Yelena Gerassimenko
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Y&G Consulting yandgconsulting.com July. 2024 – present Founding Manager Portland, OR
I guide customers through the digital transformation journey precisely balancing product and cybersecurity risks.
I find best data protection strategies for the clients and create a clear roadmap to enhance their security posture. New Relic Dec. 2023 – May 2024
Product Manager San Francisco, CA
Built strategy, planned and prioritized work, executed data-driven decision making, advocated and evangelized for the software in my care, drove tech trade-off and timeline negotiations among key stakeholders.
Curated tech specifications and product documentation, tracked market, competition, metrics and KPI’s. CloudLinux Mar. 2021 – Feb. 2023
Product Manager Palo Alto, CA
Facilitated installation base growth by more than 10,000 licenses, resulting in a 20% increase in product ROI.
Performed full lifecycle management for 3 main company products - developed vision and strategy, owned the roadmap, executed strategic initiatives to boost the software quality. Brought a new product from 0 to 1. Netwrix Corporation Oct. 2019 – Nov. 2020
Product Manager Frisco, TX
Researched, identified and secured 4 new partnerships with international companies, implemented several new integrations. Aided Netwrix to be recognized by Gartner.
Run contract negotiations with internal and external stakeholders: technical, marketing, legal and sales. KPMG Aug. 2018 – Sep. 2019
Senior Consultant Almaty, KZ
Led 12 projects for major companies nationwide in Tech infrastructure auditing, digital transformation, cyber maturity, development of information defense strategy, risk management, NIST, ISO 27001 and PSI DSS compliance. Decreased the risks of breach by 25% on average just in the first-year iteration. Previous Engineering Experience Sep. 2011 – Oct. 2017 Almaty, KZ
Drove hands-on hardware and software installation projects for banks, telecom, manufacturing, tech companies. EDUCATION
Boston University Expected graduation date Dec. 2026 MBA Boston, MA
Turan University Jul. 2011
BA in Computer Science, Major in Software Development Almaty, KZ CERTIFICATIONS, SOFTWARE, SKILLS & INTERESTS
Certifications: PSPO I, CompTIA Security+, studying to pass CISSP
Skills: Product strategy and vision, Data analytics, Team leadership, Market research, Delivery management, Communication, Product Road Mapping, KPI management, UI/UX, Agile, Scrum, Lean, SaaS, B2B/B2C
Software: Jira, Confluence, Productboard, Asana, SQL, Redash, Grafana, CRM, Figma, Canva, GIMP, AWS