Executive Summary
Hands-on technology executive. Ran IT for ~1,500-employee energy holdings (KES / T Plus / Quadra), led grid-dispatch infrastructure at Russia's national Transmission System Operator (SO UPS), modernized generation IT at Enel Group, and now leads operations engineering (team of 50+) at fintech Salmon. Skolkovo CDTO, PMP, ITIL. Daily evaluator of frontier AI tooling (Claude Code, Codex, MCP) — brings new agent capabilities into production engineering workflows. Combines enterprise transformation, operational reliability (SCADA / dispatch / 24x7), and modern engineering practice (event-driven architecture, agent-driven delivery, Kubernetes, IaC).
Core Expertise
Technology Leadership
CTO / CIO / CDTO scope · org design · hiring · vendor strategy · P&L
AI & Agentic Engineering
Claude Code · Codex · MCP · agent workflows · evals · spec-first dev
Digital Transformation
Skolkovo CDTO · BCG / UVA cert · smart metering · IoT · data platforms
Engineering
Java / Clojure · Node.js · TypeScript · React · event-driven systems
Platform & Infra
Kubernetes · Terraform · cloud · IaC · observability · 24x7 ops
Enterprise Stack
SAP · Oracle CC&B · SharePoint · ECM · SCADA / ICS integration
Delivery & Process
Agile / SAFe · PMP · ITIL v3 · Lean IT · portfolio governance
Domain
Power generation · transmission · grid dispatch · energy management · fintech
Industries
Fintech / Consumer Lending
Power Generation (TPP / CCGT)
Transmission System Operator (TSO) / Grid Dispatch
Energy Distribution & District Heat
Travel-Tech (founder)
FMCG (Unilever, Kraft)
Automotive (Valeo)
Professional Experience
- Lead operations engineering team of 50+ covering platform, infrastructure, and AI-assisted delivery
- Head of Low-code function — migrated a full project from low-code to production-grade code in 2 weeks with tests and observability
- Redesigned engineering delivery around agent-driven development; built reusable platform templates (Clojure backend + React frontend) consumed directly by LLM agents
- Authored a Kubernetes / Terraform deployment skill turning infra changes from days of coordination into minutes of self-service
- Cut new-service delivery from months to weeks; 5 systems shipped on the new templates within month one
- Set org-wide engineering standards for AI-assisted workflows, eval loops, MCP integrations, and spec-first development
- Built methodology for economic evaluation of IT/digital projects and embedded it in the corporate investment process
- Launched portfolio-level IT governance and project controls across the holding
- Drove digitalization initiatives: energy resource metering platforms, new customer interaction channels, data-driven operations
- Aligned IT roadmap with generation, transmission, and dispatch business units
- Co-founded and scaled a semi-automated excursion sales business across 100+ cities, network of 1,000+ guides, 600–800 orders/month
- Designed and built the event-driven Node.js platform (receptors → handlers → executors); reduced sales cycle from ~2 days to 4 hours
- Took the company to operating profit; built strategy, hired core team, and automated business processes end-to-end
- Led three flagship programs: Lean IT, new enterprise information architecture, and total energy-resource metering as a self-sustaining business line
- Shifted IT support model from project-reform support to end-to-end business-process support
- Ran the internal IT subsidiary serving KES-Holding's power generation and distribution companies (~1,500 IT staff in scope)
- Service portfolio: infrastructure & telecom, SAP, Oracle CC&B, SharePoint, ECM, and SCADA / ICS for combined-cycle (CCGT) plants
- Reorganized the IT organization from branch-based silos into functional centers of expertise
- Owned full P&L, vendor portfolio, and delivery quality for the IT services entity
- Ran software / hardware complexes for grid dispatch operations across 50 regional branches of the national Transmission System Operator
- Participated in development of dispatch control systems for the unified power system
- Operated in a high-reliability, 24x7 critical-infrastructure environment with strict SLAs
- Brought IT operations of OGK-5 in line with parent Enel Group (Italy) standards; introduced best practices in support and solution architecture
- Ran IT for central office and 4 power plants in a distributed environment
- Stood up IT for the Russian business launch: office infrastructure, integration with 3PL warehouse provider, SAP support
- Built the service-oriented IT support function from scratch in a generation company formed during Russia's electricity market reform
- FMCG IT support and infrastructure roles in two global enterprises
Education
Chief Digital Transformation Officer (CDTO)
Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO — Center for Digital Transformation
2019
MBA — CIO
Russian Presidential Academy (RANEPA) — School of IT Management
2005
Economist (Energy Policy & Diplomacy) — Honours
MGIMO University (Moscow State Institute of International Relations)
2009
Systems Engineer (Informatics & Applied Math)
Vladimir State University
2003
Certifications
PMP — Project Management Institute (2011, renewed 2017) ·
Project Management Expert — PM Expert (2011) ·
ITIL v3 Operational Support & Analysis — IT Expert (2011) ·
ITIL Foundation — EXIN (2006) ·
Digital Transformation — BCG & University of Virginia (2018) ·
International Project Management — PMT Group (2010)