Pavel Rybakov

Senior Project Manager with 20+ years of experience in IT project delivery, enterprise infrastructure, organizational transformation, and cross-functional team leadership across energy, tech, and services industries.

✉ me@rybakov.tech 📞 +82(10)9823-47-57 ✈ @Gloomy_man
🌐 English C1-C2 📍 Open to relocation 💼 20+ years experience 👥 Teams up to 1,500
Core Competencies
Project Delivery
Agile, Waterfall, hybrid methodologies
Stakeholder Management
C-level, cross-functional, vendors
IT Infrastructure
Kubernetes, Terraform, cloud ops
Org Transformation
Process redesign, change management
Technical Background
Full-stack, system architecture
Budget & Resource
P&L ownership, capacity planning
Professional Experience

Salmon.ph

Operations Engineering Manager
Feb 2023 — Present
  • Leading cross-functional delivery transformation, redesigning engineering workflows and delivery processes
  • Established reusable project templates that reduced delivery timelines from months to weeks
  • Managed infrastructure deployment pipeline with Kubernetes and Terraform, enabling rapid provisioning
  • Drove adoption across teams: 5 projects launched on new delivery framework within one month
  • Introduced AI-assisted tooling into project workflows, improving team velocity and reducing manual overhead

Guides in the City

Co-founder / CTO
Feb 2016 — Present
  • Co-founded and scaled a tech-enabled services business across 100+ cities
  • Managed end-to-end product lifecycle: from requirements and architecture to launch and operations
  • Designed automated workflows that reduced core business cycle from ~2 days to 4 hours
  • Coordinated a network of 1,000+ contractors, handling 600–800 orders/month
  • Owned budget, vendor relationships, and operational KPIs for the entire platform

PJSC T Plus

General Director, Internal IT Company
2013 — 2016
  • Led large-scale IT transformation program in a major energy holding
  • Reorganized ~1,500 IT employees from branch-based silos into function-based specialization groups
  • Managed P&L, budgeting, and vendor contracts for the internal IT subsidiary
  • Improved delivery coordination and operational efficiency across all IT functions

System Operator of the Unified Power System

Head of Software & Hardware Systems
2011 — 2013
  • Managed software and hardware systems operations across 50 branches nationwide
  • Ensured high-availability and SLA compliance in a critical national infrastructure environment
  • Coordinated multi-vendor support and incident management processes

Enel Russia

Head of IT Operations
2008 — 2011
  • Managed IT operations for central office and 4 power plants in a distributed environment
  • Owned IT service delivery, vendor management, and operational reporting
  • Worked within international corporate governance framework (Enel Group, Italy)
Why Tata Consulting

Enterprise scale delivery

Led IT operations and transformations in organizations with up to 1,500 people, managing multi-branch rollouts and large-scale restructuring programs.

Cross-cultural experience

Worked within international corporate structures (Enel Italy), managed distributed teams, and operated across organizational boundaries and cultures.

Technical depth + PM vision

Strong technical background allows me to bridge engineering teams and business stakeholders, ensuring realistic planning and effective risk management.

Process & transformation focus

Consistently improved delivery processes, redesigned workflows, and introduced tooling that reduced cycle times and improved operational metrics.

Education
Systems Engineer
Vladimir State University
2003
Economist
MGIMO University
2009
Profile
I combine deep technical understanding with proven project management experience in enterprise IT. My strength lies in leading complex, multi-stakeholder delivery programs — from organizational transformation and infrastructure modernization to building scalable processes that reduce time-to-value. I thrive in environments where structured delivery meets real-world complexity.