Andrei Bashchenko Email & Phone Number

Moscow, Moscow City, Russia

My current challenge is Provisioning of Trusted Data for AI Agent's. I approach this goal by leveraging Bank Semantic Layer: unified metadata layer, that consist of:• enterprise-wide Business Glossary• integrated Logical Model, interconnecting Business Glossary terms• Logical Model mapping to Physical Data Models of Data ProductsUsing this metadata our Lang Chain Applications built on top of Sber's proprietary LLM (GigaChat) are able to answer natural language requests:• find accurate data in enterprise Data Mesh and extract that data correctly• join and union datasets, extracted from different domains in accordance with request logicMy key achievement so far is creation of platform and framework for data providers to supply data consumers with integrated, reliable and accurate data. In order to achieve this goal I focus on following initiatives:• Unique metadata-based Data Platform with built-in Data Architecture framework and automated PDM, ETL and DQ scripts generation• Bank Data Mesh / Semantic Layer providing integrated data of highest quality• Data Architecture framework and tools, providing solution to Data Consistency, MDM, Data Accuracy challenges along with Data cost reductionOne more mission is to guide 200+ domain data engineers throughout the Bank in creation of their Data Products. To support this goal I provide:• 10+ weekly knowledge sharing workshops dedicated to all aspects of Data Product creation• Constant elaboration of learning materials and guides, training •. Data Integration Community.I lead a team of 60+ Data professionals, who elaborate architecture, develop Data platform and frameworks.Also I led a streaming Sber Ecosystem Data platform to enable NRT data provisioning for Recommendation Systems, NBO / NBA, Smart Targeting, Clickstream acquisition.All platforms and frameworks are in-house development based on open source: Hadoop, Spark, Java, HBase, K8s, Kafka, Spark Streaming, GreenPlum, Trino, ML Flow.

Moscow, Russian Federation

MTS Big Data is a Department of 300+ professionals dedicated to Data Monetization. I fulfilled two synergetic roles in parallel in this organization: CTO and Head of Data Platform.Key achievements:• Ecosystem growth: conversion rates increase up to 2x, ARPU increase up to 30%, churn reduction up to 25%.• 15M+ external revenue in Y2020.• Cost savings and better productivity resulted in 20M+ internal effect.As a Head of Data Platform, I led a creation of ecosystem-wide Data platform, providing the infrastructure, frameworks, reusable components and services for Data products development. Platform is built on open source, and includes:• Data Streams Management Platform, performing near real time high load data streams processing (2 mln+ events per sec) based on Spark Streaming, Flink, Kafka, HBase, AeroSpike;• Data Science frameworks for automation of typical DS model implementation tasks: scoring engine, recommendation engine;• Integrated ETL tools build on Airflow, Python, Hive, Spark;• and similar integrated toolsets and services to cover data quality, data parsing and crawling, data lineage tasks.As a Head of Data Platform I managed a team of 55+ engineers working on platform development, owned roadmaps, technology and architecture decisions to ensure strategic fit between company needs and platform capabilities. Building effective ecosystem of product and services teams working together on Big Data Platform is my mission in this role.As a CTO Big Data, I was leading a tribe of 150 engineers: Data Analysts, Data Engineers, architects, developers, DevOps, PMs, QA. As a CTO, my primary focus is to ensure steady, timely, effective delivery of Data Products by all 30+ Big Data product teams. I achieve this by:• fine-tuning delivery processes, encouraging best practices and horizontal collaboration;• elaborating key architecture decisions, choice of platforms and technologies, decisions on open source vs proprietary software vs in-house development.

