Krzysztof Ras
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Jean Baptiste Favre
Krzysztof mentored me on PlatoHQ and helped me in improving my leadership. I strongly recommend him as a mentor, specifically thanks to his great listening skills and his ability to ask relevant questions which helps to deeply investigate a topic and find solutions.
Agnieszka (Aga) Sobczak
Krzysztof was my mentor in 4 months Tech Leaders mentorship program in early 2022. I have chosen him out of many other mentors due to his great experience in different business fields, for example leading people, building organizational culture, managing IT, scaling a business, project management, HR and more. As I am a person who is also interested in many different areas of the business and have experience in quite a few, I wanted to get some perspective and mentoring from an experienced person in Poland who could also give me some insights about the current Polish job market (as I lived abroad for many years). Krzysztof had a great calming influence on me when I was in the process of pre-onboarding to my current workplace. It was great to feel that someone had my back and gave me logical reasons for certain situations. Krzysztof was my supporter whom I could ask anything and share anything I was interested in. During the mentoring program, we built a space full of trust, and open to an honest exchange of different business experiences. That gave me the feeling of safety and being heard and accepted by my mentor. I would highly recommend Krzysztof as a mentor to anyone. He is involved in a few mentorship programs, is very experienced in business and is also very approachable as a human being.
Piotr Dziedzic
I had pleasure to work as Krzysztof’s direct report building and managing 4 product development teams. I find Krzysztof is a true servant leader. He gave me space to do my job, learn and grow but at the same time I could count on him whenever needed. Building great software engineering teams, high organization culture, SDLC processes and growing people are Krzysztof’s strong points and I’m happy to recommend him if you need expertise in these areas.
Jean Baptiste Favre
Krzysztof mentored me on PlatoHQ and helped me in improving my leadership. I strongly recommend him as a mentor, specifically thanks to his great listening skills and his ability to ask relevant questions which helps to deeply investigate a topic and find solutions.
Agnieszka (Aga) Sobczak
Krzysztof was my mentor in 4 months Tech Leaders mentorship program in early 2022. I have chosen him out of many other mentors due to his great experience in different business fields, for example leading people, building organizational culture, managing IT, scaling a business, project management, HR and more. As I am a person who is also interested in many different areas of the business and have experience in quite a few, I wanted to get some perspective and mentoring from an experienced person in Poland who could also give me some insights about the current Polish job market (as I lived abroad for many years). Krzysztof had a great calming influence on me when I was in the process of pre-onboarding to my current workplace. It was great to feel that someone had my back and gave me logical reasons for certain situations. Krzysztof was my supporter whom I could ask anything and share anything I was interested in. During the mentoring program, we built a space full of trust, and open to an honest exchange of different business experiences. That gave me the feeling of safety and being heard and accepted by my mentor. I would highly recommend Krzysztof as a mentor to anyone. He is involved in a few mentorship programs, is very experienced in business and is also very approachable as a human being.
Piotr Dziedzic
I had pleasure to work as Krzysztof’s direct report building and managing 4 product development teams. I find Krzysztof is a true servant leader. He gave me space to do my job, learn and grow but at the same time I could count on him whenever needed. Building great software engineering teams, high organization culture, SDLC processes and growing people are Krzysztof’s strong points and I’m happy to recommend him if you need expertise in these areas.
Jean Baptiste Favre
Krzysztof mentored me on PlatoHQ and helped me in improving my leadership. I strongly recommend him as a mentor, specifically thanks to his great listening skills and his ability to ask relevant questions which helps to deeply investigate a topic and find solutions.
Agnieszka (Aga) Sobczak
Krzysztof was my mentor in 4 months Tech Leaders mentorship program in early 2022. I have chosen him out of many other mentors due to his great experience in different business fields, for example leading people, building organizational culture, managing IT, scaling a business, project management, HR and more. As I am a person who is also interested in many different areas of the business and have experience in quite a few, I wanted to get some perspective and mentoring from an experienced person in Poland who could also give me some insights about the current Polish job market (as I lived abroad for many years). Krzysztof had a great calming influence on me when I was in the process of pre-onboarding to my current workplace. It was great to feel that someone had my back and gave me logical reasons for certain situations. Krzysztof was my supporter whom I could ask anything and share anything I was interested in. During the mentoring program, we built a space full of trust, and open to an honest exchange of different business experiences. That gave me the feeling of safety and being heard and accepted by my mentor. I would highly recommend Krzysztof as a mentor to anyone. He is involved in a few mentorship programs, is very experienced in business and is also very approachable as a human being.
