As Vice President of Technology for the Modern Dev and DevOps practice at InfoMagnus, I lead a team dedicated to advancing developer productivity through a blend of DevOps, change management, and strategic software architecture. My approach integrates cutting-edge practices and tools to help organizations streamline software delivery and achieve high-impact outcomes.I have built a service line around DevOps and GitHub from the ground up, transforming it into a successful business operation recognized by GitHub. This achievement, along with my leadership, contributed to InfoMagnus being named GitHub Channel Partner of the Year 2024, showcasing our excellence in developer enablement and DevOps innovation.Recently, my focus has expanded to applying modern DevOps practices to automotive and embedded application development, leveraging GitHub in conjunction with Arm-based architectures. This work addresses the unique challenges of these industries, delivering innovative solutions that enable developers to build, test, and deploy more efficiently while meeting rigorous standards.In my role, I collaborate with some of the world’s largest companies to design, prioritize, and accelerate software delivery initiatives. I combine technical expertise with strategic planning to optimize workflows and help clients overcome complex challenges.Additionally, I lead efforts to develop business partnerships, build relationships with key stakeholders, and recruit top-tier talent. I foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning within my team, ensuring we deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that drive client success.My leadership emphasizes a holistic approach to developer productivity, positioning InfoMagnus as a trusted partner for organizations seeking to modernize their software delivery practices and achieve sustainable growth.

Built successful training and consulting DevOps business focused on Modern Dev/GitHub focused on helping development teams to design and deliver resilient, scalable and maintainable products. Organized, up-skilled and managed staff engineers to deliver 200 workshops in less than 12 months with the audience of ~900 developers and IT personnel covering ~80% of GItHub training needs in North America. Interviewed and hired trainers and consultants globally assisting GitHub with product adoption (license, consumption, migration. enablement).

Product development based on Azure, .NET, REST API, TDD, DDD, Serverless, Scrum/Kanban, DevOps, Xamarin, event streams with emphasis on innovative business models and state-of-the-art technology solution to enable key business capabilities. Managing and mentoring distributed teams. Product design, DDD, Event Storming, Estimations/Proposals, Team Management, CD/DevOps, Distributed scalable systems, Cost management and optimization, training and mentorship. Azure, .NET/NETCore, EDA/ES, Xamarin, AzureDevOps, VS/VSCode, Serverless, Kanban/Lean Development, Distributed teams; drayage planning algorithm research and development. Managing team of 8+ developers, QA and ops. Industries: real estate/home improvements, container logistics/drayage/terminal operations, document capture/OCR.

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Digital Innovation Group Portal project: integration and back end implementation of internal dynamic web reporting portal. Azure AppService, Azure LogicApps, Dynamics CRM, Azure On-prem Data Gateway, SQL Azure, on-prem SQL Server, C#, JS; build, test, deploy using VSTS and ARM templates. Sales support, DDD and DevOps bookclubs organizer and host

Design, architecture, implementation, life cycle of complex systems in insurance, hospitality, finance, non-profit and hi-tech industries with the focus on digital transformation. Pre-sale support and resource estimations. Public speaking on behalf of Neudesic at various industry events. Training, education and staff development. Conducting technical interviews of prospective candidates. Customer: Compassion International, Colorado | Integration Engineer | Bank payment/reconciliation system integration with custom app integration using Neuron ESB (enterprise integration product)Customer: Fragomen, New York | DevOps Architect/Build Master | DevOps architect/Build Master supporting team of 50 developers. VSTS, VS 2013, Powershell, SQL Server, IIS, Node.JS/Angular.JSCustomer: Assurant, California | ALM Architect | For the major insurance company, Rinat developed and implemented the ALM solution to support the build and deployment of the large distributed application with custom apps and 2rd party packages for the large (180+) development team, Acting as a DevOps and ALM architect, Rinat defined the processes and procedures to support the continuous delivery processes for the next generation LOB system. VS 2013/TFS 2013/Thoughworks GO-CD/PowerShell/IIS/SQL Server 2014.Customer: Viking Global Investors, Connecticut | Integration Engineer | For the major investment firm, Rinat developed the SOA strategy and used Neuron ESB to build solutions to integrate in-house and COTS products to increase the productivity of the development team and provided internal training. Visual Studio 2012/Neuron ESB/SQL Server 2008/2012Customer: PwC, Chicago | Principal (ALM) | For the major accounting firm, Rinat developed the multi-national corporate tax return preparation web application and acted as a DevOps specialist for the team using Visual Studio 2013/MVC/JavaScript/Google V8/ClearScript/Team Foundation Server 2012.

