Rovshan Safarov
Senior Project Manager
* ******* **., ********, *****, Ukraine
**************@*****.***
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rovshan-safarov-71b54a64/
Profile:
Passionate and experienced professional, with a proven record of successful projects, running and transforming innovative ideas, client needs and business requirements into clear technical documents. I build strong and productive communication between stakeholders and my team, bringing exact results the business needs, both timely and cost effective.
Areas of expertise:
Agile and traditional project management, Atlassian Jira, Confluence and BitBucket, communication and negotiation, Drupal CMS, SalesForce CRM, MS Office, Project, Fisheye, cloud-hosting, online payments, Scrum, understanding of HTML/CSS/JS, analytical and problem-solving skills, Google Analytics.
Employment history
IT Project Manager, Deluxe, Shoreview, Minnesota
September 2017 - present
●Running multiple cloud-hosting and domain registration platforms, from conceiving an idea to a complete product
●SALESFORCE integration for small to medium merchants, successfully generating and increasing revenue
●AT&T: developed and maintaining web hosting and domain registration solutions using a modular sales platform
●PCI DSS implementation using Eckoh solutions for secure and reliable online payments
Senior Project Manager, Geeksforless Inc., Mykolaiv
July 2013 - Present
●Chase paymentech integration for one of the largest clients
●BrainTree payment gateway integration for multiple cloud-hosting platforms
●PCI compliance processes implementation
●Successfully completed EFT project to cooperate with different financial institutions and serve hundred thousand customers in North America
●Negotiations with a number of prospective clients, ending up in new contracts and projects
●Communication and cooperation with various on-site and remote development teams, as well as product owners, program managers and major decision makers
●Leading a team of 7 to 12 professionals, successfully completing various tasks, small and enterprise projects, brainstorming ideas and transforming business vision into lucid technical requirements
●Successfully completed development of ICE platforms - a modern and easy to use online email marketing platform
●Extensively applying agile methodologies and getting work done through iterative development, as well as traditional development methods
Software QA Lead, Geeksforless Inc., Mykolaiv
March 2013 - July 2013
●Successfully completed 3 major transition tests from a legacy to modern retail billing system ensuring the process to be as seamless as possible for customers
●Led a group of 7 QA specialists to cover most of the projects with as little standby as possible
●Administration tasks including reporting and coaching new employees
●Cross-browser and cross-platform testing of various web and mobile applications, including SOAP API and REST API tests
●Held different meetings with on-site and remote management teams
●Documented multiple test cases and test plans
Software QA Specialist, Geeksforless Inc., Mykolaiv
January 2013 - March 2013
●Performed manual and automated testing (using Selenium IDE) of web and mobile applications of different types (feature, full, ad-hoc testing)
●Documenting and updating test plans and test cases
●Processed customer feedback and tickets
●Worked with tech leads to configure and alpha test a few internal systems for storing and executing tests like SpiraTest, JIra and Telerik
Project coordinator, NRCF “New Century”, Mykolaiv
January 2009 - December 2012
●Cooperated and interacted with different civil services to provide health care services to a group of vulnerable clients
●Close cooperation with various NGO's and city authorities to proceed with providing legal, social and medical services to people who needed it and could not establish these connections due to their social status
●Held multiple meetings with targeted clients on how to motivate them to stick to health care services, conducted research and counseling activities to explore and negotiate with different local city health care facilities
Education:
Master’s degree, Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, Mykolaiv
September 2007 - January 2013
Master’s degree in International Business management (Foreign Affairs management)
Graduated university with honors
Courses and certifications:
1.Scrum Fundamentals Certified, ScrumStudy, ID: 622349
Valid: April 2018 - April 2021
2.Odessa Project Management Day, Lemberg Tech Business School
Held in June 2018
Languages:
English C1, Ukrainian and Russian - native speaker.