Genoveva Petrova

Development management, business consulting services, and construction project management services to real estate, energy, and infrastructure investors in Bulgaria.

- Responsible for development of the company services on new markets in Europe (France, Belgium, etc.) - Coordinate investments from the HQ in California to launch new rep. offices in the EU - Organize the process of production and communication between new locations and the internal outsourcing facilities in Bulgaria (in Sofia and Plovdiv) - Execute 1 to 3 months' site tasks in building strategic partnerships, or introducing new staff & managers to the company in Paris and Belgium

- Responsible for the launch and development of the company services in Bulgaria - Built up a team of sales, PR, marketing staff, and project managers - Handled strategic clients in Bulgaria - Hired and managed, in coordination with the Technical Director and the Creative Director, the production teams of software engineers, designers, testers, etc - Within 2 years of local presence, achieved notoriety of ICYGEN on the Bulgarian market, now considered a top company in its sector

Consecutively handled project management, sales, and then managed a sales team in the company first for half a year in 2001, and again when back from the USA, from 2002 till 2003.

Participated in project financing proposals and budgeting on youth projects funded by different EU programs. Managed projects' implementation.

My education at Ithaca College was under a joint program between Ithaca College & Cornell University for a 1 - year undergraduate specialization in business and marketing. The program is organized and sponsored by George Soros's foundation: Open Society Institute New York.

My education at Cornell University was under a joint program with Ithaca College for a one year undergraduate specialization in business and marketing. The program is organized and sponsored by George Soros's foundation: Open Society Institute New York.