Highlights:

Skills:project management, cross-functional projects, remote management, international projects

Program Director, Eurasia 05/2016 - current
Vimpelcom ltd., Moscow, Russia
Industry: Telecom
Project management, Managed Services, Transformation,
Recruited by CTO to implement new operational model, enterprise-wide quality system, improve cost structure, enhance operating performance, oversee regulatory compliance, and build training capability. Oversee 3500+ employees in 7 countries, $70 million budget in driving process improvements throughout ongoing project of Managed services, as well as creating RFP, running a tender, preparing of contract, developing business and technical requirements, interacting with the Top-management and Shareholders. Orchestrated 7 project teams in improving business processes and ensuring optimum performance. Provided ongoing operational process analysis, mitigated “scope creep”, communicated project status, and identified and resolved operational issues and constraints. Managed project resources, progress, completion timeframes, and budget while exceeding key operational performance targets, with results that include: o 15% to 30% resulting efficiency achieved via best market-fit deployment scenarios o 75% of Headcount reduced without impact on operational efficiency o Business processes re-shaped in accordance with eTOM principles o Deployed centralized approach for the strategic functions--
Deputy CTO, Head of technical integration 12/2011 - 04/2016
Vimpelcom ltd., Moscow, Russia
Industry: Telecom
Operational Excellence, Performance management, Vendor management, tenders
Developed and deployed “performance excellence” quality system, a variety of technology principles, systems, and tools toward the sustainable improvement of key performance metrics Successfully aligned business planning and financial processes with performance improvement and business risk-management activities. Managed 8 operational companies across Europe (Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia) and Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos) with annual budgets up to 0.5Bn$ (including organization of planning process, business and performance targeting, capex/opex verification) Deployed Vendor Performance assessment against market norms and contract agreements, to detect areas of improvement and ensure that supplier’s performance meets corporate Managed ongoing operations (tendering of equipment and services, rollout performance control, service delivery, benchmarking, escalation of key incidents) to ensure business targets, interacted with global telecom vendors (among those: Nokia, Ericsson, Huawei, ZTE, Cisco, HP, etc.) Developed and Introduced Supplier Diverse Evaluation Model and Process (taken into operations on the company-wide level since 2013) Spearheaded process-improvement projects to ensure accurate, timely data delivery, reduced operational expense, and effective relationships with regulatory organizations and vendors, resulting in: o 100% of technical budgets comply with corporate requirements and deliver proper efficiency o $20+ million savings on yearly basis o 15% price erosion for supplies of new equipment and services Personal achievement: Recognition for the contribution from Executive Vice President - Diamond Bee Insignia, 2013--
Leading project manager, technical integration, CIS 03/2011 - 11/2011
Beeline, Moscow, Russia
Industry: Telecom
Member of M&A team responsible for operations in CIS and their integration into new Group model
Recruited to design and lead Vimpelcom – Orascom merge project focused on operations and change management, service quality, process improvement, performance measurement, team solutions, and leadership development for international consulting/educating/training company specializing in improving individual and organizational performance. Developed and directed synergy models and unified standards of operations and associated change-management initiatives for VimpelCom Group; achieved 30% reduction in business-planning cycle time from appraisal to closing, eliminating 50% of budget rework and significantly--
Senior project manager 09/2007 - 02/2011
Beeline, Moscow, Russia
Industry: Telecom
Project manager for diverse international projects, technical budgeting, M&A
Attained fast-track promotion through series of increasingly responsible positions. Supported technology budgeting in 7 countries, annual budgets up to 600 M$ (including organization of the planning process, business targeting for Operational Companies, capex/opex evaluation, performance control, benchmarking) Managed complex project Mobile Number Portability, Georgia that required negotiation with 3 market competitors and 3 vendors (ALU, Comverse, HP), including: solution design, tendering, equipment shipment, installation, testing and commercial launch Managed all phases of acquisition SkyMobile, Kyrgyzstan, including: due diligence, technical integration, alignment of processes and structure in accordance with corporate standards--
Manager for special projects, russia 08/2006 - 08/2007
Beeline, Moscow, Russia
Industry: Telecom
Testing and deployment of new technologies for B2B and B2C customers
Identified market opportunity of testing and launch of new technologies within company and for B2B/B2C customers (WiMAX, FMC, GSM-R) including preparation of business-cases and feasibility study Assembled project teams, secured capex/opex investment and built service infrastructure--

State University of Engineering Physics 09/2008 - 05/2004
Moscow, , Russia
Degree: Master's Degree
Major:Master of Science in Automation of Physical Facilities
Dip. Engineer-physicist

Project Manager Project Management, International Projects, Budgeting, Vendor Performance Management, Contracts, Tenders, Telecom equipment, eTOM, Utilities, Outsourcing, Managed Services