Software Business Development ~ Professional Services ~ Global Engagement

Management

Highly motivated IT and Business Management professional with outstanding

and progressive experience in providing complex project management

solutions, as well as flexibility to adapt to all technological

environments.

PROFILE

Result-oriented, team-spirited, and performance-driven executive, equipped

with extensive knowledge in software development, project and offshore

global engagement management. Demonstrated proven record of success in

improving component designs and reducing the needs for re-engineering to

achieve operations efficiency and company goals. Acquired outstanding

communication and motivation expertise, which facilitated attainment of

strategic goals and bottom-line objectives. Effective in resolving issues

that surfaced complemented by meticulous and creative detail to customer

needs and specifications.

EDUCATION

M.B.A. Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI Graduated with Honors/Beta

Gamma Sigma 1997

M.S.M.E./B.S.M.E. Moscow State Industrial University, Moscow, Russia

1988

QUALIFICATIONS

. Extensive years of experience in commercial software development, IT

project management and outsourcing within large, publicly traded

companies as well as startups

. Flexible and able to adapt quickly to ever-changing business and

technology environments and needs ensuring the delivery of new

software business solutions on time and budget.

. In-depth and practical understanding of Microsoft and Java

technologies.

TECHNOLOGY and APPLICATION IMPLEMENTATIONS

. Proficient in .Net WPF, Silverlight, WCF, WWF, ASP.Net, SOA, J2EE,

EJB, LAMP, MFC, C++, Adobe AIR

. MS SQL, Oracle, MS Analysis Services, MS SharePoint, SPSS, SAS

. SAP ECC, CRM, SCM, PeopleSoft, Oracle Apps (CRM, Financials), MS

Dynamics AX

. In-depth hands on experience with MS Visual Studio.Net in C#, TFS and

Eclipse. SCRUM master.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Active Web Services LLC ( Lisle, IL

Principal, Professional Services and Software Nov 2007 - Present

Development

. Responsible design, development and sales of four new SaaS products for

automotive industry. Generated more than $1 mil. in the first year. MS

.Net technology based on WWF, Silverlight and WCF.

. Established global distribution network in Americas, Europe and BRIC

(Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries.

. Direct global teams of software engineering professionals in India,

Russia, UK, Ukraine and China to deliver enterprise applications on time

and on budget. Manage a team of consultants to deliver professional

services engagements worldwide. Serve as SCRUM Master for the company.

. Delivered conversion of several legacy applications from VB and C into

SOA based Java and .Net solutions.

. Lead team of project managers and engagement managers to deliver global

software and IT projects.

. Attracted and hired top talents to work for the company. Negotiated

office and IT infrastructure leases. Established fair and motivating

compensation policies.

Snap-On Business Solutions, Inc. (Formerly ProQuest Business Solutions Inc.

acquired by Snap-On in 2006)

Subsidiary of Snap-On, Inc. NYSE: SNA ( Richfield, OH

Director, Project Management Office and Jul 2005 - Nov 2007

Software Development

. Led global engagement of development, project management, professional

services and SQA resources in U.S., U.K., India, and Russia. Responsible

for allocation of 200+ engineering and professional services resources

worldwide. Technologies J2EE and .Net.

. Administered hiring, training, and retaining of best project management

talents.

. Proactively coordinated and negotiated project deliverables with

customers. Implemented project risk mitigation procedures.

. Performed staff appraisals and annual reviews . Volunteered to

successfully conduct several RCI (rapid continues improvement) tracks.

Presided over the Product Delivery Committee.

In Nov 2006, Snap On Inc. acquired ProQuest Business Solutions. Under new

ownership strategy realignment, I was laid off in Nov 2007. I went back

to AWS to develop new products and business initiatives.

Active Web Services LLC (Acquired by ProQuest in Jul 2005) ( Lisle, IL

CEO CTO Development and Professional Services Sep 1999-Jul 2005

. One of the founders. Developed startup business plan and product

roadmaps. Raised seed capital.

. Led technology organization to deliver one of the first .Net based

enterprise software solutions.

. Established and grew the business from ground up, which obtained #1 rank

in warranty software application by AMR Research (Boston, MA). Achieved

Microsoft Gold Partner Certification for the company.

. Directed and managed a large international team of development, product

management, quality assurance, and professional services to ensure

delivery of products and projects in a timely manner.

. Prepared and facilitated road shows to be presented to venture capital

firms, private equity, and individual investors. Established good working

relationships with VC community in East Coast and Midwest.

In July 2005 ProQuest Business Solutions purchased Warranty and EPC

software business from AWS LLC. As a part of the purchase agreement I had

a contract to work for ProQuest Business Solutions in Ohio.

SPSS, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPSS) ( Chicago, IL

Director, Software Development Jun 1998-Sep 1999

. Responsible for seven software product lines such as Survey with

Confidence, DEW (Survey Data Entry Web client VC++ MFC, Server Java EJB)

and others.

. Directed a team of product, marketing, development, publication, and SQA

managers to ensure quality development and delivery of products into

market.

. Handled recruitment, termination and retention of engineers and middle

managers.

SPSS is one of the most sophisticated software companies in the world

(recently acquired by IBM). I left SPSS to pursue a once in a lifetime

opportunity to start by own software business - Active Web Services LLC.

ABB Inc. Flexible Automation (NYSE: ABB) ( Milwaukee, WI

IT Manager Apr 1992-Jun 1998

. Strictly observed efficient and proper daily operations of the corporate

data center. Developed and implemented the use of Visibility, PeopleSoft

and SAP ERP systems. Provided assistance to the development of MAXIM and

ROSS Financials GL applications.

I was responsible for all ERP implementations and data center daily

operations. Software customization was a significant part of my daily

routine. I let ABB to work at SPSS as a full time director software

development which I enjoyed the most.

EARLIER CAREERS

InterQuadro ( Paris, France / Moscow, Russia

Director, IT Professional Services Jun 1988-Apr 1992

. Implemented various ERP application in Europe partnering with Digital

Equipment Corp and IBM.

I was responsible for Digital and IBM partnerships in the former Soviet

Union. I left the company to move to the US.

AZLK, Automotive OEM ( Moscow, Russia

Mechanical Engineer, Software Jun 1982-Apr 1988

Engineer

. Developed manufacturing software applications extensions in VAX/VMS and

Unix BSD while attending college.

I worked full time while attending university. After graduation I left

AZLK to work for InterQuadro in Europe.

TRAININGS

Dale Carnegie Course, Disaster Recovery Institute, Human Resource

Trainings, Microsoft Technology seminars

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