the biggest Bulgarian tech conference dedicated to the free and open-source software. And it is still existing. The current organizer is Open Projects Foundation.
Board Member
Free Software Association - Bulgaria
Toest Foundation is the publisher of the independent online media toest.bg
Trakia Tech is a think tank and a startup incubation platform focused on digital transformation.