I am a serial entrepreneur driven by passion for education, culture, and creating social impact. Over 9 years, I have co‑founded 4 companies and held positions such as CEO [Kruzhok] and Head of Product with a team of over 300 individuals [Yandex.Practicum]. In addition, I have 11 years of experience in teaching, developing educational programs, and public speaking.
My focus has been on EdTech, and social initiatives centred around empowering individuals and their potential to generate positive personal/societal changes. The recognition for my work in these areas includes notable awards [like Forbes 30 under 30] and mentions [Yury Dud, the most popular Youtube interviewer in CIS].
With a background in engineering and mathematics, I have gained 4+ years of experience in web development and design. This journey has further nurtured my love for narrative practices, encompassing communication, storytelling, and guiding visual and conceptual direction.
To new people, projects and opportunities.
I'd gladly provide guidance and support for your startup or company. Whether you need assistance in product development, strategy building, mission/purpose formulation, or enhancing product clarity, simplicity, and authenticity, I would be delighted to help on a project-based or consultation basis.
I am seeking teams with a clear mission and a focus on social responsibility. Worldwide. If you have any ideas or opportunities, feel free to reach out to me.
Non-profit Educational Project
kruzhok.io2017 – June 2023
Over 6 years Kruzhok [eng. The Circle] conducted 38 free weeklong educational programs for teenagers in rural areas and small towns in Russia. Young successful professionals shared knowledge and a vision of the world, creating real projects with teenagers on topics such as web programming, design, journalism, podcast production, modern art, and music.
As CEO, I held responsibility for essential processes, including strategy and team management, scaling, teacher recruitment, visual and public image, formulation of meanings. I took charge of text communication, document management, and operational issues during the initial stages.
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Online Bootcamp
practicum.yandex.ru2020 – 2022
2018 – 2020
I joined a team of 7 people as head of yet non-existence product. I worked on creating the whole educational experience, product strategy, business culture and growth issues.
In 2021 the product reached break-even and was recognised as a profitable business. By 2022 I was responsible for a team of 300 people and a product portfolio of 25+ bootcamp educational programmes.
Together with the team, we created an educational platform through which more than 30,000 students yearly. With a completion rate of over 50% and an employability rate of over 70%.
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rbc.ru: What's in store for Russian EdTech in 2022 and who's the market leader in 2021
HSE Universuty Research: 71.1% of graduates Yandex.Practicum found employment
Online Bootcamp, former Practicum USA
tripleten.com2019 – 2021
Alongside the growth of Yandex.Practicum in Russia, the company entered the US market.
I was involved in porting and adapting the product and sharing experiences between the teams.
However, in 2021, I  shifted my focus exclusively to the Russian business segment. In 2022, Practicum USA separated from Yandex due to the onset of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Product Hunt: the beginner-friendly online coding bootcamps with the highest completion rate and grad employment. 87% of our graduates find a tech job after six months.
2017 – 2018
After some experience working for hire, I and two designers close to me set up our studio. I was responsible for technology and development.
Besides that, I’ve been searching and communicating with clients, working with documents and finance. I left the studio when realised my path in education and social entrepreneurship.
2015 – 2017
At Astroshock [web development studio], I had much mentoring experience from a senior full-stack developer. I have improved my design knowledge by working with Russian designers such as WRS, Sulliwan and Stanislav Aki.
One of my most cherished projects was maintaining the World Chess website during the 2016 World Chess Championship held in New York.
2015 – 2017
As a front-end developer, I helped maintain and improve the Beat Film Festival website for two years. Also, I created special projects for Look at Media, Habrahabr, and Google.
2015 – 2017
After graduating from university, I thought of creating programming courses that would be devoid of academia and instead feature inspiring instructors from top companies, focusing on practicality and providing a simple entry point. When I learned that this had already been done by the recently launched Moscow Coding School [they took a new name in 2022], I realised they were like-minded individuals worth joining forces with.
After a year of managerial and coordination work, I took on the CEO point and became actively involved in the school's development and course lineup, including teaching. Thanks to the school's co‑founders, I learned the basics about working with company strategy and economic models, marketing tools and ways of interacting with media. Here I’ve got my first experience of being a public figure.
2017 – 2023
I co‑created the Kruzhok methodology, which involved weeklong programs with real-project outcomes, including the first educational program focused on website production. As a teacher, I have been involved in 12 schools, mentoring over 200 students.
With my assistance, websites were created by students for the villages of Sardayal, Glazok, Vzvad, and nearly a dozen other locations in the regions of Russia.
I took part in identifying new educational subjects and recruiting teachers.
2017 – 2018
For a year, I have been delivering a series of lectures on web development to students specialising in Design and Programming at HSE University.
2017 – 2018
I created a micro video course on programming languages and the starting point for learning them and conducted three three-month web development training programs for adults. I prepared and recorded 25 lectures and mentored each group throughout the program.
2015
Kamchatka is a creative camp where well-known journalists, musicians, writers, directors, screenwriters, and actors work as counselors. The venue is the Estonian island of Saaremaa.
I was there for one shift in August 2015.
2014 – 2015
I have developed a three-week practical program on the fundamentals of web development for teenagers and conducted it for approximately 100 children. Later, I adapted this program for adults and delivered both courses around ten times.
Thanks to the Kruzhok team for the support and co‑creation that led to such recognition.
The independent Russian journalist and media maker Yury Dud created a story about Kruzhok. He and his team visited the village of Vzvad while Kruzhok ran a weeklong website production school for local teenagers.
This interview garnered 5.6 million views, and finding any negative comments about it is challenging. Thanks to this video, our work received recognition from esteemed individuals like Alexander Rodnyansky and Boris Akunin. Moreover, it was appreciated by thousands of people in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.
For two years, I won the Best Goalkeeper award in Moscow City Football amateur league with Saint George FC.
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