Piotr Dziedzic
I had pleasure to work as Krzysztof’s direct report building and managing 4 product development teams. I find Krzysztof is a true servant leader. He gave me space to do my job, learn and grow but at the same time I could count on him whenever needed. Building great software engineering teams, high organization culture, SDLC processes and growing people are Krzysztof’s strong points and I’m happy to recommend him if you need expertise in these areas.
Jean Baptiste Favre
Krzysztof mentored me on PlatoHQ and helped me in improving my leadership. I strongly recommend him as a mentor, specifically thanks to his great listening skills and his ability to ask relevant questions which helps to deeply investigate a topic and find solutions.
Agnieszka (Aga) Sobczak
Krzysztof was my mentor in 4 months Tech Leaders mentorship program in early 2022. I have chosen him out of many other mentors due to his great experience in different business fields, for example leading people, building organizational culture, managing IT, scaling a business, project management, HR and more. As I am a person who is also interested in many different areas of the business and have experience in quite a few, I wanted to get some perspective and mentoring from an experienced person in Poland who could also give me some insights about the current Polish job market (as I lived abroad for many years). Krzysztof had a great calming influence on me when I was in the process of pre-onboarding to my current workplace. It was great to feel that someone had my back and gave me logical reasons for certain situations. Krzysztof was my supporter whom I could ask anything and share anything I was interested in. During the mentoring program, we built a space full of trust, and open to an honest exchange of different business experiences. That gave me the feeling of safety and being heard and accepted by my mentor. I would highly recommend Krzysztof as a mentor to anyone. He is involved in a few mentorship programs, is very experienced in business and is also very approachable as a human being.
Piotr Dziedzic
I had pleasure to work as Krzysztof’s direct report building and managing 4 product development teams. I find Krzysztof is a true servant leader. He gave me space to do my job, learn and grow but at the same time I could count on him whenever needed. Building great software engineering teams, high organization culture, SDLC processes and growing people are Krzysztof’s strong points and I’m happy to recommend him if you need expertise in these areas.
Experience
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Leaders Island
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Poland
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Professional Training and Coaching
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mentor
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Sep 2022 - Present
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Bitpanda
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Austria
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Financial Services
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400 - 500 Employee
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VP of Engineering, Managing Director for Poland
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Dec 2020 - Jun 2022
Built the first Technology Hub outside of Bitpanda HQ from scratch in Poland in the middle of the global pandemic scaling the engineering team from 0 up to 80 in just 18 months. Took full ownership and responsibility for Bitpanda Payments product domain. Achievements: • directly managed and hired an organisation of 80+ engineers, leading to an increase in Bitpanda Broker's customer base from 2.5 to 4 million in challenging market conditions • established and implemented engineering strategy • developed vision and a product roadmap to execute company strategy and objectives • coordinating and overseeing operational structures, project plans and budget • engaging and aligning top talent • talent development and retention As a Managing Director in Poland I was in charge of successful operations of the polish hub.
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Google
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Mentor
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Jul 2017 - Jun 2022
Helping early stage startups across Europe to establish their growth & scale strategy. Helping early stage startups across Europe to establish their growth & scale strategy.
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Fandom
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United States
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Technology, Information and Media
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300 - 400 Employee
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VP of Engineering, Site Leader
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2019 - Jun 2020
Head of a 100+ engineering team building a global high scalable online platform with an audience of 200 million monthly uniques with more than 60 million pages of content, inclusive of video. Responsible for: • establishing and implementing engineering strategy • developing the vision and a product roadmap to execute company strategy and objectives • coordinating and overseeing operational structures, project plans and budget • engaging and aligning top talent Head of a 100+ engineering team building a global high scalable online platform with an audience of 200 million monthly uniques with more than 60 million pages of content, inclusive of video. Responsible for: • establishing and implementing engineering strategy • developing the vision and a product roadmap to execute company strategy and objectives • coordinating and overseeing operational structures, project plans and budget • engaging and aligning top talent
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AGH University of Science and Technology
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Poland
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Visiting Lecturer
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2016 - 2020
Visiting lectures and workshops on Strategic & Operations Management and High Performance Culture. Visiting lectures and workshops on Strategic & Operations Management and High Performance Culture.
