Igor Otmakhov Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

✅ Leveraging on successful experience in driving innovation and business operations, optimization, transformation and digitalization in start-up business operations, handpicked to provide strategic thought leadership for the development, implementation and support of enterprise-wide business systems and information technology infrastructure and services ➡️ Directed the adoption of modern and transformative technology initiatives to drive innovation and improve operational efficiency and employee productivity. Created and led plans and roadmaps outlining the vision, innovation strategies, development techniques, and the overall delivery of technology modernization.➡️ Built, managed and inspired strong technical teams, advised senior leadership on risks and emerging technologies, and introduced innovative systems, practices, processes. Navigated the organization through a digitalization revolution in OOH.➡️ Identified lucrative process improvements to drive efficiencies, slash operational costs and generate rapid-fire business.Key Impact & Metrics📌 Drove innovative automation, process optimization and business process improvement initiatives – scaled deliverables throughput 10x; reduced major production costs by 25% in 2022; optimized campaign delivery reducing lead time by 50%.📌 Played a leading role in business development initiatives & advertising initiatives – developed a network of advertising media (grew from 15 to 700 cabs). Planned, managed and delivered special executions of non-standard one-of-a-kind advertising campaigns. Streamlined the execution of 500+ advertising campaigns annually across 8 different verticals.📌 Defined product roadmaps, operation strategy and company vision to drive revenue growth – took the company from 0 to sale to Statements Media 📌 Managed capital projects – conceptualized, researched, developed, and launched several key products and programs that turned into significant revenue $ generators for the company.

✅ Brought on board to champion the definition, development and delivery of integrated & transformative technology strategies, solutions, roadmaps & plans for a start-up with only $100K revenue and 3 staff on board – drove business transformation agendas enabled by emerging technologies and jettisoned the business to over $50M in annual revenue and 200+ staff➡️ Handled operations, enterprise application management, IT strategy and solutions roadmap, security and governance, development, business systems, PMO and data strategy and finances, cloud and vendor management & consulting services.➡️ Directed, mentored and inspired cross functional and cross-cultural regional and global teams to support the delivery of business led technology enabled transformation programs. Consolidated teams to promote efficiency and cut costs. ➡️ Facilitated the establishment of an efficient structure for a rapid expansion – built and managed the entire IT infrastructure for data centres, offices and call centres in Canada, US and the Philippines and a manufacturing facility in Thailand. Key Impact & Metrics📌 Led the implementation of the technology that now underpins and facilitates business operations, growth, innovation, and effectiveness – enabled new and novel methods to deliver services at scale, helping the company grow its annual revenues. 📌 Deployed and adapted latest technologies in the field to drive process improvement, automation and standardization, as well as change management and increase efficient and reduce cost – managed the development of automation systems on $10M in-house gasifier. Automated full cycle apparel production (cotton to garment) of over 1 million units per year.📌 Recognized for expertise in managing projects and programs, planning, developing, and implementing communication strategies, coupled with the ability to apply IT solutions towards solving business issues, managing costs and reducing risks.