Custom Application Developmenet, Dynamics CRM, Connected Systems, Microsoft AzureCustomer: Deloitte, Kentucky | ALM Architect | Designed and implemented SDLC/ALM processes and procedures based on Microsoft TFS/Visual Studio 2012 tools. Acted as TFS administrator, process customization, build customization and administration. Designed and implemented practices and procedures for performance testing. Trained and supported a large distributed team 150+ developers.Customer: Premera Blue Cross, Seattle, WA | ALM Architect | Gathered requirements and provided recommendations for secured deployment environment to support HIPAA compliance status and provide capabilities for testing of the integration with external vendors. Recommended improvements for CI/testing process to enable HIPAA-compliant data management in non-production environment.Customer: Confluence, Pittsburg, PA | Technical Architect | Technical architecture review of the next generation distributed financial management system based on C#, Modern Web, MVC, Azure, VS 2010. Provided guidance to improve the enterprise readiness of the application. Customized the build workflow template for TFS 2010 to support CI/CD.Customer: Teva Pharmacutical, Philadelphia, PA | Integration Engineer | Configuring Neuron ESB for IVR application integration with internal Clinicopia systems. Connected Systems, web services, SOAP, SSL, HTTPSCustomer: Synthes, Philadelphia, PA | Architect | Review and validate architecture for web RIA (rich internet application) and iOS mobile application for configuring new medical device. Provide the link between BA/UX and technology tracks to implement the project in the next phase .NET, C#, SQL Server, Architecture, iOS/iPad, Unity3D, HTML5, MVC

Customer: NW Natural, Portland, OR | SharePoint Developer | Designed and implemented enhancements to custom SharePoint application for managing SOX activities and documents, utilizing SharePoint 2010, C#, WF.Customer: BECU, Seattle, WA | SOA Architect | Assessed SOA architecture and provided recommendation for next gen services practices; Implemented composite services pilot project; Analyzed requirements and defined architecture for workflow pilot project; Planned and executed scrum project (scrum master) for the team of 5 developers, BA and UX; .NET 4.0, WCF, ESB, VS 2010, TFS 2010, EF, K2 Blackpearl, SP 2010Customer: Par Springler Miller Systems, Las Vegas, NV | Development Lead | Lead a geographically dispersed group of 6 software developers, business analyst, testers in the successful implementation of core platform and interfaces for the next generation hospitality management product. Managed application life cycle in TFS 2010 for the large project team of ~40 members. VS 2010, .NET 4.0, WPF/Prism, WCF, ESB, TFS 2010, WindowsCustomer: Littler Mendelson, San Fransisco, CA | Technical Lead | Designing and implementing publishing and subscription-based system to deliver the law content. SharePoint 2010, Custom App Dev, C#, .NET 3.5Customer: Associated Press, San Francisco, CA | Software Consultant | UI developer for next-gen news management platform; SharePoint 2010, Silverlight 3.0; Silverlight Toolkit; VS 2010Customer: Audatex, San Diego, CA | Architect | Performance tuning of web applications; re-factoring legacy applications; defining enterprise standards; training; .NET 1.1 - NET 3.5; VS 2008, Enterprise LibraryCustomer: Mail Boxes Etc (now UPS), San Diego, CA | Architect | Software architecture; developing enterprise standards; training; VS 2005, .NET 2.0, MS Enterprise Library; Implementing next-gen mail box management application for MBE POS

Database team development lead. Supported implementation, maintenance and optimization of databases (Oracle and SQL Server) for the truck routing planning and optimization product. Managed 2 developers/DBAs. MS Visual C++, VS 2003, C#, WinForms.

Developing business applications (HR/security background verification, real estate foreclosure management apps). Borland Delphi, COM, SQL Server, XML services

Developing business applications for custom projects (tax backend processing). Windows, Borland Delphi, SQL Server, COM

Conducted a research on machine learning algorithms to discover patterns from technical patents using graph/semantic networks and symbolic logic. Part of the PhD course. Borland Delphi, Prolog.