Position: Test Manager, QA Director
Category: QA
English level: upper
Years of experience: 11

Self-made from 0 to Test Manager in a large company.
Learn continuously.
Master degree in Computer Science (got as second degree having already experience in testing).
ISTQB certified (3 certificates): Foundation, Advanced level: Test Analyst and Test Manager.
Mentor.
Presenter on IT events.
11+ years as a QA engineer, QA Lead, Test Manager and QA Competence Manager. Also have experience in Scrum master, Product manager and Requirements manager roles. 10+ projects (6+ fully drove as a QA Lead, Test Manager). Including distributed teams. 
Took care of QA competency (competency standards development, growing competency, best practices introducing, engineers level assessment, QA practices on project assessments, etc.), in a large outsourcing company.
Have pre-sales and consulting experience.
Worked both in Agile and waterfall environments.
Established and maintained QA and STLC processes from scratch.
I don't do automation, but know how to identify if and when it is needed and calculate ROI.
Languages:
* English C1;
* German A2;
* Spanish B1;
* Russian and Ukrainian native.
The most interesting opportunities for me will be in product companies or companies with developed social responsibility. I want to be part of development of something meaningful and really important: social, wildlife and/or environment protection oriented.