Moscow, Russian Federation

I managed Big Data Division for Luxoft's customer Russian Post - largest Russian retail and logistics company (42.000+ retail shops and 350.000+ employees). Division consists of Data Factory, Data Platform, and Data Monetization Lab.My key achievement was implementation of motivation system based on detailed data. All Logistics vertical (100K+ employees) is paid based on real performance: actual delivery speed is calculated against plan for every item for every route segment. That was enabled in 2017 due to high-end Data Platform development, that coped with the scale and complexity of business data. This change really disrupted the business and enabled business growth at 20%+ rates in following years.On top my team provided business with following capabilities:• Batch and real-time data processing for whole organization, data enrichment and real-time data provisioning for automated systems;• Situational Intelligence - real-time inspection of logistics and retail business process data for exceptions or violations, ticket raise and processing, including automated corrective actions;• Data monetization products: fraud detection and recommendation products.Team of 35+ senior professionals: Architects, Product Owners, Analysts, Data Scientists, Sen Devs, QA;Platforms & technologies: HDFS, Tez, Hive, Spark, Spark Streaming, Kafka, Flume, Flint, Cassandra, HP Vertica, ClickHouse, Pentaho BI Suite, QlikView, Puppet, Docker, Ambari.

Moscow, Russian Federation

Key achievements:• I've managed Luxoft Atlassian products line from market discovery and idea validation to commercial launch. Product line is focused on enterprise-wide collaboration, B2E communication, and is based on Atlassian platform.• I created high-end software development organization, that served for demonstrations\workshops as a reference of scalable multi-product development organization using best practices of Agile\Lean methodology, Atlassian collaboration tools and recent DevOps technologies.Responsibilities:• Ensuring steady features and products delivery for internal (Luxoft’s 12.000+ employees) and external audiences (Atlassian marketplace 60.000 + enterprise customers).• Defining product family roadmap and product vision, guiding product owners on requirements evolution, product backlogs refinement.• Developing data-driven product management practices, design of product metrics, guiding in-product analytics implementation, gathering and analysis. Planning and managing usability testing, user experience analysis, MVP creation, A-B testing. • Assessing and decision making on key technical and architectural solutions for product family.• Nurturing culture of innovation, commitment to excellence, passion to success in product delivery teamsPlatforms & technologies: Java EE, Spring, JS (Angular, Backbone), MyBatis, Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket), , Mobile Development for IOS, Android, Continuous Integration tools (Jenkins, Bamboo), Test Automation (Selenium, Rest Assure), GIT

Moscow, Russian Federation

Key Projects: • Risk Scoring solution for corporate credit process.Based on WebSphere, JEE, Spring, Oracle DB platforms, Flex UI. Integrated with Siebel CRM front-end using SOA, JMS over WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus. Built-in scripting language environment on Groovy, providing syntax highlighter, errors auto-finder. External Java/C libraries connection.• Research&Analytics portal for IB: delivered portal solution based on LifeRay, JEE, Spring, JBoss, MSSQL along with mobile solution for iOS based on Cocoa Touch. • Pre-project for Compliance Operational Platform initiative, gathering requirements and defining scope for IB and Compliance areas automation.Responsibilities and achievements:• Program portfolio management in scope of account, balancing account resources, risks, budgets between Business customers and initiatives. Achieved 2M$ per year revenue targets.• Built projects governance process, providing overseeing of subordinate program and project managers work, managing escalations, ensuring delivery schedule and SLA targets fulfillment, setting work processes and KPI motivation schemes.• Solutions Architecture\Design ownership.• Provided best talents for the Bank by hiring, motivating, developing and managing high-performance distributed teams (30+ FTE) in multiple locations.• Performed crisis program management: optimization of project teams, budgets, tuning of estimation, scope management and requirements management processes.• Organized effective SLA-based support process for IT solutions.Client relations: Served as a trusted partner for Bank Business Customers and IT governance, providing delivery on time, ensuring quality.Business development: won tenders for 4 framework agreements, 1,5 M$ of new contracts.Lead all the business development activities in scope of Account: performed presale coordination, proposals creation, presentations, negotiations on a constant basis (elaborating appr 2 RFX/month).

