Experience

Methodia

• France
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

• Communications and Relationship Manager

  • Jun 2021 - Present



Defense Attaché Office, US Embassy Sofia

• Expert, Political Military Affairs/Protocol

  • Aug 2000 - May 2021

  • Expert, Political Military Affairs - Establishing and maintaining excellent communication with senior Bulgarian military leaders, political leaders, government officials and key institutions on matters related to strategic defense cooperation;- Enhancing Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché's understanding of the Bulgarian political military environment;- Monitoring media and preparing summaries for pertinent to the bilateral U.S. - Bulgarian defense relations and cooperation developments;- Primary coordinator for the Bulgarian cadets’ application process to the US Service Academies’ International Students’ Program.• Visit and event facilitator- Facilitating planning and coordination of high ranking US General Officer and senior government officials’ visits to Bulgaria (Commanding Generals of EUCOM, USAFE, USAREUR, SOCEUR, the Secretary of the Air Force, Secretary of the Navy, CODELs, CAPSTONE);- Facilitating the planning of Distinguished Visitors and Media Days of joint military training events; - Planning and coordination of events such as Fourth of July reception, Marine Corps Birthday Ball, the Thunderbirds Air Show in Bulgaria;- Facilitating and interpreting at strategy and expert level meetings; - Closely communicating with the Public Affairs Office with regard to localized public messaging;- Interpreting at meetings and field trips at Senate, Congress and US and Bulgarian Cabinet level; • Protocol /Interpreter- Drafting internal and external office correspondence and other communication;- Translation and interpretation; - Meetings and itineraries coordination;- Maintaining contact relationship management database



Military Liaison Team - USA - Bulgaria, US European Command

• Interpreter/Translator

  • Oct 1997 - Jul 2000