Victor Tachev
Principal Technical Support Engineer at Progress
Bulgaria
Summary
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Top SchoolVictor Tachev is a Principal Technical Support Engineer with 11 years of experience at Progress, where he progressed from hands-on technical support to software engineering management and now leads advanced support initiatives. He combines deep front-end expertise—demonstrated by contributions to popular Telerik/Kendo UI projects fixing UI behaviors, internationalization, and demo compatibility—with strong customer-facing problem solving. Victor’s background in Computer Software Engineering and long tenure at a single vendor give him a rare blend of product knowledge, developer empathy, and operational discipline. He has a track record of improving component reliability and developer experience by updating libraries, resolving subtle UI bugs, and enhancing documentation. Based in Bulgaria, he pairs engineering rigor with practical support leadership, often bridging product engineering and customers to ship usable solutions. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic technical decisions that reduce recurring issues and accelerate adoption.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering at TUESMaster's degree Computer Software Engineering, Master's degree Computer Software Engineering at Technical University of Sofia
English, Bulgarian
Github Skills (14)
html10
css10
uid10
javascript10
asp-net-mvc10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
jquery10
widgets10
kendo-ui10
ui-components10
bootstrap9
bootstra9
angular8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
telerik/ui-for-aspnet-mvc-examples
Aug 2016 - Oct 2019
A collection of Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC examples
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:39 reviews, 35 commits, 239 PRs in 3 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Victor contributed to the Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC examples repository by adding and updating examples related to the Grid component. Their commits focused on integrating features such as batch editing, multi-selection, and delete functionality within the grid. They also updated the Kendo UI library versions used in the examples, ensuring compatibility and demonstrating an understanding of the framework's components.
asp-net-mvctelerikasptelerik-uiasp-net
telerik/kendoui-northwind-dashboard
Jul 2017 - Feb 2019
A dashboard for Northwind built with Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 13 commits, 4 PRs in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Victor primarily focused on updating and maintaining the front-end components of the Northwind Dashboard. They updated the Kendo UI library versions across HTML, ASP.NET MVC, and Angular demo applications. The contributions involved modifying HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files to address grid height and resize issues, as well as ensuring the correct display and functionality of the user interface. The user also updated references to HTTPS.
asp-net-mvctelerikaspnorthwindtelerik-ui
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