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Chicago, Illinois, United States

*Product Areas and Goal Achievements*Product Catalog Integration:- Consolidated integrations across major platforms (Amazon, Google, Affiliate Networks and price aggregators) into a unified, user-friendly Platform.- Enhanced integrations and logic, resulting in a significant 30% annual Platform revenue increase.- Streamlined data processing, reducing development time by 50-80% and empowering non-technical teams to manage product catalogs.Vendor Integration:- Integrated over 40 vendors with daily updates, improving data processing speed and quality by 3-5 times.- Established data processing principles and implemented predefined templates, ensuring data consistency and stability.- Trained 3 teams on new data processing approaches.Competitor Data Collection:- Built a robust platform handling processing 4 terabytes of competitive data monthly.- Implemented innovative technologies to ensure the accuracy and relevancy of data for around 1 million SKUs.- Collaborated with various teams to optimize competitor data integration, enabling strategic pricing decisions.Web Platform Development:- Responsibilities include R&D for new technologies and feature analysis utilizing A/B testing and data analytics tools.As a Senior Product Owner, I lead company strategic initiatives by driving product development, overseeing project execution, and ensuring alignment with business objectives. My role involves shaping product roadmaps, prioritizing features based on customer feedback and market trends, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products that meet user needs.

Ukraine

*Goal Achievements*- Successfully established and managed a video production studio from scratch, implementing industry-standard production processes to facilitate streaming on major television networks.- Spearheaded the integration process for new team members, resulting in a substantial reduction in training time and a significant improvement in the quality of our products by 2-3 times.- Proactively identified cost-saving opportunities, leading to a remarkable 30% reduction in production expenses compared to our competitors.- Pioneered the development of innovative products and services, driving a remarkable 25% annual revenue growth.The "First Gear Show" is a famous automotive TV program that offers reviews, expert test drives, and coverage of various automotive sporting events worldwide. It is an excellent source of information for car enthusiasts.All content for the show is created by FG Production, an autonomous production company with video and sound studios, equipment, specialists, and transportation.The "First Gear Show" was broadcast on channels such as Novosti 24, First Automotive, ZIK, Pryamyi, Chornomorka (Odesa), and others.

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States

*Goal Achievements*- Transferring the entire product catalog from MySQL to Solr DB (non-SQL DB) to improve catalog page performance and reduce MySQL overload. This involved working with more than 5 million products across 30k+ categories.- Speeding up product catalog pages by 40% to 80% using new technologies and approaches.- Created a basement for Intelligent product recommendations and sorting based on sales statistics and user vehicle fitment. - Made data-driven decision-making a company standard. - Completed a "Wheels and Tires selection and fitting" project to enhance the company's ability to recommend the right wheels and tires to customers based on their vehicles, generating an additional 20% of revenue. In my role, I had the opportunity to not only create innovative UI/UX prototypes but also collaborate closely with developers to bring these designs to life using Agile methodologies. I took pride in analyzing customer business requirements and providing valuable insights to enhance our products. Furthermore, I was constantly exploring new technologies and tools through research and development, always striving to stay ahead of industry trends and innovationsMy teams and I have completed over 1300 tasks, improvements, and stories. Scope of technologies: PHP 5.3/7, Symphony, MySQL, Solr DB, HTML5/CSS3 + JS frameworks, bitbucket.PM and tech writer tools: JIRA, Confluence, draw.io

Kiev

The company specializes in the organization and broadcasting of international cyber-sporting events and support of the gaming community. Games: Tanki online, DOTA2, CS:GO, LoL, Point Blank.*Goal Achievements*- Successfully launched 3 new project sites to support cyber-sport events.- Implemented a comprehensive refactor of the global web-core project to enhance scalability and speed and reduce support effort by 50%.- Developed iOS and Android applications from the ground up.- Created documentation for all new features and functionalities.My key responsibilities were:- Conducting research and analysis to identify business opportunities and potential issues.- Gathering and analyzing data to develop solutions to business problems.- Formalizing and writing technical documentation in coordination with development teams (mobile, front-end, back-end).- Planning development process. Accept/refuse user stories and feature requests before deployment. - Providing live demos for customers and the support team.Scope of technologies: Ruby on Rails, SQL, HTML5+CSS3, JS, GIT. PM and tech-writer tools: Target Process (analog of JIRA), OmniGraffe, FlairBuilder, Adobe Photoshop, Markdown.

Kiev

Goal Achievements:- Developed and released high-speed e-commerce core supporting up to 1 million SKUs and 100k unique users per day per server with smart search, behavioral analytics, and third-party services integration.- Successfully implemented the united discount system project Cardkit.net, leading to releasing the alpha version for private testing and supporting further development.- Successfully streamlined development processes to improve efficiency and user experience on e-commerce platforms.- Implemented innovative solutions to optimize performance and increase the scalability of e-commerce systems.- Provided technical support and training to internal teams and customers to ensure successful implementation and utilization of new features and systems.Experience:- Innovation-driven analysis of business requirements to drive new ideas for enhancing e-commerce platforms.- Proactive planning and monitoring of development cycles to deliver top-quality solutions.- Relentless dedication to releasing and supporting features, conducting live demos, and implementing advanced testing methods.- Seamlessly integrating behavioral analytics to drive data-informed strategies.- Championing user-centric UI enhancements and technological optimizations.- Empowering customer teams with strategic training, server-side development planning, and seamless system integration for project Cardkit.net.- Vigilantly monitoring production, testing features, and sharing live demos with the support team and clients.Scope of technologies: ASP .NET MVC, Mongo DB, HTML5/CSS3, JS, Amazon WEB Services. PM tools: Pivotal Tracker, OMNI Tracker, OmniGraffe, Adobe Photoshop.

Odessa

I came to the company as a crisis manager.Main tasks and responsibilities:* New sales team* New methods of sales and new channels of distribution* Formation of the operating budget* Сollection of accounts receivable, more than 15 cases in economic courts resolved in our favor* Marketable matrix optimization, planning purchases for the year* Work with customs and certification authorities* Liquidation of unmarketable commodity rests* General company management* Monthly reports to investorsAll tasks were done.

Dniepropetrovsk

Company Information: 10 manufacturing plants (Ukraine, Asia), 250 employees in distribution, 2,000 employees in production areas and export products in 30+ countries (Europe, CIS, Middle East).* Strategic planning of development/growth* Formation of annual and operating budget* Personnel Management* Develop a system of progressive personnel motivation* The introduction of new instruments to increase sales (factoring, special credit schemes).* Optimization of product movement along the chain production->customs warehouse->client warehouse in Russia* Provide planned sales growth at + 50% compared with the previous year* Development of new lines of business (successful work with large trading networks and hypermarkets)* Control margin for VIP-clients to obtain the best ratio profit / turnover* Business trips to key customers in the region