Kristian Belov

Head of IT Service Management at Genius Sports
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Sofia, Sofia City, Bulgaria, BG
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Bulgarian Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Russian Limited working proficiency
  • German Elementary proficiency

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Horatiu Secasiu

I have managed Kristian for over two years and was impressed by his capabilities to work under pressure and his ability to adapt to different challenges and turn them into opportunities. He has great technical and soft skills and he always knew to put them to good use. Good luck in your future endeavors!

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Credentials

  • CybSafe Certification in Security Awareness
    CybSafe
    Mar, 2021
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Genius Sports
    • United Kingdom
    • Software Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Head of IT Service Management
      • Aug 2021 - Present

      • Support the VP of IT in overseeing the process of running the IT General SOX Controls, ensure teams know what is expected of them to remain compliant• Ensure IT Teams comply to group Incident, Problem, Change policies through a metric and KPI driven approach and training teams in process adherence• Ensure Genius Sports remains compliant to the terms of commercially purchased software licenses• Identify strategic IT partners in collaboration with the Enterprise Architect, ensure we have strong commercial relationships• Implement and run Software and Hardware Asset Management processes• Oversee IT Services Process Lifecycle and Cost Management• Act as the main IT point of contact for budgeting exercises under guidance of the VP of IT e.g., OPEX/CAPEX budgeting, cost allocation, cost control, recording and reporting• Ensure IT processes are well documented, properly modelled in Signavio and reflected in toolset workflows• Recruit and manage a highly motivated team while promoting resilience, integrity, trust and passion Show less

    • Licensing Manager
      • Sep 2019 - Aug 2021

      • Ensuring the software in use is appropriately licensed, maintaining a cycle of audit and renewal• Documenting and implementing a process for managing the life-cycle of software assets• Introducing and maintaining a system for collecting and storing the attributes necessary for an asset management life-cycle• Coordinating responses to software suppliers’ license validation requests and audits• Tracking enterprise agreements, maintenance contracts and warranties • Providing input into the procurement/sourcing strategy for third-party software and licensed suppliers• Operating as an expert in the domain of software licensing and optimization in potential acquisitions• Working with Finance to forecast and budget all necessary expenditure, both Capex and Opex Show less

  • VMware
    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Licensing Administrator
      • Nov 2017 - Sep 2019

      • Responsible for assessing the needs, generating and maintaining software licenses for proprietary and 3rd party software products with focus on End-Users • Developing and owning a global process for identifying the need, procuring, generating, assigning and decommissioning of software licenses • Working with multiple stakeholders, participating in complex projects, communicating information to various organizational levels • Owning, managing and developing license partnership programs with market leading software vendors Show less

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Software Support Engineer (HP UCMDB)
      • Jul 2015 - Nov 2017

      • Understand and manage criticality/severity of customer's problems prioritizing calls accordingly • Manage customer expectations by creating action plans and involving other HP resources • Maintain fluid communication with customer during the resolution process • Fault replication of customer problems when possible • Provide robust and timely documentation to enable the management of the support delivery business • Collaborate with other RSE's in case resolution • Maintain high levels of technical knowledge in the assigned products - HP UCMDB • Actively participate in Software Support knowledge strategy by using the knowledge databases, generating and/or reviewing knowledge documents • Assist our customers and partners on-site Show less

  • DataTree Ltd.
    • Bulgaria
    • Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
    • IT and Data Management Team Lead
      • Jul 2013 - Jul 2015

      DataTree Ltd. Is specialized in assisting businesses with achieving improved performance, lowered operational costs, and a reduced overall risk through an extensive range of BPO services. At this position I have been engaged with the following: • IT Systems management • Analyzing and managing client data integrity • Optimizing client IT process flows • IT services automation • Management of the intern team • Client facing and negotiation responsibilities DataTree Ltd. Is specialized in assisting businesses with achieving improved performance, lowered operational costs, and a reduced overall risk through an extensive range of BPO services. At this position I have been engaged with the following: • IT Systems management • Analyzing and managing client data integrity • Optimizing client IT process flows • IT services automation • Management of the intern team • Client facing and negotiation responsibilities

  • Litbrix Inc.
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Account / Project Manager
      • Jan 2012 - Mar 2013

      Litbrix Inc. is a small start-up building a reputation in the fast growing home automation market. My responsibilities are to a different degree those of a client facing account manager, project development lead and solution designer. These include but are not limited to: • Sourcing and development of potential clients • Involved in client negotiations • Developing sales proposals and cost estimation • Developing appropriate solutions • Involved in solution design • Implementation and testing stages • Configuration and calibration of equipment • Client training and finalizing project submission • Management of parallel projects in different stages of development Show less

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Account Security Officer Support
      • Oct 2010 - Mar 2011

      Responsible for providing support for the IT security service delivery for the assigned accounts. This includes: • Delivery of regular and ad-hoc security reports • Compliance checks and risk remediation • Some of my main responsibilities: • Understanding and applying HP's security policies and standards • Generating reports from enterprise security monitoring systems and antivirus compliance tools • Handling vulnerability alerts • Facilitating risk review meetings • Managing audit review schedules and plans • Following up on remediation actions based on review meetings and security compliance levels Show less

  • Adecco
    • Switzerland
    • Staffing and Recruiting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • 2nd line Technical Support analyst - iRas Team Lead
      • Aug 2009 - Oct 2010

      The first member of the team, responsible for the definition of the role and the development and expansion of the team. My main responsibilities included the integration, management and support of the following protocols/system on Windows-based platforms: * RSA SecurID, RSA Authentication Manager * CISCO ACS, CISCO ASA and VPN 3000 * TCP/IP * IPsec * NAT * Client2Site VPN * Radius * TACACS The first member of the team, responsible for the definition of the role and the development and expansion of the team. My main responsibilities included the integration, management and support of the following protocols/system on Windows-based platforms: * RSA SecurID, RSA Authentication Manager * CISCO ACS, CISCO ASA and VPN 3000 * TCP/IP * IPsec * NAT * Client2Site VPN * Radius * TACACS

  • Ajilon
    • United States
    • Staffing and Recruiting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • 1st Line Technical Support Analyst -Windows/NT
      • Dec 2007 - Nov 2008

      Provided remote 1st Line Support on Microsoft Windows/NT platforms for HP clients. Night shifts team lead. Defining team member responsibilities and work load distribution. Provided remote 1st Line Support on Microsoft Windows/NT platforms for HP clients. Night shifts team lead. Defining team member responsibilities and work load distribution.

  • Gramma Systems Ltd.
    • Sofia, Sofia City, Bulgaria
    • Onsite and offsite IT Support
      • Mar 2007 - Dec 2007

      • Installing, administering & troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003 • Maintaining Active Directory infrastructures, network configuration • Troubleshooting client operating systems (Windows XP) • IT Infrastructure Auditing • Defining the scope of an audit: Creating Asset Lists and a Security Perimeter; • Creating threat lists • Prioritizing assets and vulnerabilities • Implementing network access control • Identity and access control mechanism • E-mail protection and filtering systems Show less

Education

  • New Bulgarian University
    Bachelor's degree, Networking Technologies

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