IT and digital transformation leader. I bring order to accounting and IT infrastructure and automate processes so that the business sees results measured in money and time.
Experience
20+ years in IT, 9 years heading an IT department
Focus
Manufacturing, trade, B2B
Engagement
Full-time · project-based · external expert
Location
Samara, Russia · open to relocation and business travel
What I do
Core competencies
01
Leading IT departments and digital transformation projects in manufacturing companies.
9 years as head of the IT department at a machine-building plant, with the department built from scratch.
02
Analyzing and redesigning business processes in manufacturing and trading companies: optimize first, then automate.
Customer-facing, functional and operational processes. At a puzzle manufacturer, I freed up 33% of production capacity.
03
Bringing order to 1C accounting (Russia's leading ERP and accounting platform) and finding where the company is losing money.
Found cost deviations of up to 26% and loss-making product lines; reconciled three years of account balances in 1C within 6 months.
04
Assessing a company's IT maturity, choosing a platform and rolling it out in stages.
I write IT strategies with timelines and target KPIs and present them to senior management.
05
Migrating critical systems to domestic alternatives (import substitution) without stopping the business.
Moved servers from the Czech Republic to Russia, switched to Kaspersky, migrated a product from Google Firebase to servers in Russia to comply with personal data law 152-FZ.
06
Implementing ISO 9001:2015 and API Spec Q1 quality management systems.
Implemented them at two companies: at BashVzryvTekhnologii, certification was confirmed by American Petroleum Institute auditors (diploma received); at the machine-building plant, I implemented and maintained the system.
07
Managing development teams and keeping contractors and outstaffed specialists under control.
At peak, 7 teams at once, 1 to 10 people each.
08
Using AI to speed up development and automation.
A CRM for a dance school built in 30 days by one person, about 85% cheaper than outsourcing. Claude Code, Gemini, OpenAI, Ollama.
Portfolio
Key projects
012025
Digital transformation of a major petroleum products trader
A top-5 taxpayer in Tatarstan · fixed-term project engagement · automation project manager, up to 7 teams at peak
Regained control of IT within 2 days after the entire IT department left at once: 1C servers, ESXi, 10 critical services, servers abroad. No data was lost.
Developed a strategy for the IT landscape (stages, timelines, KPIs) and presented it to senior management.
Completed a stalled project to synchronize 1C:Accounting and 1C:Integrated Automation.
Reconciled account balances in 1C for 2022-2025 within 6 months.
Moved operations from 100+ work WhatsApp chats into a single CRM: 30% fewer order errors, a commercial proposal in 3 minutes instead of 20.
Import substitution: moved servers from the Czech Republic to Russia.
Built the IT department and introduced operating procedures.
02since 2026
Kenlet: one school's CRM grew into a SaaS product
Product manager · architect
Built a CRM for a dance school in 30 days using AI-assisted development. In operation since May 2026, about 100 students a month.
Turned the system into a product: brand, website kenlet.ru, pricing plans, 8 roles, gamification for students.
Built licensing with a cryptographic signature: when a license expires, the system switches to read-only mode and client data is preserved.
Prepared the migration from Google Firebase to servers in Russia under 152-FZ: two plans with effort estimates; a custom backend was chosen.
OutcomeTwo schools are in talks about adopting it.
03since 2026
IMINERA: from a single landing page to an ongoing partnership
Tailor's dress form manufacturer · project lead
Persona: a sales landing page where no lead gets lost (file → email, Telegram, Bitrix24).
Pattern Lab: four design directions, two editions for A/B testing, leads go to Bitrix24.
Modavolga: moved the online store from inSales to its own hosting; cost of ownership down 96%.
IMINERA recommended me to its partner, which is how the Modavolga project started.
Avatar: joint development of a new B2B line of business, three prototypes with different offers.
Outcome4 projects in 4 months; the client recommends me to its partners.
042023 - 2025
Unidragon: audit of production costs and processes
VELT LLC, export manufacturer of wooden puzzles · head of 1C development, up to 3 working groups of 5-6 people at peak
After a contract with Detsky Mir, a major Russian children's goods retailer, it turned out that some SKUs were being sold at a loss while managers were earning bonuses on those deals. I ran actual material consumption measurements across 642 SKUs, found deviations of up to 26% and set up automatic write-offs in 1C. Timeframe: one week.
