1995-to present

* President, Bulgarian Master Vintners, LLC - Sonoma, CA. Importing and marketing selected wines from Domaine Boyar, Peshtera Vinprom, Menada, Haskovo Winery, Vini Winery, and Tzar Simeon I le Grand Grappa from Sungurlare.

1992-1995

* Senior Partner and General Manager of American Imports & Investments Ltd. - Sofia, Bulgaria. The company operated 5 Chrysler dealerships and the first in Eastern Europe Apple Computer Center. Sales and services to the local government, private companies and the foreign business and diplomatic community in the country. 1987 - 1991

* Publisher, International Trade Press - San Francisco, CA. Executed various projects of publishing including books and a newsletters. Sales to the top 500 companies in the U.S. and major multi-nationals.

* International Trade Specialist - Research of East European markets and economies. Coordinated information gathering with large number of international chambers of commerce. Multi-country projects experience.

* Export/Import Consultant, VTP IMPEX - San Francisco, CA.

1985-1986

* Export/Import Consultant, Western Consolidated Energy, Denver, Colorado

EDUCATION

Sofia Mathematics High School - 1971/74

Institute of Economics "G.V. Plechanov" - Moscow, U.S.S.R.

Specialized in Economics of Trade - 1976/1979

Institute of Economics "K. Marx" - Sofia, Bulgaria

Specialized in Economics of Trade - 1981/1983

PUBLICATIONS

Publisher/Editor of:

"Directory of Foreign Trade Organizations in Eastern Europe" - 3 annual editions

"Bulletin of Commercial Information for Foreign Businessmen" - in conjunction with the U.S.S.R. Chamber of Commerce

"The Soviet Economy: A Statistical Analysis"-by Dmitri Steinberg

OTHER

* Member of the Charter Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria.

* Media Campaign Manager for the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) in the 1994 Bulgarian parliamentary elections.

LANGUAGES:

Fluent in Russian, Bulgarian and English.

INTERESTS:

Sailing , Tai-Chi Chuan , Politics, History, Chess.