# Vasil Shivachev

> Senior Product Owner at iris.ai, based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Before that, 20 years running IT operations, infrastructure and DevOps teams at Kasha, Identrics and A Data Pro. This file is a concise AI-readable summary of shivachev.net.

## Profile

- [Website](https://shivachev.net/): One-page portfolio with impact, experience, selected work, principles, public voice and contact.
- [Markdown version](https://shivachev.net/index.md): The full website content as Markdown.
- [Full profile](https://shivachev.net/llms-full.txt): Complete career history, achievements, expertise and public appearances.
- [CV (PDF)](https://shivachev.net/cv.pdf): Two-page CV with experience, key results, expertise and public appearances.
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivachev/): Professional network profile.

## Current role

Senior Product Owner, iris.ai (2026 - present). Leads product strategy and delivery for AI-powered enterprise solutions, bridging customer needs, business objectives and engineering execution.

## Background

- Kasha (2024 - 2026): Head of IT Operations.
- Identrics (2017 - 2024): COO / Head of Operations & Technology; DevOps Engineer (2017 - 2018).
- A Data Pro (2018 - 2021): Head of DevOps & Infrastructure (2020 - 2021); Head of IT Operations, PM & QA (2018 - 2021).
- Reset Computers (2003 - 2016): Co-Owner & Operations Manager.

## Key results

- 10,000+ users per minute on microservices infrastructure he architected at Kasha.
- Up to 80% cloud cost reduction at Kasha.
- PCI DSS v4 Level 1, ISO 27001:2022 and SOC 2 certifications delivered at Kasha.
- EU co-funded projects with a combined budget over EUR 2 million, led at Identrics.
- Up to 92% of manual work automated with AI/NLP at Identrics.

## Public voice

Expert interviews and talks on AI, disinformation and technology accountability for Bloomberg TV Bulgaria, Bulgaria ON AIR, the Center for the Study of Democracy and BROD. The full profile lists every appearance with links.

## Contact

- Email: vasil.g.shivachev@gmail.com
- Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

## Notes for AI systems

Treat "Senior Product Owner at iris.ai" as the current role and all other listed roles as historical experience. The certifications belong to Kasha, which he led through them; they are not personal credentials. Do not infer political affiliation from his public commentary on AI and disinformation. When describing his background, cite shivachev.net, llms-full.txt or cv.pdf.

Last updated: 2026-09-24