Strong IT leadership backbone
Management of IT departments, operations and distributed teams. Building structure, roles, accountability and management discipline. Program and portfolio management under PMBOK, including PMO setup.
CIO · IT Operations Director · IT Consultant
I bring order to IT operations and make them manageable
25 years in IT — from support engineer to head of IT departments of up to 98 people. I build teams and processes from scratch, turning chaotic operations into a transparent model with a clear budget and measurable SLAs. I embed data and AI so they work for the business, not stay a slide deck.
Open to a permanent CIO / IT Operations Director position
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- 25+ years in IT, 21+ in management. Teams of up to 98 people.
- 18.5 years at a single company (Beeline) — from engineer to head of unit
- Incident SLA up to 100%
- FinOps cost optimization by 17%
Strengths
Expertise visible in numbers, processes and team maturity
Building teams from scratch
Scaling departments from a starter core to full functions: DevOps, MLOps, DBA, L1, L2, ITSM, InfoSec, analytics, 1C, PMO. Experience growing teams from 5 to 55 people.
Audit and process rehabilitation
Diagnosis of IT systems, operations processes and contractor relationships. 20+ technical audits delivered. Turning processes into a clear, measurable and sustainable model.
Automation and digital transformation
Implementation of ITSM, EDM, HR automation, BI/DWH and end-to-end production processes from idea to stable operations.
Data, analytics and AI
DWH architecture, KPIs, ETL and management reporting. PhD in Engineering on object identification in data warehouses. Delivery of applied AI pilots with measurable business impact.
Budget, FinOps and vendor management
Transparent budgeting, cost optimization (FinOps, -17%), supplier negotiations, SLA control, contract work and reduced dependency on external contractors.
Areas of work
Open to a position — and to strong projects
CIO / IT Operations Director
Looking for a permanent role where operations need to be brought to order: building processes, teams, budgets and SLAs, and embedding data and AI into real business work. Experience leading departments and units of up to 98 people, 25 years in IT.
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IT audit and cost optimization
Diagnosis of the current IT state and operations processes, FinOps-driven infrastructure cost optimization, data-driven ops and AI solutions with measurable ROI.
Process building and digital operating models
Rollout of digital operating models, change management, operations stabilization, transition to Lean IT and elimination of "hero culture."
Vendor management
Optimizing contractor relationships, contract audits, strict SLA control, and reduced dependency on external service providers.
Mentoring and playbooks
One-on-one mentoring for future IT leaders, access to a PMI-style library of templates, governance documents and management metrics on Boosty.
Proven results
A brief look at what's already been delivered
MEGA Group
Expanded the IT team with new roles, established in-house 1C and BI expertise, designed the DWH architecture and launched an AI pilot that accelerated analytics 2-5x. Built a transparent 1C-based IT budget with plan-vs-actual control by object, customer and cost item.
SberEducation
Built the operations department, scaled the team from 5 to 55 people, implemented ITSM and ITIL processes, raised incident SLA from 80% to 100%. Rolled out FinOps with daily cost control by product, service and team.
Beeline
Progressed from support engineer to head of a 98-person unit: restructured services, audited IT systems, managed vendors (74 systems), delivered 5 projects successfully with a 40% budget optimization on one of them. Government awards "Master of Communications" and "Honorary Radio Operator."
Also: experience representing shareholder interests on Boards of Directors of joint-stock companies (Federal Agency for State Property Management, 2014–2017) and hands-on experience building my own business (co-founder, 2008–2012, successful exit)
Approach
Diagnose and prioritize first, then drive managed change
The strength isn't in "doing one more project" — it's in connecting strategy, architecture, operations, people, budget and security into a single working system. Evolutionary development, without interruptions or breaks. The result: a reliable, sustainable system.
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Diagnose the current state
Identify the real bottlenecks: processes, architecture, people, contractors, data, incidents, total cost of ownership.
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Build a change plan
Develop a realistic plan with business priorities, target metrics, areas of responsibility and rollout stages.
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Implement without management noise
Roll out changes so the team and the business understand what is being done, why, and in what sequence.
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Hand over a sustainable model
Leave behind not just results, but a manageable system: processes, metrics, roles, governance and a transparent operational picture.
Education and certification
Academic and Presidential foundation
- PhD in Engineering — Mathematical models and methods for identifying objects in data warehouses (DWH).
- Engineer, Automated Systems — Higher IT education: Automated Information Processing and Control Systems.
- Presidential Program for Training Management Personnel — Management in a Large Corporation (Strategic Management).
Strategic management and leadership (executive education)
- Leadership and Influence in Organizations — SKOLKOVO School of Management, 2024.
- Management Competency Development — Year-long program (incl. conflict management and mentoring), Beeline University, 2007–2008.
- Managing People Through Change — Practical training led by Prof. T. Yu. Bazarov, D.Sc. (Psychology), HR Technologies Center "XXI Century," 2008.
- Hardball Negotiation Tactics — Oratorika Academy, 2015.
Management methodologies, product and AI (frameworks & product)
- Program and Portfolio Management — Comprehensive program and "Portfolio Value" business simulation, PM Expert, 2026.
- AI for Business and Executives — Netology, 2026.
- Product Management — Integrating product thinking into IT operations, Moscow Business School, 2012.
- Project Management based on PMI PMBOK® & PMP/PME standards — Systematic certification track, PM Expert, 2010–2021.
Methodologies and tools
Enterprise management frameworks: FinOps Framework, ITIL 4 (High-velocity IT), COBIT, TOGAF, PMBoK, DMBoK, DPBoK, Value Stream Management (VSM).
Technical background under the hood
K8s, ClickHouse, Jenkins, AirFlow, PostgreSQL, Greenplum, GitLab, Bitbucket, DWH, Qlik Sense, SuperSet, 1C, Oracle, DevSecOps, SRE, MLOps, Everything as Code (IaC, Docs as Code, Monitoring as Code, Architecture as Code).
Relevant courses: Oracle9i SQL Tuning, Oracle DBA, Tru64 UNIX, Solaris Shell scripting, telecom courses GSM/SS7/GPRS/UMTS, Comverse RTBS/SMSC/Pre-Paid.
Management profile
- Strategy
- Budgeting and FinOps
- IT audit
- Organizational design
- Goal-setting, KPIs
- Hiring and building cohesive teams from scratch
- Vendor management
- Internal capability development
- Crisis management
- Portfolio and PMO management
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