About
A computer science student in a sommelier's apron
Two worlds that look unrelated on paper turn out to demand the same thing: precision, taste, and noticing what others miss.
Todor Aleksandrov
CS & Sommelier
Limerick, Ireland
Languages
- English C2
- Bulgarian Native
EFSET 76/100 · TRANSLIT interpreter since 2023
Adare Manor · 2024–2026
Junior Sommelier
Mar 2024 – Jul 2026
Wine pairing, upselling, strategic wine planning for events.
The wine pageBio
Born in Bulgaria, moved to Ireland in 2015, now an Irish citizen and BSc Computer Science graduate (University of Limerick, 2026), now studying MSc AI & Machine Learning at UL — with a sommelier's apron in the wardrobe.
By day I'm a Junior Software Engineer at VMotion IT Solutions, an Atlassian Gold Solution Partner in Limerick, with AI pair programming a real part of how I write production code. Two and a half years as Junior Sommelier at Adare Manor's Carriage House — now part-time Duty Manager at Aura's Grove Island leisure centre, after a stint at Askeaton Pool & Leisure. Now studying an MSc in AI & Machine Learning at UL.
Experience
3.8yrs
hospitality
2.3 yrs software
Off-screen
- Builds PCs for fun
- Swim Ireland qualified swim teacher
- Beach + pool lifeguard certified
- Sommelier in training — CMS Intro · WSET L2 Merit
- Bilingual Bulgarian / English interpreter
Education
Bachelor of Science — Computer Systems
University of Limerick · Sep 2022 – Aug 2026
2:1 Honours — QCA 3.06 / 4.00 · Student Council Vice-Chairperson (23/24) · Executive Events Chairperson (23/24, 25/26) · Class Representative (22/23) · Enactus UL (22/23) · Swim Club · Surf Club · Rowing Club · Badminton Club · Taekwondo Club · BJJ Club · President's Gold Volunteer Award (22/23)
Master of Science — AI & Machine Learning
University of Limerick · since September 2026
AI pair programming · model training · the deeper stack
Latest cert
STA Level 3 Award in Pool Plant Operations
Safety Training Awards (STA)
September 2026
The long walk
Education, end to end
Five schools across two countries, two languages, and twenty years of classrooms — primary in Bulgaria, finishing university in Ireland.
- 05
Sep 2026 – Aug 2027
University of Limerick
In progressMaster of Science — AI & Machine Learning
Limerick, Ireland
Started September 2026. Ten core modules across two semesters — data engineering, evolutionary computation, NLP, AI for games, machine vision, deep reinforcement learning, probabilistic and explainable AI, and advanced AI ecosystems — followed by a summer capstone project. Directly extending the BSc into the AI / ML side.
- 04
Sep 2022 – Aug 2026
University of Limerick
Bachelor of Science — Computer Systems
Limerick, Ireland
2:1 Honours — QCA 3.06 / 4.00 · Student Council Vice-Chairperson (23/24) · Executive Events Chairperson (23/24, 25/26) · Class Representative (22/23) · Enactus UL (22/23) · Swim Club · Surf Club · Rowing Club · Badminton Club · Taekwondo Club · BJJ Club · President's Gold Volunteer Award (22/23)
Graduated 2026. Four years spanning software development, systems, databases, networking and group engineering projects — alongside tutoring, library service and student-executive roles. Leads directly into the MSc AI & ML programme.
- 03
Sep 2016 – Jun 2022
Colàiste na Tròcaire
Leaving Certificate (Established, incl. Transition Year)
Templeglantine, Co. Limerick, Ireland
578 points · Athletics club · multiple academic awards across the years · School Spirit Award 2017
Six years of Irish secondary including Transition Year. Where the foundation work for CS, the certifications appetite, and the love of structured study took shape.
- 02
Sep 2015 – Jun 2016
Ballingarry National School
6th class (final year of primary)
Ballingarry, Co. Limerick, Ireland
First year in Ireland after the move from Bulgaria. Sixth class — learning English at speed and settling into a new country.
- 01
Sep 2010 – Jun 2015
SOU "Panayot Volov"
Primary education (1st – 6th class)
Shumen, Bulgaria
Bulgarian primary school in Shumen, northeastern Bulgaria. Where the first language, the Cyrillic alphabet, and the original classroom routines came from.
Three trades
Wine. Water. Language.
Three identities that keep showing up alongside the software work — each with its own page.
Trade · 01
Wine
Former Junior Sommelier at Adare Manor. CMS Intro · WSET Level 2 Merit. A 33-dish pairing tool inside.
Open
Trade · 02
Water
Learnt to swim properly in 2024. Eleven safety certs and a Portugal training camp later, now teaching it. Interactive emergency-scenario tool inside.
Open
Trade · 03
Language
Bilingual EN / BG, C2 in both, interpreter with TRANSLIT. A thirty-phrase Bulgarian phrasebook inside.
Open
Working style
What I'm trying to be good at
01
Attention to detail
Whether it's a misaligned form input or a wine that's a few degrees off — small things compound.
02
Clear communication
Tutoring CS first-years, interpreting in clinics, briefing guests on a tasting menu — translation is half the job.
03
Calm under pressure
Poolside lifeguard rotations, a busy fine-dining floor, and release branches that need merging before 5pm.