Position: Business Developer
Category: Sales
English level: fluent
Years of experience: 7

Scaled my business (Camtouch.tech) from $0 in 2019 to $500K revenue in 2021.

About me:  I'm a passionate and goal-oriented Startup and Business Development professional with a computer science, innovations, and entrepreneurship background who strives to create outstanding solutions and lead a team to take over the market. 

From my first days, I loved to "solve" problems and find the best ways. I have grown from a computer science student at school to an engineer and startup founder with international experience from Asia to America, having thousands of things to learn and goals to achieve ahead!

I've learned from experience how to ask the right questions, create and bring products to the market, lead teams, and build profitable businesses.

Constantly strive to create outstanding solutions with absolute value and people to take over the market.
1. Mercku.com - Wireless and Smart living
Director Of Partnerships, 08/2022 – now

- Managing partnerships with ISPs and distributors in the USA, Ukraine, and the Middle East markets.
- Develop partnerships with third-party feature providers and co-development partnerships
- Introducing new Healthcare and Smart Living products
- Fundraising support

2. Camtouch.tech - Interact.Engage.Impress
CEO & Founder, 10/2012 – 05/2022

Camtouch is a hand-held device that turns any surface into an interactive smartboard to conduct effective and eye-catching training, lessons, and presentation.

Company achievements:
- Revenue: C$670k in 2021, C$250k in 2020
- Over 600 customers in Ukraine, EU, USA, Japan, Taiwan, UAE, Australia, and Mexico.
- Top-6 hardware startups of 2019 by Ukrainian Venture Capital Association
- Selected for the "Talents Taipei" soft-landing program by the Republic of Taiwan
- Exhibitors at the most significant tech events: CES 2020 and CES 2022 in the Las Vegas
- Participants of Ukrainian delegation at Silicon Valley - Startup Grind Global 2020

Personal achievements:
- Managed product development from idea to raising investments, production, and sales
- Held over 100 meetings with partners in the USA, Taiwan, and UAE: negotiated with C-level executives and top managers from Epson, Optoma, HP, and other market leaders (under NDA) 
- Signed an exclusive agreement with a strategic supplier and partner (1B USD market cap)
- Coaching approach and mentorship of team members to identify and develop their talents
- Strategic planning of new products and critical approach to the market

3. Open World - social business to aid visually impaired people
CTO & Co-Founder, 05/2016 – 05/2019

OpenWorld is a solution that helps visually impaired people navigate the city infrastructure using autonomous wireless sound beacons on public transport (stops and city cars).

- Responsible for the business development, pitching, customer interviews, and management of mobile app, backend, and website development
- Presented the startup at Kyoto (Japan) as a part of a research exchange on the use of IT for transportation and tourism, and Azerbaijan State Oil and Industrial University
- Launched the cross-platform mobile app with a user interface optimized for the use of visually impaired people. 

4. 🧒Children's STEM Studios of the Minor Academy of Sciences - - a projects-based tech course for children and teenagers.
Co-Founder & Computer Science Tutor, 09/2015 – 03/2017