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I am Desislav Georgiev Hristoskov, a technology leader with 18 years of software development and 15 years in leadership and management. I have built and shipped enterprise-grade banking, trading, and SaaS applications, led cross-functional teams across onshore and offshore locations, and driven automation and reliability through SRE/DevOps practices.
I am passionate about software quality, data-driven decision making, and product success. I thrive on turning complex requirements into clear roadmaps, aligning stakeholders, and delivering measurable business value.
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Language
English
Fluent
Bulgarian
Fluent
Work Experience
Sr Manager/VP of Technology at Morgan Stanley
May 1, 2024 - October 10, 2025Led the development of bank and trading software applications and web services, migrating legacy ETrade applications and services into Morgan Stanley systems. Partnered with business, engineering, and program stakeholders to create a compelling vision and drive roadmaps for trading and banking applications. Facilitated problem-solving sessions with partners to align competitive organizational goals and drive best-in-class outcomes. Managed on-site and offshore teams, budgets, and program portfolios; evaluated existing programs and planned future initiatives.
Senior Principal Test Engineer/Program Management at Oracle
October 1, 2022 - October 10, 2025Led test processes for frontend applications and web services for the Fusion group; developed project plans and tracked progress across teams; managed and escalated project risks and issues; established success metrics and ensured performance was tracked; participated in all SDLC stages; led on-site and offshore resources across Oracle Subscriptions and Contracts; managed build checks, pre/post release testing, communication and documentation; performed test automation – Java, Selenium, Web Services, REST API; worked with Confluence, JIRA, and Oracle DBs.
Technical Project Lead/Software Test Engineer at Volkswagen Group of America, Innovation and Engineering Center California
June 1, 2021 - October 10, 2025Led test processes for backend applications and web services for the Volkswagen brand; coordinated with business owners and stakeholders to mitigate risk and deliver value; prepared and led status updates; defined KPIs/SLA and presented to executive leadership; cross-functional program management; used data and metrics to drive process improvements; test automation for PHP, Web Services, API Clients; hardware/test server management; Confluence, JIRA, GitHub, MySQL.
Senior Software Test Engineer at Branch Metrics
January 1, 2020 - October 10, 2025Led test processes for deep linking and mobile attribution for 35,000+ apps; implemented test automation using Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG; maintained TestRail, Jenkins, Web Services, API Clients; worked with AWS, Kafka; Confluence, JIRA, Jenkins, GitHub; PostgreSQL, Druid Analytics, Presto Data Warehouse.
Lead Software Test Engineer/Product Owner at RevUp Software
September 1, 2019 - October 10, 2025Led testing for SaaS applications; gathered requirements; created product documentation and managed user stories and defects; generated and executed test plans and scripts; created roadmaps; risk and budget management; defined and tracked metrics to measure QE effectiveness; led all test processes for Web and Mobile apps; data science work on client models and ML for search and recommendations.
Senior Software Test Manager at World Open Network
April 1, 2019 - October 10, 2025Led test processes for Web and Mobile apps, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Marketplace; built workflows, identified gaps, proposed improvements; drove strategy and capital budgets; served as Product Owner and Scrum Master; managed offshore QA team; evaluated risk for upcoming releases; defined plans for priority initiatives and product enhancements in an Agile environment; Google Cloud, RabbitMQ, Confluence, JIRA, Jenkins, Git.
Senior Product Manager/Team Lead Test Engineer at HERE Technologies
May 1, 2018 - October 10, 2025Led Traffic Distribution software development processes - B2B SaaS and HD digital maps; driven data models, algorithms, and machine learning; defined strategy, roadmaps, and managed product design from research to final spec; mentored OPS, DevOps, PM, and other teams; managed test environments; led software/hardware integrations with automotive partners; test automation using Robot and Python; AWS, EC2, S3, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Puppet, JIRA; Nagios, Graphite, Jenkins, Docker.
Senior QA Analyst at GREENLINE FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES
February 1, 2013 - October 10, 2025Led Exchange Central test processes - FIX gateway; led MagniFIX test processes - Trade Monitoring; tested FIX and Non-FIX electronic trading; test automation - Selenium, Java; FlexMonkey.
Technical Program Manager/Software Validation at COOK COUNTY TREASURER’S OFFICE
April 1, 2011 - October 10, 2025Managed all release components within the County's product portfolio; documented release process and policy; cross-functional collaboration; identified cost savings via automation and process improvements; tested internal and external websites and applications; analyzed requirement specifications and architecture; provided feedback to developers and management on usability and functionality.
Product Owner/Software QA Analyst at Televox Software
September 1, 2010 - October 10, 2025Worked on a new VXML platform using Windows Server 2008, BizTalk Server 2009, BAM; analyzed business requirements, defined test scopes; managed releases; addressed integration, build, and other technical issues; created test catalogs, scenarios, and use cases; contributed to SDL; SAP LabS/Lifecycle Management—Software Delivery Tools (LM SL SDT).
Software Quality Management Specialist at SAP LabS, Lifecycle Management - Software Logistics - Software Delivery Tools (LM SL SDT)
April 1, 2009 - October 10, 2025Released LM SL SDT for SAP NetWeaver platforms 700, 710 and 720 as part of SAP Business Suite to customers.