Moscow, Russian Federation

My major achievement at this engagement was successful delivery of complex solution for Master Data Management and provision, addressing bank Know Your Client, Compliance and Regulatory goals. Performed effective program portfolio management (50+ FTE), provided SLA and revenue targets (4,2M$ per year) achievement. Solution based on Informatica MDM , Java, Spring, Hibernate, Oracle DB, Informatica Power Center platforms.Other projects:• Managed development of Risk Hierarchy solution for flexible Risk Hierarchy visualization and Risk hierarchy mastering, based on Vaadin framework.• Managed prod support and functionality enhancements for legacy application performing Issuers Ratings data vendor streams adoption, data matching, and data distribution for various IB data consumers. Platforms: Oracle, Informatica Power Center, JMS, GWT. ETL functionality transition from legacy PL/SQL to Informatica PC platform. Responsibilities:• Performed effective program portfolio management (50+ FTE), ensured SLA and revenue targets (4,2M$ per year) achievement.• Ensured close cooperation with Bank IT and other IT initiatives governance on release coordination, configuration management,resources• Established L3 production support process, elaborated SLAs for support process.• Overseeing subordinate program and project managers work, managing escalations, ensuring delivery schedule and SLA targets fulfillment, setting work processes and KPI motivation schemes.• Performed transition from Staff Augmentation Time and Materials to Managed Service Fixed Price model.• Performed smooth transition of ongoing delivery from Moscow to EE locations• Business development, elaboration of proposals, statements of work, SLAs.• Hiring, management, development and coaching of distributed teams on-site and off-site.Client relations: Managing Director level business relations established in Bank, serving as a single entry point for all Customer needs, escalations and requests.

Moscow, Russian Federation

Kaspersky Lab is developing world best products in cybersecurity area for consumers and enterprises.My biggest achievement at Kaspersky Lab was succesfull development and implementation of global scalable and expandable company-wide platform for B2C Customer data integration. Platform enabled comprehensive analytics on product usage patterns, user conversion, product and version upgrades.Key business value delivered is online sales process enhancement using collected data on customer behaviour. Also business customers have received easily expandable OLAP and reporting tools, providing business with means to track all the customer lifecycle, calculate customer LTV, track business-specific conversion rates on a single trusted source of data.Worldwide coverage (local offices in 50+ countries), 24X7 operation and support.Other projects and responsibilities:• Performed local statutory, tax, and management accounting standardization on the platform of MS Dynamics NAV for EU territory offices. Major goal achieved is accounting function moved in-house instead of outsourcing.• Harmonized business-processes and methodology for corporate management accounting, period close, consolidation and reporting. Automated functions specified on the platform of Hyperion Financial Management.• Performed Waterfall -> Scrum transition for development teams to increase effectiveness.• Performed techical solution and vendor selection: market analysis, tender organization, negotiations and contracting.Client relations: elaborated trustful relations with Business Customers by managing expectations, proposing solutions and delivering on time. In cooperation with Service Management elaborated, presented and got support for information systems development roadmaps, formed projects pipelines for respective business domains.

Moscow, Russian Federation

Delivery:Program portfolio management for big Russian Utilities Company (35+ FTE, SAP TORO, IS-U, ERP implementation and support), timely delivery, budget and revenue targets (6 M$ for a program).Management, hiring, development of distributed project teams off-site and on-site, management of subcontractors teams used for staff augmentation.Managing dependencies and aligning delivery schedules between different work streams.Client relations: Established and developed good business relations with key stakeholders in the customer’s organization, serving as a single entry point, providing dedicated service, pro-active incidents management, managing complex delivery effectively.Business development: Identification of business development opportunities and creation of projects pipeline, presale coordination, proposal elaboration, presentations, scope, price, SLA negotiations.

Moscow, Russian Federation

Delivery: • Project portfolio management, overseeing Project delivery to multiple clients, revenue and SLA targets, timely delivery.• Further development and improvement of corporate methodology for Microsoft Dynamics AX, NAV, COGNOS projects implementation;• Microsoft Business Solutions, COGNOS Enterprise Planning and BI implementations. Projects combining Enterprise Solutions implementation and business process redesign, re-engineering, management consulting.Client relations: establishing and maintaining working relations on all levels in Customer organization, helping Customers with business goals prioritization and streamlining, ensuring value delivery. Obtained gratitude letters from Customer Management to IBS company for quality and dedication.Business development: Identification of Customers business needs as a business development opportunities and creation of proposals, presales coordination, presentations, scope and price negotiations.

Moscow, Russian Federation

Software Development J2EE (Servlets, JSP, EJB).