FELIKS KRAVETS, MPM, DBA

847-***-**** ad1ias@r.postjobfree.com Hawthorn Woods, IL 60047 https://www.linkedin.com/in/fkravets EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Senior administrator with strong knowledge of program and product management, planning, and execution. Experienced in identifying critical customer needs, translating user requirements into technical requests, filling product gaps, generating new ideas to gain market share, positioning strategies, prioritizing activities, working closely with the engineering team, evaluating promotional plans, acting as a product evangelist, and building awareness and understanding. Strong interest in supporting entrepreneurship, start-ups, and venture capital. Experience in providing guidance to both technical and non-technical stakeholders on utilizing technology to attain their objectives. ChatGPT enthusiast. Open to remote/relocation to selected states. Fluent in Russian. MOST PROUD OF

Empowering Entrepreneurs

Co-led an entrepreneur workshop and pitch-deck review with panelists of the MIT-operated LaunchX program. Initiated and advised the Student Business and Entrepreneurship Club at University of the Potomac. Mentor @ FasterCapital. Inspiring Students

Initiated and advised student pitch deck annual competitions judged by the Angel and seed-stage investors. Business and Entrepreneurship Student Club Advisor. Teaching: 300 plus Courses

Benedictine University, University of the Potomac, College of Lake County, Illinois Institute of Art in Schaumburg, Kendall College, Northwestern College, BIR Training Center. Volunteering: Mentoring & Start-up Advising

Strategic Board Advisor @Online Impacts. Former Senior Startup Advisor @DigitalUnicorn. Director of Venture Development (Higher Education) @VentureStarters Building: Start-up Founder and Advisor

Start-up operations, staff management and remote operations, customer acquisition, account management, marketing, and business development.

START-UP EXPERIENCE

Maximizable. Start-up project offering web-based innovative solutions. 2022-Present

• Project management

• Recruiting and managing contractors

• Developed and executed marketing strategies across digital channels

• Maintained social media presence to boost audience growth and engagement CyberSecurityEasy.com LLC 2022-Present

• Project Management

• Marketing

• Secured clients through strategic business development initiatives

• Sales

Hiyooh.com. 2005-2006

• This worldwide web-based service offered electronic timecards for dial-up Internet access, catering to users with limited needs. Users were charged based on hourly usage

• To enhance security, the system implemented a password requirement. Users were required to create a password during the initial setup, and subsequently log in with it to prevent unauthorized use by children or others.

MegaRun 2000-2006

• Cost-effective IT outsourcing provider effectively delivering software development, maintenance, and support solutions.

Feliks Kravets Resume p. 2

ADVISING EXPERIENCE

Venture Starters, Director of Venture Development (Higher Edu.). Volunteer 2022-Now Online Impacts, Advisory Board Member (non-profit) 2021-Now FasterCapital. Startup Mentor 2020-Now

Venture Out, Startup Mentor 2021-Now

Digital Unicorn, Senior Advisor to CEO 2020-2021

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Various School Districts 2023 – now

Substitute Faculty

University of the Potomac (UOTP), IL-DC-VA (Remote) 2018 – 2023 Program Manager. Full-Time Professor. Co-Chair: the UOTP Entrepreneur Incubator Academy

• Managed program and taught technology and business courses, conducted faculty and student training related to social engineering and cybersecurity

• Led hiring, training, and onboarding of new ESL professors. Managed ongoing training covering the use of IT and LMS systems to comply with institutional and accreditation requirements

• Monitored faculty teaching hours, generated biweekly payroll, verified attendance/grades reports

• Selected and managed contractors developing online marketing products for the ESL program

• Provided student records audit and participate in student registration

• Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in an online and hybrid format

• Researched and presented to executive staff a draft of the academic policy related to Open AI and ChatGPT

• Proposed and executed social media marketing ideas to promote the ESL program in IL BIR Training Center, Chicago, IL 1997 – 2012 2015 – 2018 Program Manager. Adjunct Professor. Student Job Placement Coordinator

• Program Administration: Managed ELPA/ABC program

• Performed due diligence on potential new strategies and business partnerships with non- educational partners (VA offices, High Schools, etc.)

• Analyzed marketing performance of media and social media, and recommended changes in budget allocation allowing to save up to 25% of advertising costs ($100K plus/year)

• Initiated switch to a synchronized teaching schedule for all locations allowing saving up to 75% in faculty salary ($100K plus/year) for lab courses

• Taught over 100 various business and technology courses and faculty training sessions College of Lake County (CLC), Grayslake, IL 2005 – 2015 Operations Manager / Adjunct Professor. ABE/GED/ESL Division

• Managed a team of 10, responsible for data collection and state reporting for a division with

$4.4M budget, leading cross-functional projects to build new and improve existing processes

• Initiated a switch to electronic solutions to avoid unnecessary paper flow to collect attendance affected up to 220 instructors teaching up to 3,000 students

• Collaborated with divisional staff to identify operational needs and translated them into IT requests

• Developed and implemented procedures for additional data security

• Provided data compliance training for faculty and staff. Taught various college courses INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

• Data Analyst, Ameritech (now AT&T), Chicago, IL 1999-2002

• Account Executive, Active Communications International (ACI), Chicago, IL 2003

• Homeless Shelter Night Manager on Duty, Chicago, IL 2004

• Night Auditor/Manager on Duty, Holiday Inn Express, Riverwoods, IL 2005 – 2007 Feliks Kravets Resume p. 3

EDUCATION

DBA, Doctor of Business Administration Argosy University, IL (2013) MPM, Master of Project Management, Keller Graduate School of Management/DeVry University, IL (2004) BBA, Business Administration in Management, Robert Morris University, Chicago, IL (1995) Venture Capital & Private Equity. Kauffman Fellows & TechStars Certificate. (2021) Graduate Certificate in Internet, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, IL (2000) IT SKILLS

ChatGPT, SQL, Adobe Suite, HTML (Notepad++ & Edit Plus 3), ImageNow/Web Now, FTP, Visio, MS Office, Jenzabar SONIS, Moodle, PeopleSoft, Cengage, Cybersecurity and Social Engineering, Data Analysis MEMBERSHIPS

International Teacher Association https://www.internationalteachersassociation.com/ Internet Society https://www.internetsociety.org

Bilingual

Fluent in Russian

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