Recruited by the #1 Russian Tech investment consultant ($200M M&A deals vol.) into a senior leadership role to launch a consulting practice focusing on tech markets, leading to x3 company revenue growthTrained & supervised a team of 10, engaged with top-tier corporate clients, led a variety of projects:– Innovation culture: Made strategy of internal innovations growth within Russian ~$5B e-com platform– Growth strategy: Found $200M retail tech market for a top-3 payments data… Show more Recruited by the #1 Russian Tech investment consultant ($200M M&A deals vol.) into a senior leadership role to launch a consulting practice focusing on tech markets, leading to x3 company revenue growthTrained & supervised a team of 10, engaged with top-tier corporate clients, led a variety of projects:– Innovation culture: Made strategy of internal innovations growth within Russian ~$5B e-com platform– Growth strategy: Found $200M retail tech market for a top-3 payments data provider– Growth strategy: Revealed 200% growth in payments solutions for a procurement tech business– Go-To-Market: Designed a $0.5B market payments ecosystem for growing segment of labour migrants– Go-To-Market: Created a 0 to 1 strategy for a major bank entering the ~$1B digital healthcare market– M&A strategy: Built strategy supporting M&A of top-5 European POS automation provider Show less

Joined big data FinTech startup (credit scoring solutions driven by social media data, $3M revenue) to expand business via new products, markets, and channels, resulting in x2 revenue and x3 company value– New industries: Found new clients & use cases in Insurance, Retail, FMCG, Pharma– New products: Launched tools improving x3-6 X-sell, +40% churn prediction & +30% marketing ROI– New channels: Built partnerships with McKinsey, Oliver Wyman, PWC that became distribution… Show more Joined big data FinTech startup (credit scoring solutions driven by social media data, $3M revenue) to expand business via new products, markets, and channels, resulting in x2 revenue and x3 company value– New industries: Found new clients & use cases in Insurance, Retail, FMCG, Pharma– New products: Launched tools improving x3-6 X-sell, +40% churn prediction & +30% marketing ROI– New channels: Built partnerships with McKinsey, Oliver Wyman, PWC that became distribution channel– New geographies: Piloted credit scoring solutions in 3 countries, got first foreign clients and revenueManaged a team of 7 analysts, started and directed a range of complex quantitative analysis projects:– Go-To-Market: Formed successful entry strategy to $1B CIS market for a top-3 global tobacco firm– Brand strategy: Created a new data-driven approach to strategy for a top-10 global beer producer– Fraud detection: Exposed 50+ fraud cases in car insurance finance for a top-3 CIS insurance company– Client retention: Developed retention tools for a top-5 Russian bank, with a potential $80M impact Show less

Hired to make a growth strategy for the CIS market, where global strategy failed due to local competition– Growth hypotheses: Structured 15+ growth levers analyses (industry, regions, KPIs, retention)– Growth strategy: Designed a plan for 20% revenue growth in the SMB sector for Google 2016 strategy

– CapEx PMO: Revealed bottlenecks in oil pipeline construction, leading to expected 15% time-saving

– Ops strategy: Launched railcar repair tracking for a top-3 rail operator, saving $30M p.a.– CapEx PMO: Improved planning & control for nuclear power plant constr., saving $26M by faster launch– Cost-cutting: Established Lean Manufacturing initiatives at a heavy machinery plant, saving $8M p.a.– Cost-cutting: Built logistics optimisation program for a top mining holding, with $6M p.a. exp. savings

– Cost-cutting: Run Lean Optimisation at a steel plant, saving $28M p.a. in raw materials & maintenance– Ops strategy: Streamlined credit process of a major corp. bank, accelerating 2x credit approval time– Market entry: Built location scoring & risk mitigation plan for a top-3 Chinese truck producer

– Market research: Produced 100+ industry reports for retail, FMCG, telecom, metals, & energy sectors

– Startup pivot: After market hypothesis failed, advised reinvesting assets in Penxy, tool for lectures live streaming, that entered the US market, raised $0.5M, and featured by TechCrunch, Wired, & Mashable

Started & pivoted a platform for online tutoring, addressing volatile & regionally inconsistent pricing– Fundraising & Product launch: Formed and guided a team of 5, raised $60k, gained ~500 active users

Organised a series of competitions for ~150 startups, motivating students to become tech entrepreneurs– Fundraising: Secured a $30k sponsorship budget from Microsoft, Oracle, ABBYY, and Autodesk– Startup mentoring: Guided 30+ startup teams in business plan development, & presentation skills