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State Street
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Head Of Software Development, Robotics & AI
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2017 - 2019
As a Head of Software DeveIopment I was responsible for digital transformation of the bank by building, scaling and running the IT Development Center for EMEA in Poland: • built a world-class software engineering organisation and a highly scalable software delivery process • introduced software development processes and seeded the engineering culture • lead the team through management and mentorship • developed standards and procedures to ensure that quality standards are met and consistent
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Grid Dynamics
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Managing Director
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2015 - Jun 2017
As a Managing Director I have successfully built from scratch a fully operational software development hub in Cracow in the first 100 days by establishing all core functions (legal, recruitment, hr, payroll, etc) and continuing delivery of the IT services to customers. The hub has become net profitable in 8 months since the inception and been scaled to 60+ IT professionals in 2 years. • Responsible for strategic direction and the roadmap by building and maintaining a scalable delivery organization in Poland • Led operational planning to achieve business goals, prioritizing initiatives, coordinating the evaluation, deployment and management of current systems across the organization: • Managed $2M annual Poland site budget: planning, tracking and execution • Identified and implemented process improvements and business opportunities • Reduced the cost of new Labour in Krakow by ~12% by introducing IP clauses to the employment contracts • Introduced an in-house relocation services for employees outside of Poland • Won a $0.8M sale by obtaining a local client • Implemented development standards, processes and metrics • People management, recruitment, development, performance management, compensation, training and career growth planning • Customer relationship management • Led pre-sales in Europe • Built the company brand by collaborating with local communities and employees; enforcing ethical business practices. • Awarded a RockStar of the Year 2016 - the Evangelist of Grid Dynamics
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Luxoft
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Switzerland
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Software Development Director & Site Leader
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2010 - 2014
Head of software development department responsible for e2e service delivery to key customers - Sabre Holdings and Nordea Capital Markets • Full P&L responsibility, budget planning and execution • Identification and implementation of process improvements and business opportunities. • In partnership with clients, defining and implementing vendor strategy, SLAs • New business opportunities development, RFI, RFPs • Implementation of development standards, processes, metrics and KPIs • People management, recruitment, development, performance management, compensation, training and career growth planning, developing employee engagement • Internal trainer – delivering trainings on Agile/Scrum, Project Management and Project Estimations
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Sabre Corporation
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior IT Project Manager (via Luxoft)
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2010 - 2012
Responsible for running a global, mission critical IT develoment project of replatforming core Ticketing platform and leading multiple development SCRUM teams. Responsible for running a global, mission critical IT develoment project of replatforming core Ticketing platform and leading multiple development SCRUM teams.
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Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomii i Informatyki w Krakowie
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Poland
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lecturer
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Oct 2007 - Oct 2010
Leading classes and lectures on Software Design Leading classes and lectures on Software Design
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Motorola Solutions
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United States
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Manager
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2008 - 2010
Responsible for running multiple projects in public safety area and leading development SCRUM team. End to end SDLC responsibility.
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Software Engineer
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2004 - 2008
• BTS/CDMA Infrastructure development call processing / operations and maintenance applications development and design• C/C++, Java, Java Swing, Spring, Hibernate
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Tischner European University
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Kraków Area, Poland
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Lecturer
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2005 - 2007
Leading classes and lectures on Computer Science. Leading classes and lectures on Computer Science.
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CDN (acquired by Comarch)
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Kraków Area, Poland
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Software Developer
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2003 - 2004
• Automation test development • Comprehensive customer technical support • Crystal Reports development • Technical documentation development • Automation test development • Comprehensive customer technical support • Crystal Reports development • Technical documentation development
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Education
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2012 - 2014
Stockholm University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General -
2012 - 2014
Akademia Ekonomiczna w Krakowie
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General -
2000 - 2005
AGH University of Science and Technology
Master's Degree, Computer Science
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