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My Story

I was born in Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria and have been living, studying, and working in Pittsburgh since 1995. In my 20 years of professional experience I have started and developed businesses, assembled and led creative teams, designed physical and digital products and experiences, all while maintaining a steady output of visual art and music. I currently design large-scale enterprise digital experiences and tools with the consulting firm KPMG.

professional Experience

2022 -

Senior Product Designer at KPMG

2018 - 2022

UX Designer at OPEN

2009 - 2022

Multimedia Education Consultant at HACP

Education Consultant at HACP

Multimedia Education Consultant at HACP

2010 - 2019

Graphics Engineer at CBS Sports

2004 - 2024

Founder, Engineer at Machine Age

2004 - 2008

Research Technician at University of Pittsburgh

Research Tech at Univ. of Pittsburgh

Research Technician at University of Pittsburgh

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testimonials

"Preslav delivered an outsized impact, bringing a keen ability to see the big picture, and provide strategic guidance. He drove key components to completion with high-quality in an extremely ambiguoys environment with minimal guidance. These deliverables helped to unblock our production sub team working under a very aggressive timeline."
Project Manager, KPMG, 2022
"Preslav absolutely nailed it on this project. When the client was dissatisfied with out of the box functionality of ServiceNow, he adeptly created custom templates, which appealed to their needs. When challenged by the client about some of his design decisions, he handled critque well and won their confidence through his responses, demonstrating substantial UX acumen."
Project Director, KPMG, 2022
"[Preslav] has led the UX efforts for the better part of [a] year and our improved screens are to show for his efforts. He has done a great job managing his team, communicating needs/risks/activities to leadership and helping with GTM efforts...Preslav's presence/leadership is a direct reason for why we have had so much success."
Project Lead, KPMG, 2023
"Preslav, thank you for your over-and-above efforts to create a stunning prototype for our recent proposal. Your work solidified our position as an experience design leader, and helped us put our best foot forward on a very large and strategic pursuit. Thank you!"
Managing Director, KPMG, 2023
"I have had the privilege to work with Preslav a couple of times this year. I find Preslav's approach to be creative, thoughtful and consultative, and I see how he motivates the team members to deliver outstanding results. He is curious, has an eye out for the final outcomes from the perspective of the end user, applies design thinking to problem solving, and solves for user adoption."
Principal, KPMG, 2023

professional characteristics

key characteristics

Specializations
Product & Design Strategy
Design Systems
Prototyping
Interaction Design
Visual Design
Soft Skills
Drive
Strategic Thinking
Stakeholder Management
Pragmatism
Communication
Technology Stack
Figma
Adobe Creative Cloud
Mural / Miro
ChatGPT / Midjourney
Jira / Azure DevOps

Specializations

Product & Design Strategy

Design Systems

Prototyping

Interaction Design

Visual Design

Soft Skills

Drive

Strategic Thinking

Stakeholder Management

Pragmatism

Communication

Technology Stack

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Mural / Miro

ChatGPT / Midjourney

Jira / Azure DevOps

beyond design

Music

I write and produce records. I also run a record label that is 10 years old. I've played at a few clubs in the US and EU.

discogs

Bandcamp

photography

I've been taking photographs in digital or analog format for the majority of my life (see a still life example here.

Behance

cycling

Since 2018 I've been training on and racing my road bike. It's one of the most challenging activities I've undertaken.

Music
I write and produce records. I also run a record label that is 10 years old. I've played at a few clubs in the US and EU.
discogs
Bandcamp
photography
I've been taking photographs in some digital or analog format the majority of my life. You can see a few in my archive.
Behance
cycling
Since 2018 I've been training on and racing my road bike. It's one of the most challenging activities I've undertaken.

Music
I write and produce records. I also run a record label that is 10 years old. I've played at a few clubs in the US and EU.
discogs
Bandcamp
photography
I've been taking photographs in some digital or analog format the majority of my life. You can see a few in my archive.
Behance
cycling
Since 2018 I've been training on and racing my road bike. It's one of the most challenging activities I've undertaken.

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