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Georgii Bilousov

Valencia

Summary

Having nearly two decades of experience in IT across private and public sectors, I came through all stages from a technical specialist to a C-level executive. Specializing in IT strategy, team leadership, and business process optimization, my focus remains on improving operational performance and automation. Built and managed large distributed teams, leading complex projects to successful outcomes. Strong communication skills and a passion for learning enable adaptability to new technologies and effectively driving company goals.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Advisor

Advix
03.2024 - 08.2024
  • Streamlined business processes by identifying inefficiencies and implementing best-practice solutions.
  • Conducted comprehensive analyses of client operations, identifying areas for improvement and providing actionable recommendations.
  • Implemented process improvements, resulting in significant time and cost savings.

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Scalable Solutions
11.2022 - 03.2024
  • Spearheaded organization of teams to enhance efficiency and collaboration across all internal processes.
  • Established company’s business processes from scratch, creating scalable foundation for growth.
  • Reorganized first and second level customer support, significantly elevating service quality and customer satisfaction.
  • Led the R&D division, promoting a culture of innovation and steering the development of groundbreaking projects.
  • Managed key operational tasks, including final selection of crucial personnel, aligning talent acquisition with strategic objectives
  • Implemented in-house MDM for 200+ employees (MacOS, Linux)

Chief Information Officer

VK
02.2021 - 08.2022

9 teams, 150+ employees (managed IT department, security, back office, moderation team). Developed strategy, planned budgets and controlling. As of June 2021, acted as CIO at VK Pay (fintech division).

  • IT infrastructure and business process consolidation across 4 companies merged into one (VK Pay)
  • Business processes automation and built back office team.
  • Reorganized and merged IT support team with the simultaneous unification of their processes into one-window format
  • Moved VPN authentication to hardware token for 450 employees (50% remote workers in different locations)

Deputy VP of Technology Development

AliExpress CIS
04.2022 - 07.2022
  • Conducted a comprehensive audit of Tech and Logistics streams.
  • Identifying critical issues and creating a strategic roadmap to address and resolve them.

Chief Infrastructure and BPD

VK
02.2020 - 02.2021

Managed 6 teams - 32 employees (half of them were software development teams) as a part of information technology department. Built and monitored the implementation of KPIs as a part of the company's overall technology strategy.

  • Implemented IDM system for the 500+ employees
  • Launched an in-house developed product for managing KPIs and conducting performance reviews
  • Changed the approach to managing CI/CD to cut costs
  • Reorganized a business processes due to COVID-19 and enabled remote work throughout the company within a week

IT Team Lead

VK
06.2017 - 02.2020

Created from the scratch and managed further a department (4 teams - 16 people)

  • Building and supporting business processes.
  • Introducing and further scaling the CI/CD.
  • Internal development of the proprietary information systems.
  • Managing fintech team.

Advisory IT Specialist

NordStar Airline
01.2012 - 12.2019
  • Built, developed and supported a geographically distributed network based on Cisco.
  • Optimized server configurations for peak performance with regular maintenance tasks such as patching, updating firmware, and monitoring resource utilization.
  • Advised on Internet technologies, built the infrastructure and managed business processes

IT Administrator

Veeam Software
09.2016 - 06.2017
  • Implemented business processes of software development and project management tracking.
  • Reviewed and optimized business processes.
  • Implemented using of Scrum and Kanban methodology

IT Administrator

Nexign
03.2015 - 09.2016
  • Installed, configured, supported and developed Atlassian Products: Jira, Confluence, Bamboo, Bitbucket (Stash), Crowd.
  • Improved fault tolerant critical services. Advised and implemented business processes using Jira.
  • Migrated data (950k+ issue) from several 3rd party tracking systems into Jira
  • Successful launched Bitbucket (Stash), Crowd.
  • Created and organized statistics collection and set up a monitoring system.
  • Optimized services, improved response time and increased stability.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Systems Networking And Telecommunications

State University of Telecommunications
St. Petersburg, Russia
07.2014

Skills

  • IT Strategy Development and Execution
  • Team Building and Leadership
  • Business Process Optimization and Automation
  • Communication and Interpersonal Skills
  • Project and Operations Management
  • Problem Solving

Languages

Russian
English
Spanish

Timeline

Advisor

Advix
03.2024 - 08.2024

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Scalable Solutions
11.2022 - 03.2024

Deputy VP of Technology Development

AliExpress CIS
04.2022 - 07.2022

Chief Information Officer

VK
02.2021 - 08.2022

Chief Infrastructure and BPD

VK
02.2020 - 02.2021

IT Team Lead

VK
06.2017 - 02.2020

IT Administrator

Veeam Software
09.2016 - 06.2017

IT Administrator

Nexign
03.2015 - 09.2016

Advisory IT Specialist

NordStar Airline
01.2012 - 12.2019

Master of Science - Computer Systems Networking And Telecommunications

State University of Telecommunications
Georgii Bilousov