Project Delivery Manager

• Mar 2023 - Present

Homescapes - Top 5 grossing casual game in the world Homescapes - Top 5 grossing casual game in the world

Senior Engineering Manager/ Group Manager

• Dec 2021 - Feb 2023

The Bingo Blitz studio - Top 7 Game on the USA marketKey results: - Improved LiveOPS stream efficiency by decreasing the manual efforts for configuration and testing activities by 20%. - Reduced the Rooms' testing efforts by 20% by redefining the testing strategy with a focus on automation - Developed (from RnD side) and launched PoC of a new economy approach using the formula-based offers calculations instead of hardcoded static segmented configurationProject management: - Lead all projects within the LiveOPS and Content Domain (4 Streams, 40+ ppl); - Cooperate closely with Product, Marketing and Monetization, BA, and Economy departments to assure development focus and target delivery (daily/monthly KPIs such as revenue, DAU, etc); - Ensure proper risk management; - Promote a culture of quality and efficiency in the domain; - Manage and prioritize the domain projects, while balancing business thinking with the team’s needs.People management: - Define challenging goals for myself and my group; - Directly manage the group leadership (team leads and technical leads) level on a daily bases - Help my employees in getting the best out of themselves. Encourage the autonomy and independence of the employees; - Run performance management and performance improvement processes within the group; - Am involved in professional activity and invest in developing the team: Direct, educate, and bring about process improvements and specialization; - Take full accountability for the continuous improvement of the group; - Committed and accountable for the professional development of the group members; - Coach and support my employees; - Invest in team building and motivation within the group;Process: - Lead continuous improvement in process and engineering practices on the studio level; - Encourage “best-practice” sharing through the participation and promotion of meetings, newsletters, knowledge-sharing programs, and all other initiatives. Show less

Quality Assurance Architect / Quality Assurance Manager

• Jul 2020 - Dec 2021

The Bingo Blitz studio - Top 7 Game on the USA market. 250+ ppl in RnDKey results: - Made the quality of the game and the game development processes measurable: introduced a set of KPIs, embed them into the SDLC and the studio goals - Optimized the automation strategy: dramatically increased the auto-test reliability in the delivery pipelines as well as decreased the auto-test execution time - Introduced several new layers in the automation pyramid - Introduced feature test planning approach including performance and security testing as a mandatory part of QA processResponsibilities: - Strategic Planning and Implementation of quality aspects - Building a QA and QC strategy to change the operational method from manual to automation - Develop and deliver on annual goals and objectives for quality assurance that are measurable and time-based - Implement plans to achieve these goals and cascade them across the engineering teams. - Develop and implement automation testing methodologies in order to reduce time to market within CI/CD process of the product - Pioneer the next level of QA best practices for design and tech in the game industry. - Continually seek methods to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and partner satisfaction of QA. - Deliver Effective, Efficient, and Expedited QA services - Significant focus on project test operations including reviews, resources, schedule, risks, roadblocks, etc. - Ensure that all QA testing projects are executed to exceptional quality. - Ensure that QA teams maintain excellent levels of communications with development teams and business partners. - Work in collaboration with external teams such as, CICD, IT OPS, SLS, INFRA and others. - Own the automation roadmap for the studio. - Lead the team of the 5 QA Tech Leads Show less

Head Of Test Automation Department

• Apr 2018 - Jun 2020

Key results: - Embedded automation testing into already existing QA strategy - Scale an automation team from 2 to 15 ppl to cover business requests - Developed a test automation framework for selling needs as a part of the PLM system Key responsibilities: As a Head of Department: -Strategic planning of department development -Employees development and motivation -Employee hiring/dismissal As a Delivery Manager: -Roadmap management -Communication with sales people and customers -Ensure teams efficiency As an Architect: -Responsible for the quality of automated testing: --Testing pyramid management --Architecture --Infrastructure --Code quality, etc. Tools: MS Visual Studio 2017/2019, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, NUnit, MyInnovator, Jenkins, ReportPortal Technologies: .NET 4.7.2, .NET Core, ASP .NET Core 3.0, MVC GRID, WPF, XPath (XML Path Language), JS, ScreenPlay, SOAP, AML Selenium WebDriver, Selenium Grid, C#7.2 Show less

Senior Software/Test Automation Engineer, Project Coordinator

• Sep 2017 - Mar 2018

SDLC and team workload management Processing of the end-users ad hoc requestsCommunication with customer and end-usersDevelopment of the products documentationDevelopment of the new features, bug fixingCode reviewTools: MS Visual Studio 2017, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, CodeCollaborator, MSUnit, Team Foundation Server, Jive, TEX 2.0, QRT 2.0Technologies: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 5, ASP.NET Web API 2.2, Entity Framework 6, jQuery 1.10.2, jQuery DataTables 1.9.4Json.NET 6.0, log4net 2.0, Simple Injector 2.5, ValueInjecter 2.3, Bento UI Show less

Software Engineer/Test Automation in .NET

• Dec 2016 - Aug 2017

Maintenance and stabilization of regression tests;Development and execution of automation tests;Daily analysis of regression tests;Implementation of new automated Web UI tests in regression suites;Refactoring of the existing test automation solutions;Contribution to the test automation framework development;Code review.Tools: MS Visual Studio 2015/2017, MSUnit, Team Foundation ServerTechnologies: .NET, XPath (XML Path Language), CSS, PageObject, RestSharp, Selenium WebDriver Show less

Junior Software Engineer/Test Automation in .NET

• Jun 2016 - Dec 2016

Head of automation department

• Jun 2013 - Apr 2016

Creation and further development of the Automation department;Development of new directions in the department's work (ex.: programming and commissioning of logic controllers; design of new sections in project documentation: communication networks, structured cabling systems, automatic remote control, etc.);Management of the department's work (up to 6 specialists): Tasks distribution among the specialists; Development of core technology solutions for the most important projects; Planning and coordination of workload for the department; Elaboration of technical specifications to estimate the planned workload; Performance and projects review; Consulting (including other departments); Creation and distribution of the bonuses among the specialists; Conduction of interviews; Close communication with the customers. Show less

Engineer of power supply department

• Dec 2011 - Jun 2013