About Nikolay
With over 25 years of IT experience, I am a Google Cloud-certified Senior Data Architect specialising in transforming complex business needs into scalable, cloud-native data analytics solutions on Google Cloud. My passion lies in architecting robust data platforms that not only solve today's challenges but also serve as the foundation for future innovations in AI and machine learning.
My core expertise is in designing and implementing end-to-end data solutions that drive measurable business value. I have a proven track record of leveraging key GCP services like BigQuery, Dataflow, and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) to build secure, high-performance systems.
Bulgarian
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
German
Basic
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Ivmanto Nikolay TonevSenior Cloud Data AI ArchitectCONSULTING AND AUDITSApril 2022 - Today (4 years and 3 months)Munich, Germany• Provided expert consulting services on Google Cloud, leveraging my background as a Software Engineer and Cloud and Data Architect. I consult clients on the design and implementation of agentic AI solutions.• Assisted clients in uncovering their data potential, identifying optimal AI use cases tailored to their business needs.• Delivered value-added solutions that enhanced customer engagement and operational efficiency by automating workflows with AI agentic solutions.
- Media MarktSaturnSenior Software EngineerE-COMMERCEJuly 2016 - March 2022 (5 years and 8 months)Munich, Germany• Engineered a scalable GCP data pipeline using Dataflow and Python to migrate nearly 1TB of customer data from AWS S3 into BigQuery.• Established a central Customer Data Platform that served as the single source of truth for over 100 marketers across 10+ product teams.• Drove a 1% increase in marketing ROI by enabling advanced budget optimisation and customer segmentation through the new data platform.• Improved data accuracy and reliability by developing and deploying a serverless data quality solution using Cloud Run and Go for the BigQuery data catalogue.• Orchestrated the efficient processing of millions of records by implementing a scalable workflow with Cloud Composer and GKE autoscaling.
- MARS (Wrigley)Demand Capability Senior AnalystPRIVATE EQUITYJanuary 1997 - June 2016 (19 years and 5 months)Munich, Germany• Led the IT development for the global 'Perfect Store' program, a strategic initiative projected to increase global business growth by over 3%.• Managed a third-party development team to rapidly re-platform a legacy sales force system from Windows Mobile to Android, ensuring modern capabilities and scalability.• Implemented an agile, bi-weekly release cycle to deliver high-priority business requirements within a 3-4 month timeframe, demonstrating rapid and responsive development.
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Education
- Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect (3x)GoogleCloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect (3x)
- Cloud Certified Professional Data EngineerGoogleCloud Certified Professional Data Engineer