Team Lead/Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Unicoders
May 1, 2008 - October 10, 2025Led test processes; tested and improved PHP-based Zend Studio/N Neon Editor project; developed PHP code to test Neon Editor and Neon Debugger.
Software QA Engineer (Contract) at Zend Technologies
May 1, 2008 - October 10, 2025Led test processes; tested and improved PHP Studio application; contributed PHP code to test Neon Editor and Neon Debugger.
Software QA Engineer (Contract) at dbMotion
June 1, 2007 - October 10, 2025Led test processes; tested and improved enterprise applications for monitoring and managing clinical data repositories; coordinated and managed all testing, validation, and verification procedures.
Junior Software Quality Assurance Engineer - Internship at Verasoft
June 1, 2006 - October 10, 2025Tested and improved software for saloon and spa products and hair restoration services.
Sr Manager/VP of Technology at Morgan Stanley
May 1, 2024 - October 10, 2025Led bank and trading software applications and web services development; migrated and integrated legacy ETrade applications to Morgan Stanley systems; partnered with business, engineering and program stakeholders to create a vision and drive roadmaps for trading and banking applications; facilitated problem-solving gatherings with partners to align organizational goals; managed on-site and offshore teams; evaluated budgets for existing and future programs and projects.
Senior Principal Test Engineer /Program Management at Oracle
October 1, 2022 - October 10, 2025Led test processes for frontend applications and web services in the Fusion group; developed project plans, tracked progress, and escalated risks; defined success metrics and ensured performance was measured; participated in all SDLC stages and collaborated with product and program management; on-site and offshore resource management; test automation across Java, Selenium, web services, and API testing.
Technical Project Lead/ Software Test Engineer at Volkswagen Group of America, Innovation and Engineering Center California
June 1, 2021 - October 10, 2025Led backend and web service testing processes; cross-functional collaboration with business owners and stakeholders; prepared and led updates, identified risks and dependencies; defined KPIs/SLA for business units and presented to executive leadership; cross-functional program management; test automation and hardware test environments.
Senior Software Test Engineer at Branch Metrics
January 1, 2020 - October 10, 2025Led testing for deep linking and mobile attribution applications; implemented test automation and collaborated across teams to ensure product quality and timely releases.
Lead Software Test Engineer /Product Owner at RevUp Software
September 1, 2019 - October 10, 2025Led QA for SaaS applications serving nonprofits and academic institutions; gathered requirements, managed user stories and defects; defined and tracked quality metrics; led cross-functional test efforts for web and mobile platforms; involved in data analytics, ML, and client model development for search and recommendations.
Senior Software Test Manager at World Open Network
April 1, 2019 - October 10, 2025Led testing for web, mobile, and blockchain-based marketplace; built workflows, identified gaps, and drove improvements; acted as Product Owner and Scrum Master; managed offshore QA teams and coordinated risk assessment for upcoming releases.
Senior Product Manager/ Team Lead Test Engineer at HERE Technologies
May 1, 2018 - October 10, 2025Led traffic distribution software development, HD digital maps, data models, algorithms, and ML; defined roadmaps, managed cross-functional teams, and mentored OPS/DevOps/program/product teams; oversaw test environments and software/hardware integration with automotive partners; implemented test automation using Robot, Python; worked across cloud and on-prem environments.
Senior QA Analyst at GREENLINE FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES
February 1, 2013 - October 10, 2025Led Exchange Central test processes for FIX gateway and MagnifiFIX-based trading applications; tested FIX and non-FIX trading systems; implemented test automation and quality practices.
Technical Program Manager/ Software Validation at COOK COUNTY TREASURER’S OFFICE
April 1, 2011 - October 10, 2025Managed release components, defined release policy, coordinated cross-functional teams, drove cost-saving automations, and implemented self-service options; tested internal and external websites and applications; reviewed requirements and architecture documents and provided usability feedback.
Product Owner/ Software QA Analyst at TELEVOX SOFTWARE
September 1, 2010 - October 10, 2025Worked on a new VXML platform; analyzed business requirements and test scope; managed releases and addressed integration and build issues; created test catalogs and scenarios for functional and regression testing.
Software Quality Management Specialist at SAP LABS
April 1, 2009 - October 10, 2025Released Lifecycle Management tools for SAP NetWeaver platforms; contributed to software quality management and delivery processes for enterprise software.
Team Lead/Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer at UNICODERS
May 1, 2008 - October 10, 2025Led testing for enterprise applications, coordinated testing activities, and mentored QA engineers; oversaw validation procedures for clinical data repositories and healthcare data transfers.
Software QA Engineer (Contract) at Zend Technologies
May 1, 2008 - October 10, 2025Led testing for PHP-based studio applications (Zend Studio); developed PHP code to test and improve Neon Editor and Neon Debugger.
Junior Software Quality Assurance Engineer - Internship at VERASOFT
June 1, 2006 - October 10, 2025Tested and improved software for salon and spa products and services; contributed to QA processes and test execution.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science at Sofia University, Bulgaria
January 11, 2030 - March 1, 2006Bachelor of Science at Sofia University, Bulgaria
January 11, 2030 - March 1, 2006Qualifications
Zend PHP 5 Certified Engineer
January 11, 2030 - October 10, 2025Zend PHP 5 Certified Engineer
January 11, 2030 - October 10, 2025Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services, Other
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