| Ivan Dragoev - Founder Ivan is the co-founder of SilverlightShow, and a Software engineer with more than 13 years of experience in Software development, .NET and Silverlight. Ivan is an MCPD, frequently does technical reviews of books and publications, and even though not directly involved already in the day-to-day operations of the portal, he consults on strategic decisions related to its evolution.
Ivan enjoys cycling, yoga and Tao. |
| Ilia Iordanov - Founder Ilia is the co-founder of SilverlightShow, and a Software Engineer with over 12 years of experience in Software Design and Development, Databases, WinForms and Silverlight. Ilia is responsible for launching strategical partnerships and supervises the key operations of the portal.An MCPD for 4 years, Ilia is also a rigorous reviewer of technical documentation.
Ilia practices martial arts, swimming and table (as well as desk :) tennis. He tweets at @iiordanov. |
| Emil Stoychev - Founder, Editor, Author Co-founder of SilverlightShow, a Silverlight MVP, founder of the Silverlight User Group in Bulgaria and a recognized speaker at local and regional Silverlight events, Emil is the key figure behind SilverlightShow evolution and development. Emil is responsible for the architecture of SilverlightShow portal, the content editing and review, connects with partnering sites and Silverlight professionals. Emil often shares his experience at SilverlightShow (check the items he authored), blogs frequently on all things Silverlight at http://emil.silverlightshow.net/ and tweets at @estoychev.
Emil is passionate about extreme sports, snowboard, sport climbing. He also enjoys photography and traveling. |
| Svetla Stoycheva - Partner Relationships & Marketing manager With more than 10 years experience with project management, marketing, customer and partner relations, Svetla is responsible for connecting with partnering portals and Silverlight professionals, Silverlight user groups and authors for SilverlightShow. She coordinates SilverlightShow's representative program, initiates training and development events together with partnering individuals and organisations. Svetla also runs SilverlightShow marketing campaigns.
Svetla is a hopeless travel addict :) and tweets about her travel experiences and all things marketing at @sissastoycheva. |
| Ralitsa Georgieva - Web administrator, Marketing executive Ralitsa is one of the multitasking members in our team. She is not only involved in the online marketing, social media and advertising activities of SilverlightShow, but also actively participates in the administration of the site.
Ralitsa is a passionate skier in the winter and a huge fan of the breezy seashore in the summer :) She tweets about anything that excites and inspires her at @rallig |
| Pencho Popadiyn - Senior Software Engineer An MCPD and MCTS, Pencho is one of SilverlightShow team members with most Silverlight experience. He is actively involved in the development of complex modules for SilverlightShow, and a great deal of his experience is shared through SilverlightShow articles (check out Pencho's posts). Pencho is a keen chess player, enjoys relaxation through jogging or nice music. |
| Martin Mihaylov - Senior Software Engineer An MCPD and MCTS with rich Silverlight experience, and an appreciated technical writer, Martin is involved in the engineering, development and consulting of SilverlightShow portal. Martin actively shares his Silverlight experience with the community at SilverlightShow by authoring articles and tips (check his SilverlightShow contrubutions).
Martin is keen on martial arts, is interested in Eastern philosophy and plays the guitar. |
| Nikolay Raychev - Senior Web Developer Nikolay is one of the key developers behind SilverlightShow, responsible for most major functionalities in the new SilverlightShow portal, including forums, search, SEO and others. Niki has more than 6 years of experience with ASP.NET, MS SQL and Front End development (XHTML, CSS, JavaScript), and is focused on developing Silverlight solutions and SEO for Silverlight ever since the dawn of the technology. Nikolay is an MCPD and MCTS, has a degree in Engineering and is frequently authoring content at SilverlightShow (check the items he authored).
He enjoys exotic animals, and the friendliest of his 'pets' are inhabiting our office :) |
| Lazar Nikolov - Editor, Silverlight Developer Lazar actively participates in the review and verification of SilverlightShow content. He ensures SilverlightShow articles are consistent and in-line with the latest Silverlight/WP7 release updates.
Lazar adores the beauty of nature and enjoys sharing his experience in simulating natural effects with Silverlight by authoring articles and tips (read the content he authored).
He practices several sports including table tennis and inline skating and is passionate about electronic dance music. |