• Talent Acquisition & Team Building: Advised companies on hiring the industry's top talents, specializing in roles like Software Engineers, DevOps, Security, and QA. I have a track record of aiding companies in scaling their teams from scratch to 100 engineers seamlessly.• Team Management: Shared best practices on effective team management, balancing the dynamics of onsite and remote teams spanning multiple countries.• Mentorship & Coaching: Extended mentorship and coaching services to foster skill development, ensuring teams operate at their peak efficiency and productivity.• Strategic Directorship: Acted as Director of Engineering for various companies, guiding them through technical challenges and operational strategies.• AI, NLU & ML Consultancy: Assisted companies in harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Understanding, and Machine Learning, ensuring they remain at the cutting edge of technological advancements.• Software & Enterprise Architecture: Provided comprehensive software architectural services, with a special focus on the Adobe Commerce platform and Enterprise-scale solutions.• Cloud Solutions: Aided in the design and implementation of robust cloud architectures and applications, ensuring scalability and resilience.• Integration & SaaS: Guided companies in the integration of diverse software tools and platforms. Also, extended expertise in building and optimizing Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions.• E-commerce Expertise: Leveraged extensive experience with various e-commerce platforms to architect, develop, and lead engineering, quality assurance, and security teams. Skilled in maintaining and scaling e-commerce solutions to handle high-traffic events like Black Friday sales, ensuring high availability and consistent customer satisfaction.• Agile Methodologies: Implemented Agile methodologies, tailoring them to suit each company's unique needs and ensuring streamlined operations and improved delivery cycles.

• In a startup environment, oversaw the team's rapid expansion from 5 to 40 members, located across various countries and time zones, with both onsite and remote configurations. Emphasized leadership, mentorship, and strategic direction while managing diverse and globally dispersed teams.• Initiated and set in place organizational structures, forming streamlined departments and teams for maximum efficiency. Actively hired and promoted team members to management positions to foster more effective teamwork and leadership.• Managed recruitment processes, particularly interviewing technical candidates and managers, from initial screening to promotions, ensuring the department's growth and excellence.• Led a robust DevOps team, focusing on cloud engineering and serverless computing, utilizing Agile Methodology, and enhancing cloud infrastructure and stakeholder communication.• Ensured seamless software integration and coordination of cloud applications with third-party systems, promoting effective cross-department communication and collaboration through the Client Delivery team.• Held full charge of security operations across the Cloud Platform, strengthening privacy and operational standards while ensuring PII, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA compliance.• Authored detailed documentation, boosting departmental transparency and operational standardization.• Managed the company's entire infrastructure located on both public cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS), prioritizing security, functionality, and adaptability to change.• Exercised strategic leadership in controlling the departmental budget, balancing financial responsibilitywith the need for innovative advancements.• Actively engaged in client relations, managing both internal and external audits, including third-partyevaluations, and long-term strategic planning to align with overarching business goals.

• Architected and designed the technical infrastructure for Nestle Purina websites and their associated SaaS solutions, leading both remote and onsite teams through training, mentorship, and coaching to ensure alignment with client specifications.• Orchestrated a comprehensive migration plan transitioning from Magento 1 to Magento 2, encompassing complex modules, intricate data, and diverse third-party integrations.• Established clear lines of communication with clients to accurately capture technical requirements, then translated and relayed these insights in technical terms to internal teams.• Authored in-depth internal documentation detailing every aspect of development, deployment, and task workflows. These documents were instrumental in mentoring and coaching efforts within the team.• Delivered robust technical support for Nestle websites operating on the Adobe Commerce platform,emphasizing Enterprise Architecture and a focus on intricate third-party integrations.• Conducted routine team code reviews, highlighting best practices in OOP and general software development, thereby elevating team performance and ensuring consistent technical excellence.

• Managed a diverse team of 20 professionals spanning roles such as engineers, QA, DevOps, and managers. Held overarching responsibility for their performance reviews, promotions, and other managerial duties.• Developed and communicated technical strategies for specialized eCommerce and SaaS solutions, crafting strategic plans comprehensible to various business departments.• Pioneered and directed the successful integration of a consumer online payment system, transforming the online shopping experience to augment the customer experience.• Architected an internal tool that enabled the merchandising team to directly manage products on the website, allowing continued performance on the overall site during high load times.• Coordinated task requirements and information translation from various teams across the organization to the development team, facilitating effective software development while promoting internal transparency.• Leveraged Agile Methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, to refine the software development process across the organization, fostering a more collaborative and transparent environment.• Collaborated closely with the Sales and Marketing Departments to develop and execute highly successful marketing campaigns, ensuring technical readiness and scalability for campaigns that placed significant demand on the company's infrastructure.

• In the dynamic startup environment, spearheaded the company's rapid expansion from its inception, growing the team to 120 members, both remote and onsite. Meticulously established organizational structures.• Held overarching responsibility for hiring, performance reviews, promotions, and other managerial functions, championing both the professional and personal growth of a diverse and widespread team.• Continuously managed the full software development life cycle (SDLC), from architecture to deployment and troubleshooting, across various web, mobile, and SaaS applications, including complex enterprise solutions and e-commerce platforms, boosting end-user satisfaction.• Led interdepartmental negotiations to devise effective solutions, building relationships with business departments while collecting client requirements and translating those needs for the development team.• Directed all large project creation and implementation efforts, guiding and supporting the team during development to reach planned goals efficiently while meeting all program requirements.• Coordinated improvements of all software for a growing business, streamlining internal processes.• Provided charitable support to a local orphanage, fundraising to buy various essentials and gifts—includingschool supplies and holiday gifts—and host outings, building community outreach efforts.

• Spearheaded the recruitment and expansion of the team, growing it from inception to 15 members, and successfully managing and mentoring them.• Managed all aspects of establishing a company—including employee onboarding, project management, and strategic planning—to ensure successful business development and bolster return on investment (ROI).• Performed team code reviews, improving team performance and providing technical oversight.

• Developed and implemented internal software improvements, streamlining practices and promoting continued efficiency in a progressing technically focused environment.• Directed a team of five as a Team Lead, receiving and discussing improvement tickets from senior leadership in order to generate comprehensive solutions that met and exceeded all requirements.• Coordinated on a monthly basis with senior leadership to set goals and review project progress.• Spearheaded a revolutionary customer service automation system to enhance customer communication, improving the customer experience and enabling elevated, high touch service.• Pioneered and implemented an improved profile system for customers nationally, allowing greater internal accessibility of customer identification for sales team and improving the information acquisition process.

• Developed and established the initial website for a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) company, allowing customers access to mobile audio and photos using the WAP browser with greater efficiency. • Reinvented original website to maintain a high frequency infrastructure, improving the customer experience and enhancing the customer communication system.• Managed the total project budget, safeguarding proper fiscal allotment for projects and overseeing the billing process in order to maintain financial solvency.

• Created and managed the software development team, providing direction regarding mobile and desktop deliverables to successfully build 20 new internal technical solutions.• Established a revolutionary tracking system to better monitor repossession records. • Generated an innovative reporting system for various local departments, allowing widespread cross-functional communication between departments within one Russian region.• Developed company best practices, implementing procedures and standards for an expanding software engineering department to improve day-to-operations and unlock new efficiencies.