Chief Digital and Technology Officer

• Jan 2022 - Present

Product Owner

• Feb 2019 - Jan 2022

7,000 square meter theming park for children based on DreamWorks Animation IP (Shrek, Madagascar, Trolls, Kung Fu Panda, How To Train Your Dragon). — feasibility study for investors to make a go/no go decision based on market research, budget, P&L— hired and managed a core team of professionals able to construct the facility — fixed broken relationships with key partners including DreamWorks Animations and Aviapark Mall achieved to push the project from design to construction phase (on hold now because of COVID) Show less

Executive Managing Director

• Jul 2018 - Feb 2019

Coding school for children. Focused on restructuring the company to introduce scalability. Restructured areas include HR, marketing, sales, analytics, finance, operations. Coding school for children. Focused on restructuring the company to introduce scalability. Restructured areas include HR, marketing, sales, analytics, finance, operations.

Head of Product Portfolio

• Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

The leading taxi aggregator service. — Launched the Premium Products department from scratch — Built metrics to monitor business performance and quality assurance — Developed processes and guidelines to scale product standards into more regions The leading taxi aggregator service. — Launched the Premium Products department from scratch — Built metrics to monitor business performance and quality assurance — Developed processes and guidelines to scale product standards into more regions

Chief Executive Officer

• Dec 2014 - May 2017

KidZania is an interactive “children’s city” combining inspiration, fun, and learning through realistic role-play. Children independently explore a 10,000 sq.m. kid-sized city with over 100 exciting activities and careers to try. — Joined the company at an early startup stage; built and managed a team of 50 senior experts to construct a complex facility of the kid-sized city over extremely tight deadlines; recognized by headquarters as the most beautiful facility worldwide — Built a team of 50 talented operational managers and 500 kids-emotionally-intelligent specialists able to run the facility, serving up to 2,500 visitors daily — Focused on excellent customer experience, achieving a high level of satisfaction, measured by NPS (95%) and monitored via business intelligence platform in real-time — Achieved positive financial results in the first operational year by building a smart scheduling system for field staff, optimizing office staff headcount for operational needs, and restructuring the company into two financially independent subdivisions Show less

Chief Project Manager

• Jan 2009 - Dec 2014

IT company - publisher of world-famous multiplayer massive online games on Russian and European markets with a total active audience of 3 million users. — Launched Aion - the most expected online game of the year 2009, recognized as the best-localized product of the year. Complexity was due to the need to restructure multiple key teams in parallel - translation, editing, design, web development, network engineering — Built and managed three independent project teams - overseeing product management and customer service for an audience of million users — Mentored and coached project managers; established easy-to-use processes helping less experienced project managers to launch and operate projects autonomously Show less

Project Manager

• Jun 2006 - Nov 2008

Armada is an IT company focusing on the development of corporate Internet resources for the government. It was my first experience being a project manager on complex IT projects specializing in big data and business intelligence/analytics. Armada is an IT company focusing on the development of corporate Internet resources for the government. It was my first experience being a project manager on complex IT projects specializing in big data and business intelligence/analytics.

Information Technology Consultant

• Apr 2005 - Jun 2006

CM-Consult is an IT consulting company specializing in software project management. This was a contract based engagement to develop and integrate IBM Rational processes and tools into the software division of oil corporation TATNEFT. CM-Consult is an IT consulting company specializing in software project management. This was a contract based engagement to develop and integrate IBM Rational processes and tools into the software division of oil corporation TATNEFT.

Software developer, Architect, Analyst, Process Manager, Team Leader

• Apr 2000 - Apr 2005

StarForce Technologies is an IT company developing B2B products for protecting digital content from unauthorized use with a recognized high-level of hacker resistance. Played a key role in the development of company products, growing from a software engineer to more strategic and managerial roles. StarForce Technologies is an IT company developing B2B products for protecting digital content from unauthorized use with a recognized high-level of hacker resistance. Played a key role in the development of company products, growing from a software engineer to more strategic and managerial roles.

Software developer

• Jun 1998 - Mar 2000

Golden Leon was a game localization company focusing on Sony PlayStation video game console market. My role was to develop educational, entertainment, and encyclopedic software products for Sony PlayStation. Golden Leon was a game localization company focusing on Sony PlayStation video game console market. My role was to develop educational, entertainment, and encyclopedic software products for Sony PlayStation.