Redesigned production processes: 33% of capacity was freed up, which led to +15% new orders.
Developed and implemented a product information management (PIM) system.
Standardized packaging documentation: packing is 20% faster.
OutcomeCost accounting became reliable, and loss-making product lines were discontinued.
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Samara Region
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Certificate of Honor · 2022
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Samara Region
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Samara Region - for contribution to development and automation.
Diploma
BashVzryvTekhnologii CJSC
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Diploma
BashVzryvTekhnologii CJSC
For participation in and a major contribution to the development, implementation and successful certification of the quality management system for compliance with API Q1, ISO/TS 29001 and ISO 9001 (audit by the American Petroleum Institute).
Letter of Appreciation · 2023
Samara Region Directors' Club
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Letter of Appreciation · 2023
Samara Region Directors' Club
For organizing and hosting the All-Russian conference "Business and Business Education".
Career
Work experience
2026 - present
Technical Director · ITdoit (project-based)
Area of responsibility: Client IT projects from process analysis to delivery; product management of my own SaaS.
Projects: Kenlet and IMINERA, described above; restoring the VolgaElectroMarket catalog after the website was hacked, see the case studies. External expert: consulting for former employers on request.
2025
Automation Project Manager (project-based)
Petroleum products trader · top-5 taxpayer in Tatarstan
Area of responsibility: IT division and process automation, up to 7 teams of 1 to 10 people at peak.
Details: project 01.
2023 - 2025
Head of 1C Development
VELT LLC (Unidragon) · export manufacturer of wooden puzzles and construction kits · 122 employees, mid-sized business
Area of responsibility: 1C development, analysis and redesign of production processes, cost accounting. Assembled working groups for specific tasks: up to 3 groups of 5-6 people at peak.
Details: project 04.
2014 - 2023
Head of IT Department
Sredne-Volzhsky Mechanical Plant JSC · mechanical engineering, equipment for the oil and gas industry · 233 employees, mid-sized business
Area of responsibility: IT department, IT infrastructure, 1C accounting, information security, quality management system.
Built the IT infrastructure from scratch (Active Directory, VPN, terminal access).
During the pandemic, moved the entire company to remote work without downtime.
Implemented and maintained a QMS under ISO 9001:2015 and API Spec Q1.
Launched a help desk and a corporate portal: request handling time cut from 20 to 5 minutes.
Cut mobile communication costs by 10% (internal Jabber messenger).
Wrote procedures for preventing and responding to IT threats.
2007 - 2014
System Administrator (with progressively expanding responsibilities)
BashVzryvTekhnologii JSC · nationwide company, equipment for oil production and geological exploration · 756 employees, large enterprise
Took part in developing and implementing the quality management system: the company was certified for compliance with API Q1, ISO/TS 29001 and ISO 9001 by American Petroleum Institute auditors; I received a diploma.
Implemented Microsoft Dynamics AX (Axapta) and the Globus EDMS (electronic document management system).
Import substitution of antivirus protection: ESET NOD32 → Kaspersky.
Brought all company software into license compliance.
Built and scaled the IT infrastructure of the head office and branches.
Education
Education
Synergy University, Moscow
IT Management in Business · 2025
SAMBIS Graduate School of International Business
Marketing
Qualifications
Certificates of completion
Management and processes
2025PS1: Project Special Forces - a comprehensive project management development programafanasev.pro
2025Process Management at the Operational Level. Lean ManufacturingSAMBIS
2023TrendwatchingSAMBIS
2023Growth Points for the Sales DepartmentSAMBIS
Technical
2019Cisco ICND1 and ICND2Softline
2017Kaspersky Endpoint Security and Management. Fundamentals (KL 002.104)Softline
2017Core Solutions of Microsoft Skype for Business 2015 (20334)Softline
2013SolidWorks 2013: Administrator, Process EngineerSolidWorks Russia
2010Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network InfrastructureSoftline
2010ASCON 2009 Suite AdministrationASCON-Samara
2009Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 (Axapta): Administration and End-User OperationSoftline
2003Windows Server 2000 AdministrationSSAU (Samara State Aerospace University)
How we can work together
Three formats
01
Full-time employment
A permanent role: IT director, head of automation or head of digital transformation.
02
Project-based
A specific task with a measurable result and a clear timeline. Audit, implementation, digitization.
03
External expert / co-founder
A technical co-founder or an external expert consultant to launch and grow a product.
