Position: Development Manager
Category: Project Manager
English level: fluent
Years of experience: 11


I have been working in the IT-sphere for 15 years and 11 of them in Software development. During work, I've proved myself as an excellent leader and a team player in the Project Manager and Development Manager positions. As a Scrum Master, I have a huge experience in agile estimation and planning. I successfully managed Dev and Test teams through the Agile/Kanban development cycle. 
Passed Business Coaching course ‘Coach-100.org’ held by the president of ECF Ukraine.

Recent experience:
* Manager in Framework teams
Responsibilities:
Recruitment and stuffing: recruited and successfully onboarded two teams that work on business-critical components (Game Framework and other modules). 13 people total.
Facilitate Scrumban process in both teams.
Remove obstacles. Ensure that the team has the skills, knowledge, and tools to perform their work.
Perform regular one-to-one meetings to ensure that each team member gets regular feedback and has a clear path for further development.
Regular communication with other teams and departments.
Communication with other managers to ensure that our Kyiv studio develops in the right direction. 

* Development Manager in Game development teams
Responsibilities:
1. Assist 2 teams of 7 people each (Devs, QAs, and Artists) to achieve the goal.
2. Facilitate Sprint plannings, Retrospectives, Grooming, and daily Standups as a Scrum Master. 
3. Collaborate regularly with the Product Owners.
4. Promote Agile SDLC within the team and on the studio level.
5. Coach teammates.
6. Perform regular one-to-one meetings to ensure that each team member gets regular feedback and has a clear path for further development.
7. Remove obstacles. Ensure that the team has the skills, knowledge, and tools to perform their work.
8. Recruitment and stuffing.
9. Build trusted relations with studios in different countries (drive QA initiatives between different studios).