Ilia Kostov

Iliya Kostov Place of birth: Vratsa, Bulgaria Marital status: Married, with three children EDUCATION ProQual Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Management (Construction) Building and Civil Engineering – United Kingdom Engineer for Construction Site Management, Health and Safety at Work – United Kingdom New Bulgarian University Bachelor in Anthropology UNSS – Montana branch Major in "Marketing and Management" International Slavic Institute – Vratsa Major in "Public Administration" Secondary education – SOU "St. St. Cyril and Methodius", Krivodol PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE From 2014 – to present Site manager, construction company "Balkan Building", London 1997 Manager, Ltd. "Bamburica" Execution of construction works for: NKJI, Ministry of Education, State Reserve, MIS – Civil Protection and several municipalities in the country 1990 – 1996 Manager, ET "STERLINKA" Activity: purchase and sale of ferrous and non-ferrous metals; execution of construction and assembly works for state institutions 2010 – 2012 Financial controller at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food 2007 – 2011 Deputy Chairman of the Municipal Council – Vratsa PUBLIC AND POLITICAL ACTIVITY VRI Chairman of the PD "Euro Roma" (since 2000) Deputy Chairman of the PD "Euro Roma" Deputy Chairman of the organization "Roma London" Executive Director of the foundation "Europe My Home" Executive Director of the Community Center "Papusha" Participation in national and local elections as a candidate and election expert-analyst Participation in coalition negotiations and organizational activities ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Expert on ethnic and demographic issues Experience in managing construction projects Experience in public administration and financial control Good organizational and management skills Conducted international conferences on Roma topics in Brussels Speaks Bulgarian, English, Russian, and Sanskrit (Esperanto-Roma)

Iliya Kostov