Position: Project Manager
Category: Project Manager
English level: upper
Years of experience: 1

Academic:
Computer Science, Project Management, Master degree with honors

I was a representative of my student group at the university and also the head of my group. Therefore, I have skills in organization of people ever since my university days.
O.M.Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv

Courses & Certificates
* Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
That Specialization included next courses:
Course 1: Software Development Processes and Methodologies;
Course 2: Agile Software Development;
Course 3: Lean Software Development;
Course 4: Engineering Practices for Building Quality Software.
University of Minnesota (Coursera)

* Mini MBA Professional (MMP)
Management & Marketing Universal Business School in the UK

* Inspiring and Motivating Individuals (Team Leadership)
University of Michigan (Coursera)

Work:
- Built the department from scratch
- Experience in conducting negotiations and working with the top-notch companies, such as Yandex, Сбербанк, Tutu.ru, and others.
- Increased revenue by 30% on average compared to the previous year
- Increased productivity of the team by 50% on average during the year
- Successfully finished the long-term project whose goal was to change our current acquiring bank.

Personal:
- I saved up enough money to buy an apartment, which I am currently renting out to receive a sustainable passive income. 
It was not an easy project as well, but I got a lot of experience with this.
I have more than 5 years of working experience in the IT industry.

I started my path in IT-sphere as a Front-end Developer. But as soon as I got acquainted with IT-sphere «from the inside» I concluded that business processes and day-to-day communications with people are more important and interesting for me, as well as it drives and inspires me to continuous personal improvement and to improve company that I work for. So, I decided to pursue my career in that direction.

Currently, I am working as a Head of Partnership and Business Development in an IT company. And since there’s no PM position in the company, and due to my academic background, I have been also long-time performing all PM activities, so I'm familiar with PM responsibilities not only from the theory. I have a proven record of successfully finished projects and professional achievements.

Summary:
1. Hands-on experience in development and testing
2. Experience in managing a team of 6 people
3. Experience in business development
4. Excellent influencing and negotiation skills
5. Experience in solving conflicts within a team
6. Strong knowledge of Project Management in IT
7. Understanding of Agile methodologies: Scrum, XP, Kanban, Lean
8. Knowledge and understanding of SDLC and software development processes
9. Experience in budget and resources planning
10. Relationship management and client coordination skills
11. Experience in presentation and public speeches
12. Good analytical skills and attention to details
13. Experience with advertising in Google, Yandex, and SMM
14. Ability to adapt and learn quickly
15. Strong-motivated person, who is in love with project management and work with teams
16. Upper-Intermediate+ level of English (I'm able to be interviewed in English)
Challenging tasks and career growth.
I'm looking to join a company with a team of professionals, who are passionate about their work.