Atanas Velchev is a Bulgarian NOC IP Engineer currently working for Interoute in Sofia, Bulgaria. He received a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Telecommunications & Networks from Birmingham City University in 2013. His work experience includes monitoring one of the largest core networks in Europe and collaborating with partners and vendors to identify and resolve major network outages. He has strong technical skills in networking protocols, switching, routing, and vendor devices like Cisco and Juniper.

1. Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION Atanas Velchev Velchev
Studentski Grad, “Academic Stefan Mladenov” №50,Entrance“B”,Flat 37,
Sofia,1700 (Bulgaria)
+359 883 322 609
naskov3@gmail.com
Sex Male | Date of birth 02/07/1991 |Nationality Bulgarian
WORKEXPERIENCE
EDUCATIONAND
TRAINING
Dates (from– to) 1 October 2010 – 30 June 2013
Name and type of
organizationproviding
education andtraining
Birmingham City University (United Kingdom)
Faculty Technology, Engineeringand Environment
Programme BEng (Hons) Telecommunications & Networks
Principal
subjects/occupational
skills covered
 Electronics
 MathematicalAnalysis
 Electrical Principles
 Communication Systems
 Management of Engineeringand Technology Innovation
 Digital Signal Processing
 Advanced Digital Telecommunications
 Advanced Networking Technologies
Title of qualification
Awarded
Bachelor of Engineeringwith Honours-Secondclass : Division I
EuropeanQualifications
Frame Level
6
10 Mar 2014–Present NOC IP Engineer
Interoute , Sofia (Bulgaria)
▪ Monitoring one of the largestcore networks in Europe.
▪ Proactively detect and troubleshootcore network issues.
▪ Proactively identify and solve various faults associated with different types of
customerservices.
▪ Collaboratingwithpartners and sub-providers to isolateand fix major network
outages.
▪ Work under pressure to meet strictdeadlines in terms of faultincident
management
▪ Work with major network device vendors like Ciscoand Juniper

2. Page 2 / 3
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s) Bulgarian
Otherlanguage(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
Listening Reading
Spoken
interaction
Spoken
production
English C2 C2 C2 C2 C2
Passed TOEFL iBT (Score – 92/120)
Russian B1 B1 A2 A2 A2
Levels: A1/A2: Basic user - B1/B2: Independent user - C1/C2: Proficient user
Communication skills During my work in a NOC Ilearned the followingvaluablecommunications skills:
 Ability to listen and understand various customerfaults and complains
 Explain in clear concise manner given information
 Be open-minded and get better understanding of the otherperson
viewpoint
 Ability to adapt to multicultural working environments.
Job-related skills Good knowledge in the following fields:
 GSM,EDGE,GPRS
 UMTS (WCDMA),HSDPA,HSUPA
 LTE, WiMAX
 TCP/IP, UDP, OSINetwork Model, VLSM,CIDR,ACLs (Access Control Lists)
 Routing Protocols- Static Routing ,RIP,OSPF,EIGRP,BGP
 Switching – Security, STP, VTP,VLAN, Inter-VLANRouting
Other skills:
 Good teamwork
 Punctuality
 Time management
 Good work ethics
 Ability to adapt to changes
 Strong problem-solving skills
Certifications Cisco CCNA 200-120
Cisco ID : CSCO12759603
Certificate VerificationNo. 420655397062BSYJ

3. Page 3 / 3
Computerskills  Windows XP/7/8
 Microsoft Office package
 Basic experienceof Unix
 Cisco IOS
 Juniper Junos
 CRM(Customer RelationshipManagement)Siebel
 EMC Smarts Network monitoring software
Driving licence
(Categories)
M, B