I serve as the Chief Delivery Officer at SmartCat.io, a leading service provider specializing in data engineering and AI. In this role, I oversee the successful delivery of projects across various domains, including software development, data engineering, RAG development, and machine learning initiatives.I manage a high-performing team of delivery managers responsible for the day-to-day execution of these projects and customer assignments. I am passionate about fostering a team culture of continuous learning and development, ensuring my team has the skills and resources to deliver exceptional customer results.

Responsible for the organization of the internal IT service, handling the landscape of applications and systems.Designing the technical architecture of the landscape together with the team of ITOps professionals. Establishing a modern and efficient way to exchange data between different applications.Taking care of the security of on-premise and cloud environments with regard to ISO 27001.Responsible for internal cyber-security (red) team. Training of the employees. Planning and executing internal and external penetration tests.Executing internal improvement projects.Budgeting and purchasing of hardware and software.

Responsible for delivery of custom software development, software testing and IT operations services to a number of customers.Responsible for resource management (selection, retention, training and coaching) of the team of 100+ professionals, pre-sales and bid management, customer satisfaction and continuous improvement of the services provided to our customers.DevOps enthusiast and evangelist.Leading local and company-wide improvement initiatives for establishing competences and improvements in the areas of:- Continuous Delivery and Infrastructure Automation- DevOps- IT Operations and Cloud especially Cloud Migrations- Agile/Scrum Improvement and Harmonization- Requirements and Test Management (Specification by Example)- Micro-services- Front-end / JavaScriptResponsible for company-wide internal IT operations in seven offices in four countries with central data center in Western Europe.

Responsible for delivery of application maintenance and support services throughout the company (4 countries). Lead the team of up to 50 engineers and Service Delivery Managers.Lead Service Improvement projects by introduction of ITIL Service Delivery practices, ASL and focusing on Customer satisfaction.Responsible for recruitment, retention, training/coaching, customer satisfaction/relationship and service delivery/improvement. Services have been delivered through Service Level Agreements (SLA's) and best effort contracts.

Development of Java web applications for banks, insurance and on-line shops.Built custom Java web framework and content management system called CosMoS.Lead teams of up to 25 developers.Technologies: Java, Spring, Hibernate, JSP, HTML, JavaScript, XML/XSL, Maven, Oracle / MySQL / MSSQL / PostgreSQL, Linux / Windows, UML

Teaching assistant at the Chair of Computer Science for the courses "Numerical Algorithms and Numerical Software in Engineering" and "Artificial Intelligence". Participated in preparation of teaching materials, exams and conducting classes.