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Atanas Manafov is a CEO of ISOFT and heads the participation of the company in EU research activities. He has over 25 years of extensive experience in the field of Information Technology and ICT scientific research, development and application in various domain areas. During the past 15 years he has managed computer laboratories, project teams and software companies, including the Bulgarian Agricultural Academy Central Computer Laboratory and the biggest Bulgarian software companies, SAP Labs Bulgaria and ProSyst. In 2001 he was awarded the Golden Quality Summit Award for Excellence and Business Prestige from BID (Business Initiative Direction) for his activities as an ICT manager.

Paul Lockart serves as Chief Operating Officer at nuBridges and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company. Before his role as COO, he served as Vice President, Operations and Customer Support and ran the operations for network services and customer support gaining nuBridges recognition for industry-leading support services. An industry veteran in electronic commerce, Paul held prior positions at Harbinger Corporation as well as Descartes Systems Group. At Harbinger, Paul held various positions that focused on delivery of network-based products and services to enable electronic commerce initiatives for companies. During this time, Harbinger experienced rapid growth in their network services business from 1,000 customers to over 20,000 customers. In addition, the retention rate for the line of business was over 98%. Annual revenues for the network services business lines reached over $35 million. While at Descartes Systems Group, Paul was responsible for Global Network Operations for the four value-added network service offerings Descartes offered worldwide. During his tenure, Paul introduced cost efficiencies to increase margins while developing a strategic plan for customer retention. Resulting annual revenues for the various network services business lines reached over $45 million. Recognized by customers for exceptional service and support, Paul earned several individual awards. Also, his teams received recognition as outstanding in their network service and support delivery. Paul holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Ottawa University.

Todd Callen is the Vice President of Sales for nuBridges, where he had previously served as the group's Senior Director. Prior to managing the Sales group, Todd was the leading Salesperson for nuBridges (and its predecessor TrailBlazer Systems) for 6 consecutive years. During Todd's tenure he contributed to yearly revenue growth of over 100% and helped grow the customer base from several hundred to over 3,000. Todd's management experience extends cross functionally, and prior to his work at nuBridges, Todd performed a blend of marketing and strategy work for companies such as Andersen Consulting (Accenture) and SBC/Ameritech. He also managed a team of 50 people at McMaster-Carr Supply Company. Todd's educational training includes a B.A. from University of Michigan as a Phi Beta Kappa, and an M.B.A. from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, graduating with High Distinction.

Irena Pavlova has an M.Sc. in Information and Communication Technologies from Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". She is currently working on a PhD "Aspect Oriented Built-in Testing of Component Based Software Systems". Mrs. Pavlova is a Research and Development Manager at ISOFT and leads initiation of and participation in research projects under different programmes (FP5, FP7, Phare). She has extensive experience in applying different software engineering methodologies (MDA, SOA, OOAD, RUP, Agile), Java TM technologies (J2SE, J2EE, AOP) and FOSS. She is also a practitioner in CBSE techniques (Built in Testing), Design Patterns and Web applications (XML, ebXML, WebServices). Latest research interests are in Interoperability, Networked Enterprises, Virtual Organizations, Collaborative Working Environments, COTS Components Development and Built in Testing.

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