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Svilen Petrov

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About Me

A passionate, solution-oriented Computing graduate with industry-related experience working as a Back-End Software Developer. Specialize in developing new and/or improving existing, computer-based technologies, systems, and solutions.

  • Name: Svilen Petrov
  • Date of birth: March 1st, 1997
  • Location: London
  • Email: svilen.petrov97@gmail.com

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Education

2017-2020

Bachelor of Science in Computing (First Class with Honours)

London Metropolitan University, London

During my study, I became familiar with many programming languages and I found out that they all work with the same programming logic and the thing that matters most is your applying critical thinking. I believe I have managed to successfully conquer this stage of my life and I am now looking for some challenges!

2016-2017

2nd Year A Levels

City and Islington College, London

Second year, I moved to City and Islington College where I continued my studies of Computer Science, Maths and Art & Design.

2015-2016

1st Year A Levels

Tech City College, London

Moving into London, I joined Tech City College where I studied Computer Science, Maths, Further Maths and Art & Design.

2014-2015

GCSEs

Regent College, Leicester

A requirement for continuing to higher education were the GCSEs. Upon coming to the UK, I did five of them in a year. The subjects included Maths, English, Graphics Design, Photography, Art & Design. Very artsy, I know!

Experience

March 2021 - Present

Technical Consultant

Unit4, London

At Unit4, I've taken the helm in developing and deploying inventive technical solutions tailored to our client's needs, ensuring quality and timely delivery. My role also extends to mentoring both junior and senior colleagues, particularly in areas like Extension Kit and cluster hierarchy, effectively boosting our team's competency and capacity.

• Pioneered in innovative solution development and implementation
• Mentored over 70 team members enhancing team capacity by 6.6%
• Conducted 30+ client workshops and discovery calls autonomously
• Spearheaded Agile and DevOps methodologies adoption within the team
• Streamlined products and processes, recycling over 20% developed solutions
• Engineered custom software solutions slashing project setup time by 83%
• Instrumental in resolving critical issues during group deliberations

Key Accomplishments:

• Generated over £170,000 in revenue via billable development work
• Successfully led Agile and DevOps methodologies induction
• Custom software solutions reducing project setup time from 30+ minutes to 5 minutes

Languages:

• Java (Advanced)
• Python (Advanced)
• JavaScript (Advanced)
• Liquid (Advanced)

Frameworks & Libraries:

• ReactJS
• NextJS
• TailwindCSS + DaisyUI

Web Technologies:

• HTML (Advanced)
• CSS (Advanced)

Version Control:

• Git (Advanced)

September 2020 - 2022

Java Consultant

Sparta Global

Sparta global specialises in the provision of exceptional business and technology services, building diverse teams that are trained to impact organisations and drive change. During my time at the company I worked in a scrum enviroment, generated presentations, learned code design principles and our team produced multiple projects for a client.

• Followed SCRUM Agile framework
• Learned and implemented SOLID design principles
• Delivered multiple successful projects to client

Technologies used:

• Spring boot
• Maven
• Java EE - JSP, JSF

Languages:

• Java
• HTML, CSS
• SQL, MySQL

Tools:

• IntelliJ
• Git
• MySQL Workbench
• Azude Data Studio

2020-2020

Software Developer

Real Media Now

The company main service is to offer an easy to use tool for increasing retention and advertising revenue. Unlike typical ad networks Real Media Now offers high quality in-game video walkthroughs sponsored by unintrusive, targeted advertising at points of difficulty in a game.

• Design and build back-end services that expose APIs for consumption via mobile and web front ends.
• Participated in technical decision making within an assigned team and senior developers
• Rewriting enterprise applications to increase build stability

2017-2020

Freelance Software Developer

Self-Employed

Embarked on a freelancing journey to hone my skills and contribute to various software projects. Leveraged my expertise to provide solutions to clients, enhancing their business processes and online presence.

• Engaged in diverse projects encompassing web development, mobile app creation, and database management.
• Consistently delivered high-quality work within stipulated timelines, earning positive feedback from clients.
• Developed a keen sense of client requirements, fostering relationships and securing repeat business.
• Enhanced existing systems for clients, optimizing performance and introducing new features.
• Collaborated with other freelancers to tackle larger projects, promoting a culture of knowledge sharing and growth.

2015-2016

Freelance Web Developer

Self-Employed

Initiated my freelancing endeavor focusing on web development, helping businesses establish a compelling online footprint.

• Crafted responsive and aesthetically pleasing websites, enhancing client satisfaction.
• Employed SEO best practices to improve client website visibility on search engines.
• Utilized various CMS platforms to empower clients with manageable and scalable websites.
• Provided maintenance and updates, ensuring websites remained secure and up-to-date.
• Offered insightful recommendations on web design and functionality to improve user engagement.

Skills

Java

85%
75%
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90%
Last month

HTML5

75%
10%
Last week
5%
Last month

CSS3

80%
15%
Last week
5%
Last month
Softskills

Conceptual Understanding

95%

Bug Resolution

90%
Technologies

Java EE - JSF, JSP

75%

Spring & Spring Boot

80%

Maven

90%

Android Studio

90%

Adobe Products

85%

Python

75%

C#

65%

ASP.NET

65%

Git

65%

Awards & Certificates

2021

Java Consultancy Course

Sparta Global

Successfully completed a 12-week training period at Sparta Global, acquiring both an advanced technical Java foundation as well as consultancy soft skills.

Verify HERE.

2021

Cyber Security Awareness

Sparta Global

Certificate provided by Online Health & Safety, HR and Compliance Training | iHASCO.

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2021

Anti-Bribery

Sparta Global

Certificate provided by Online Health & Safety, HR and Compliance Training | iHASCO.

Verify HERE.

2021

GDPR UK: Essentials

Sparta Global

Certificate provided by Online Health & Safety, HR and Compliance Training | iHASCO.

Verify HERE.

2021

Anti-Money Laundering

Sparta Global

Certificate provided by Online Health & Safety, HR and Compliance Training | iHASCO.

Verify HERE.

2020

Git Basic

w3docs

Taken the test in Git Basic and received a score of 100%.

Verify at w3docs.com

2020

Course Certificate

Coursera

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Services

Services

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Projects

Projects

“Management is, above all, a practice where art, science, and craft meet.” – Henry Mintzberg

Greenapple Fitness

Android application

This website

Website design and development

Dividend Manager

Anvil Web Application (Python)

URL to TXT Parser

Python Script

Unit4 Helper

React JS Website

Scanned Image to Text

Python Script
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0 Complete Side Projects
Happy Customers
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Blog

Blog

Here are some articles I found interesting! Hope you like them. Visit my blog page here or my business blog example page.

Machine learning can predict market behavior

August 11, 2020 Melanie Lefkowitz

Machine learning can assess the effectiveness of mathematical tools used to predict the movements of financial markets, according to new Cornell research based on the largest dataset ever used in this area.

Agent57: Outperforming the human Atari benchmark

March 31, 2020 DeepMind

The Atari57 suite of games is a long-standing benchmark to gauge agent performance across a wide range of tasks. We’ve developed Agent57, the first deep reinforcement learning agent to obtain a score that is above the human baseline on all 57 Atari 2600 games. Agent57 combines an algorithm for efficient exploration with a meta-controller that adapts the exploration and long vs. short-term behaviour of the agent.

Emergent Tool Use from Multi-Agent Interaction

September 17, 2019 OpenAI

We’ve observed agents discovering progressively more complex tool use while playing a simple game of hide-and-seek. Through training in our new simulated hide-and-seek environment, agents build a series of six distinct strategies and counterstrategies, some of which we did not know our environment supported.

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