My key responsibilities include: • Managing the IT department, consisting of 22 subordinates. • Leading the digital transformation of the company and implementing innovative solutions to solve business problems. • Managing the development and implementation of the ERP system project with a foreign contractor. Reporting directly to the CEO and providing regular updates on the progress of the IT department and projects. During my time, I successfully managed various IT projects, including the development and implementation of a new Publishing Automation System, resulting in significant cost savings and improved efficiency. Overall, my current role as a CIO allows me to develop my managerial and technical skills, and I gained valuable experience in project management, team leadership, and strategic planning.

My responsibilities included: • Managing the IT department of the company and ensuring the successful implementation of IT projects. • Developing the strategy and tactics for the IT function of the company and ensuring their successful implementation. • Automating internal business processes to improve efficiency and productivity. • Managing internal IT projects of the company, ensuring they are completed on-time and within budget. • Analyzing, evaluating, and approving technical requirements for corporate systems and IT infrastructure, including labor assessment and change planning. • Organizing the provision of software and computer equipment, as well as cooperation with partners and vendors to ensure high-quality products and services. • Organizing information security to protect the company from potential cyber threats. • Organizing IT asset accounting to ensure efficient use of company resources. • Managing the IT support service, ensuring high-quality support for all IT-related issues. I successfully implemented various IT projects, including the development and implementation of a new IT service management framework based on ITIL best practices, resulting in improved service delivery and customer satisfaction. My role as a CIO allowed me to develop my managerial and technical skills, and I have gained valuable experience in strategic planning, project management, and IT operations.

Managed the IT Infrastructure and Services for an IT international company with 16 global offices. More than 1250 regular employees worldwide, 40 IT specialists. Reported to Vice President. Overall, my tenure as Head of IT at ABBYY was marked by significant achievements in building and managing a world-class IT organization that supported the growth and success of the company Professional Experience: Recruited by the CEO to establish and lead the IT organization at the HQ. Entrusted with complete autonomy for strategic planning and tactical development of the IT infrastructure, technology, and telecommunications systems, networks, and solutions. Oversaw IT staffing, budgeting, processes, policies, and procedures management. Leadership Achievements: • Developed and implemented a strategic IT planning process, defining IT goals and objectives based on the company's strategy, project plans, and IT budget development and defense. • Directed the design, development, and maintenance of various systems, programs, and systems software to meet the needs of the company, including Microsoft Dynamics CRM, SharePoint, Visual SVN, Lync/Skype for Business, and 1C ERP. • Built a robust technology organization that supported the company's growth by over 100%. Successfully planned, arranged, and equipped the new ABBYY HQ building. Organized four data centers in Russia, Europe, and the USA, with established DC management processes for availability, security, and performance. • Created a high-class professional IT team with an optimal organizational structure. Implemented a motivation program using MBO (Management by Objectives) and goal-setting techniques. Supervised state-of-the-art ITSM processes and functions such as Servicedesk, Incident Management, SCM, Change Management, and SLM. Organized the 24-hour support service for critical services. • Established effective collaboration processes with global offices, including annual Global IT meetings. • Organized the Information Security division, developing and implementing security processes and policies. Developed and implemented necessary security systems, including UTM systems, IDS/IPS, SIEM, IDM, Antispam, Antivirus, and Vulnerability scanners. • Organized the IT Assets Management division, developing and implementing hardware and software management processes and policies in coordination with the financial department. Implemented an ITAM software system. • Directed the Microsoft Partner Program, obtaining several Gold competencies annually. Directed all Enterprise Agreements with Microsoft and other vendors. • Controlled the Microsoft Azure cloud services, including allocation of resources, access rights, billing, payment, and analysis of consumption. • Successfully arranged and conducted different types of audits (IT, IPO, Security) by PwC, Deloitte, and Group-IB. Passed Microsoft's software license audit. Technological Achievements: • Designed the network architecture (global and local, wired and Wi-Fi) that included AS, PI IP, BGP, VPNs, VLANs, subnets, DNS, telecommunications systems, servers, and network printers. Additionally, set up the Active Directory architecture that is still in use today. • Built the new technology backbone, servers, backup systems, wireless communications, switches, routers, management, and security systems for the new HQ office and data centers. This included Global Load Balancing and Automatic Distributed Failover. Established corporate standards for hardware and software. Integrated all facilities via VPNs for data sharing. Implemented monitoring systems (KS-Soft AHM Enterprise, Microsoft SC OpMgr) to ensure IT service performance and availability. • Built an effective global communication environment that included e-mail (MS Exchange), real-time communication (Skype, Skype for Business), telephony (Ericsson-AAstra-Mitel), phone/video/web conferences (BT, PGi, Level3/Polycom/Citrix GoToMeeting), and a cloud multimedia integration platform (BlueJeans). Implemented VoIP for communications, including Skype for Business - IP-PBXs integration in all offices, which dramatically reduced long-distance calling costs.

Full responsibility over information technology, network, telecommunications, infrastructure and operations. I defined the company information technologies development strategy. Main responsibilities: the principal of development, content management and administration of the corporate information systems, WWW site, projects management: Internet Information Systems, leaded the Developers team and the Information group. Organized the ERP and CRM implementation; maintaining, developing and improving the network environment, networks planning, administration and protection. I was responsible for the united LAN (3 companies) with a wide variety of platforms (Windows, Mac, Novell, Unix) and for all Internet/Intranet related activities/projects.

Leaded the Information system development and support, budgeting, WAN/LAN/Telecommunication HW & SW support.

Leaded the Information System for electronic tenders development, deployment and support.

Headed the IT team: configured, installed, maintained LAN/WAN systems; user & group administration; resolved PC/LAN HW & SW issues in a heterogeneous environment; evaluated new technology (hardware and software) for definition of enterprise standards.