Summary
Hristo Hristov is a Senior Data Engineer specializing in IoT and Digital Twin solutions with nine years of experience applying Industry 4.0 practices to close the IT/OT gap in manufacturing. He designs and implements data and AI systems on the Azure Data Platform, combining Python, cloud services, and practical IoT connectivity to turn machine data into actionable business value. A prolific technical writer with 50+ articles, he explains complex data and AI topics clearly and has a knack for documenting what doesn’t work as well as what does. His career spans blue-chip engineering roles and hands-on factory deployments—building chatbots with Azure AI Search, leading greenfield digital strategies, and delivering embedded analytics and scheduling tools. Comfortable mentoring teams and bridging stakeholders, he brings both academic rigour (MSc Data Science) and pragmatic engineering to industrial data challenges.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Full Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCamp
Bachelor's degree International Relations & European studies, Bachelor's degree International Relations & European studies at American University in Bulgaria
Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar"
Certification Computer Software Engineering, Certification Computer Software Engineering at Software University (SoftUni)
English, Dutch, Bulgarian