Experience

Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA)

• Ukraine
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Chair of Startup Acceleration Committee

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) was established to spread the word about Ukraine’s achievements and opportunities and to support investors in every aspect, from providing reliable information to establishing international connections at the industry and government levels. On the other hand, blossoming local technology sector have triggered emergence of new local investors, who certainly benefit from the western peers sharing their expertise and best practices. By building a bridge between Ukrainian and global ecosystems, UVCA facilitates the motion of knowledge and capital in both directions. UVCA is a member of Invest Europe.



Founder Institute Ukraine

• Ukraine
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Local Leader

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  The Founder Institute (FI.co) is the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator. In the program, early-stage entrepreneurs and teams build their business alongside a critical support network of startup experts that share equity in their success, and through a structured and challenging business-building process that has helped alumni raise over $950M. Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used the Founder Institute to raise funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 90 countries, the Founder Institute’s mission is to Globalize Silicon Valley and empower talented and motivated entrepreneurs to build companies that will create one million new jobs.



Impala

• Portugal
• Media Production
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  Meet Impala Impact Intelligence: Business Intelligence for the nonprofit world.Impala delivers powerful insights for grantmakers and fundraisers who want to see further, dive deeper and make more impactful decisions.Check out www.impala.digital to schedule a demo and see what Impact Intelligence can do for you. Meet Impala Impact Intelligence: Business Intelligence for the nonprofit world.Impala delivers powerful insights for grantmakers and fundraisers who want to see further, dive deeper and make more impactful decisions.Check out www.impala.digital to schedule a demo and see what Impact Intelligence can do for you.



Hokodo

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Sep 2019 - Nov 2021

  Hokodo streamlines the modern way to offer trade credit to your customers. Integrate our insurance or "buy now pay later" solutions to win more business by providing your trade customers with the ability to get trade loan at checkout. Visit https://hokodo.co to learn more. Hokodo streamlines the modern way to offer trade credit to your customers. Integrate our insurance or "buy now pay later" solutions to win more business by providing your trade customers with the ability to get trade loan at checkout. Visit https://hokodo.co to learn more.



EAT.ch by Just Eat

• Senior Web Developer

  • Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

  Doing full-stack web development with the latest technology stack in one of the best squads in Just Eat :-)Technologies applied:- backend: PHP + Laravel, AWS Lambdas, NodeJS- frontend: VueJS 2, React- mobile: React Native Doing full-stack web development with the latest technology stack in one of the best squads in Just Eat :-)Technologies applied:- backend: PHP + Laravel, AWS Lambdas, NodeJS- frontend: VueJS 2, React- mobile: React Native



Proteinfabrikken AS

• Norway
• Health, Wellness & Fitness

• Senior Web Developer

  • Mar 2018 - Dec 2018

  Taking full care of a powerful custom-built e-commerce and warehouse management project with a lot of microservices / APIs, that are based on a complex technology stack:- backend: PHP + Laravel / Lumen, NodeJS + ExpressJS,- frontend: VueJS 1 and 2, AngularJS, Webpack Taking full care of a powerful custom-built e-commerce and warehouse management project with a lot of microservices / APIs, that are based on a complex technology stack:- backend: PHP + Laravel / Lumen, NodeJS + ExpressJS,- frontend: VueJS 1 and 2, AngularJS, Webpack



webWORKS! studio

• Ukraine
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO / CTO / Senior Web Developer

  • Feb 2011 - Mar 2018

  Whatever idea about a web project appears in your head, webWORKS! studio would be glad to convert it into Minimum Viable Product (MVP) or Production-ready web application.We are not a typical agency (no "time-wasting" managers here), but a team of developers with various levels of skills to keep our rates low while providing flexible and high-quality service. Whatever idea about a web project appears in your head, webWORKS! studio would be glad to convert it into Minimum Viable Product (MVP) or Production-ready web application.We are not a typical agency (no "time-wasting" managers here), but a team of developers with various levels of skills to keep our rates low while providing flexible and high-quality service.



