VIACHESLAV BIRIUK
Date of birth: October **, ****
Place of birth: Kyiv
Current residence: Krakow, Poland
Contact: +380**-***-*-*** . +48-730-***-***
Education
Kyiv School of Tourism, specialty: referent (1996-1997)
Kyiv University of Tourism, Economics and Law, Faculty of Law (part-time), law degree (2023)
Work experience
Entrepreneurship and business management:
oPrivate entrepreneur (1996-2005) – sales manager in distribution companies in the FMCG and telecommunications sectors
oHead of the corporate department and key account management at GK "Allo", Kyiv (2005-2008)
oPrivate consultant on tariffication, cost optimization and loyalty programs in large corporations (2008-2010)
Sales and business development in IT and technology companies:
oB2B sales manager at the startup SAMBOOKIA (2009-2011) – the first Ukrainian IT startup in the tourism sector. Cooperation with over 50 travel agencies in 20 cities of Ukraine
oHead of the sales department at GK "New standard of business travel" (2011-2013) – cooperation with IT corporations, implementation of MICE solutions through HR departments
oManager of the agency network development at "Join UP" (2013-2015) – opening of over 50 franchise agencies in Ukraine
Development of own business and franchising:
oFounder of a travel agency (2016-2024) – in 2021, 3 offices were opened in 2 cities, a team of 12 employees + 5 freelancers, annual turnover of over 5 million dollars
oFounder of the "CSD" laboratory franchise in Chernihiv (2021-2024) – training and certification in the field of laboratory diagnostics
Key skills:
Analysis and processing of large amounts of data – fast reading (600-800 words/min), which allows efficient processing of large amounts of information and conducting analysis
Implementation of business process automation and integration of AI solutions
Experience with neural networks, ChatGPT, Gemini Advanced and other AI technologies (since 2022)
Sales, business development, team management
Strong communication and negotiation skills
Knowledge of CRM systems, Google Workspace, BI tools
Development of scaling and digital transformation strategies
Additional information:
Languages: Ukrainian – fluent, Russian – fluent, Polish – B2, English – B1
Driver's license: Polish (cat. B)
Courses: Google for AI and analytics
Google Local Expert (level 9)