Experience

Grace Street Catering

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Catering Team Member

  • Dec 2019 - Present

  On-call catering team member. Assisted with load-in/load-out, set-up, buffet, tray, and table service; clean-up, and miscellaneous tasks for high-end major event catering company. Supervisor: Lisa Drostova: 510.545.3283 On-call catering team member. Assisted with load-in/load-out, set-up, buffet, tray, and table service; clean-up, and miscellaneous tasks for high-end major event catering company. Supervisor: Lisa Drostova: 510.545.3283



Uber Rideshare

• Partner Driver (Platinum Status)

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  Responsibilities include safely and courteously transporting riders who place orders through the Uber app between destinations located throughout the Bay Area and maintaining personal vehicle in immaculate and excellent operating condition. 4.93-star customer satisfaction rating. Responsibilities include safely and courteously transporting riders who place orders through the Uber app between destinations located throughout the Bay Area and maintaining personal vehicle in immaculate and excellent operating condition. 4.93-star customer satisfaction rating.



Rumen Shopov (Self-Employed)

• Multi-Instrumentalist, Band Leader, Music Teacher

  • Jan 1975 - Present

  Acclaimed performer of traditional and contemporary Balkan and Romani ("Gypsy") string and percussion instruments. Former concertmaster of the Nevrokop National Folk Ensemble of Bulgaria. Has toured throughout Eastern and Western Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. Has presented workshops at universities, folk music camps, and cultural centers across the USA as well as in Brazil and Canada. Acclaimed performer of traditional and contemporary Balkan and Romani ("Gypsy") string and percussion instruments. Former concertmaster of the Nevrokop National Folk Ensemble of Bulgaria. Has toured throughout Eastern and Western Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. Has presented workshops at universities, folk music camps, and cultural centers across the USA as well as in Brazil and Canada.



Alliance for California Traditional Arts

• United States
• Retail Art Supplies
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Master Artist

  • Jan 2010 - Dec 2018

  Recipient of Master Artist Grants from ACTA's Master Artist Apprenticeship Program. Intensively coached young California-based Balkan and Romani musicians on instrumental technique, melody, rhythm, harmony, ornamentation, improvisation, and band leading. Supervisors: Russel Rodriguez, Ph.D. and Jennifer Jamison, Apprenticeship Program Managers: 415.269.0026 / 760.805.8002 Recipient of Master Artist Grants from ACTA's Master Artist Apprenticeship Program. Intensively coached young California-based Balkan and Romani musicians on instrumental technique, melody, rhythm, harmony, ornamentation, improvisation, and band leading. Supervisors: Russel Rodriguez, Ph.D. and Jennifer Jamison, Apprenticeship Program Managers: 415.269.0026 / 760.805.8002



California Jazz Conservatory

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• World Ensembles Instructor

  • Sep 2007 - Aug 2017

  Led weekly Balkan and Romani ("Gypsy") Ensemble classes and coached private students on a variety of instruments in Balkan melodies, rhythms, ornamentation, harmonization, and improvisation. Supervisor: Rob Ewing, Community Music School Director, 510.845.5373 x14 Led weekly Balkan and Romani ("Gypsy") Ensemble classes and coached private students on a variety of instruments in Balkan melodies, rhythms, ornamentation, harmonization, and improvisation. Supervisor: Rob Ewing, Community Music School Director, 510.845.5373 x14



SpoonRocket

• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Food Delivery Driver

  • Sep 2013 - Mar 2016

  Delivered healthy and affordable meals to corporate and private clients throughout the East Bay utilizing SpoonRocket's specialized smart-phone on-demand menu app. SpoonRocket ceased operations in the USA on March 11, 2016. Supervisor: Michelle Gattini: 510.214.2357 Delivered healthy and affordable meals to corporate and private clients throughout the East Bay utilizing SpoonRocket's specialized smart-phone on-demand menu app. SpoonRocket ceased operations in the USA on March 11, 2016. Supervisor: Michelle Gattini: 510.214.2357



East Bay Shuttle

• United States
• Truck Transportation

• Driver

  • Jun 2011 - Sep 2013

  Driver for private and corporate transport company providing door-to-door services between homes, offices, hotels, airports, piers, hospitals, conference centers, and other sites throughout the Bay Area. Supervisor: Milen Donchev: 925.800.4500 Driver for private and corporate transport company providing door-to-door services between homes, offices, hotels, airports, piers, hospitals, conference centers, and other sites throughout the Bay Area. Supervisor: Milen Donchev: 925.800.4500



Voice of Roma/Romani Routes

• Master Artist-in-Residence

  • Jun 2003 - Jun 2012

  Voice of Roma is a non-profit humanitarian and cultural organization promoting authentic Romani ("Gypsy") culture at festivals, cultural events, and educational institutions across America. Proceeds from Voice of Roma events provide vital resources for rebuilding Romani communities in the Balkans which were destroyed during the conflicts of the 1990s. Duties included performing, program consultation, recording production, leading workshops, coaching students of Balkan and Romani ("Gypsy") music, and serving as road manager for bands on national tours.