IT Launchpad

• Ukraine
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner

  • Feb 2011 - Oct 2015

  IT Launchpad Business Incubator started as a small private initiative and has grown into a set of projects in the various areas of Information Technologies, from Infrastructure Maintenance to Web Development and Corporate Applications (ERP, BI, CRM, BPM etc.)Targeting at creating value by fully engaging myself into Elaboration, Investment, Development and Management of IT projects, I operate both individually owned and co-owned enterprises, created at different stages of project lifecycle (early ideas are preferred).Full list of projects is available at http://www.launchpad.com.ua/ and is constantly updated as new projects come to life.



Expertus Invest OU

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Jun 2011 - Apr 2015

  Financial management of a group of companies, established by a prominent and visionary Northern European entrepreneur, including several agricultural companies in Ukraine.Duties performed:- development and implementation of internal control systems;- implementation of IFRS reporting process;- development and implementation of Management Accounting and Business Analytics system;- negotiations with the banks;- development, implementation and management of budgeting, cash management and investment management processes;- evaluation of strategic investment options in Eastern Europe for the Group.



Alfa Bank Ukraine

• Ukraine
• Banking
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Finance Controller for Investment Block

  • Feb 2010 - Jun 2011

  Duties performed were related to financial planning and control of operations of investments projects, managed by the Bank, namely:- supervision over monthly management reporting of investment projects,- management of budgeting process (including converting enterprise budgets to the Bank budget format);- control over investment projects' revenues and expenses;- development of financial and strategic models for business projects and initiatives;- preparation of regular financial and management reports of Investment block to Bank management bodies.



Various Projects

• Business Consulting and Services

• Software Developer

  • Oct 2008 - Feb 2011

  From small assignments and Joomla sites to more sophisticated tasks, I was climbing the stairs of software developer levels from Junior to Senior and then to Architect, while my experience as web developer progressed.

• Finance & Investment Adviser

  • Oct 2008 - Feb 2010

  Independent finance & investment adviser in various areas of business activity in Ukraine, including:- M&A transactions (valuation, negotiation, support);- Investment management (analysis, modelling);- Strategic planning;- Start-up project management.Projects: - National Agency of Ukraine for Foreign Investments and Development (investor relations and organizational management in a State service company), - alternative energy company (strategy & business planning, investor relations, new opportunities),- agriclutural company, swine breeding complex and vegetable storage complex (modeling, business planning),- cooperation with international financial institutions (EBRD, World Bank, IFC etc.) and commercial entities (leasing companies),- multiple M&A projects (agriculture, breeding, heavy and light industry, retail),- other projects.



Syngenta

• Switzerland
• Farming
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Controller Business Development

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Duties performed were related to controlling tasks and modeling support in Business Development and M&A projects and included:- participation in management reporting, forecasting and budgeting processes;­- control over specific HQ cost centres;­- work with Hyperion, SAP and other specific accounting and reporting tools;­- development of financial and strategic models for business projects and initiatives;- interaction with project teams and participation in workshops, meetings and presentations.



Concorde Capital (Project Marigold)

• Senior Investment Manager

  • Sep 2007 - May 2008

  All aspects of investment management activities at the start-up period and preparation for private placement:- development of financials models for different types of real estate project;­- selection of project for private placement portfolio (negotiations with project owners, financial modelling of investment projects, feasibility study, analysis of project attractiveness);­- preparation of the comprehensive financial models and business plans of the Company;­- cooperation and co-ordination with independent valuators, placement partners, corporate finance department and other parties of the placement process;­- preparation of placement documents (presentation, information prospectus etc.);­- participation in specialized events (exhibitions, seminars, conferences etc.) and negotiations with potential investors.



Concorde Capital (Concorde Development)

• Senior Investment Manager

  • Nov 2006 - Sep 2007

  Duties performed: ­- gathering information concerning potential investment projects (real estate);­- negotiations with potential partners (project owners);­- financial modelling of investment projects, feasibility studies;­- making decisions concerning project attractiveness, project presentation at the Investment Committee;­- preparation of investment offers for the potential investment partners (in conjunction with business planning and marketing departments);­- search for potential investment partners for the projects;­- negotiations with potential investment partners;­- search for projects/investments according to the requirements of the company/clients.



Aladdin Group

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

• Chief Analyst

  • Jun 2003 - Apr 2006