Professional business leader with extensive experience spanning over 20 years in consulting and engineering, Intelligent Automation, Data and AI. His expertise has been pivotal in orchestrating multi-million-dollar digital disruption and transformation initiatives across Banking industry, Retail, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Automotive, and State Government. Skilled in delivering efficient and scalable solutions to improve business processes.
Mikhail is widely recognized as an IA/AI evangelist and thought leader, passionate about leveraging automation and AI to drive profound organizational change. He excels in guiding organizations to harness these technologies to enhance operational efficiencies, elevate performance metrics, and empower their workforce for the future of work. Adept at working closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and develop tailored applications.
• APJ-MEA Practice Management & Business Development
• $15M+ P&L Ownership for Intelligent Automation BU
• Foundation and management of partnership alliances with Pega, Appian, Creatio, BluePrism, Automation Anywhere, and UiPath.
• Stakeholder & People Management (hiring, performance, retention, coaching)
• Project & Delivery Leadership in Intelligent Automation
• Consulting on Process Reengineering & Digital Disruption
• Solution & Infrastructure Architecture Design
• Technical Strategy & Roadmap Alignment with Product Teams
• Guiding Technical Leads & Design Reviews
• Emerging Technology Research & Innovation Leadership
• Driving Proof-of-Concept Initiatives & Innovation
• Pre-Sales Support & Customer-Facing Solutioning
Project Portfolio:
• Tier #1 Australian Bank: Large Pega Program
• Tier #1 Australian Bank: Large Appian Program
• Tier #1 Australian Bank: Multiple Appian and Automation Anywhere Projects
• Victoria State Government: Pega Project
• Various Enterprises: Consulting Projects, Project Delivery, Staff Augmentation
• ANZ Practice Management & Business Development
• $10M+ P&L Ownership for Intelligent Automation BU
• Foundation and management of partnership alliances with Pega, Appian, Creatio, BluePrism, Automation Anywhere, and UiPath.
• Stakeholder & People Management (hiring, performance, retention, coaching)
• Project & Delivery Leadership in Intelligent Automation
• Consulting on Process Reengineering & Digital Disruption
• Solution & Infrastructure Architecture Design
• Technical Strategy & Roadmap Alignment with Product Teams
• Guiding Technical Leads & Design Reviews
• Emerging Technology Research & Innovation Leadership
• Driving Proof-of-Concept Initiatives & Innovation
• Pre-Sales Support & Customer-Facing Solutioning
Project Portfolio:
• Tier #1 Australian Bank: Large Pega Program
• Tier #1 Australian Bank: Multiple Appian and Automation Anywhere Projects
• Tier #1 Global multinational consumer goods corporation Pega and BliePrism/Uipath Projects
• Victoria State Government: Pega Project
• Various Enterprises: Consulting Projects, Project Delivery, Staff Augmentation
• Led a portfolio of diverse projects across the Mortgage Value Stream
• Directed and managed a 100+ member IT Mortgage Team, driving performance and results
• Executed technology-led transformation to enhance business outcomes
• Enabled organizational change, ensuring the tech team had the tools, training, and talent to deliver on commitments
• Drove continuous process improvement for efficiency and scalability
• Built strong partnerships with vendors and suppliers to optimize value and performance
• $30M+ P&L Ownership & Budget Management
• Led Tender Processes & Vendor Negotiations
• Full People Management Lifecycle (hiring, termination, performance, retention, development, coaching)
Part-Time Employment
• Eastern Europe Practice Management & Business Development
• $5M+ P&L Ownership for Intelligent Automation BU
• Stakeholder & People Management (hiring, performance, retention, coaching)
• Project & Delivery Leadership in Intelligent Automation
• Consulting on Process Reengineering & Digital Disruption
• Solution & Infrastructure Architecture Design
• Strategic Leadership for Intelligent Automation Technologies (Pega, Appian, OutSystems, Creatio, UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism)
• Technical Strategy & Roadmap Alignment with Product Teams
• Guiding Technical Leads & Design Reviews
• Emerging Technology Research & Innovation Leadership
• Driving Proof-of-Concept Initiatives & Innovation
• Pre-Sales Support & Customer-Facing
Project Portfolio:
• Tier #1 Easter Europe Universal Bank: Huge CRM/BPM Program
• Various Enterprises: Consulting Projects, Project Delivery, Staff Augmentation
As part of the leadership team, I was responsible for creating and managing a new business unit (Software Development Department for the Commercial Segment) within the company ($7M+ annual revenue, 60 FTE + subcontractors).
Area of responsibility: business growth and new market development.
• Developed and executed the department’s business strategy, focusing on software development and integration services.
• Directly managed a business development and sales support team of 6 (including business development managers, marketing, and PR managers).
• Fostered effective collaboration with Sales and Account Management to achieve growth targets in core industries: Banking, Retail, Insurance, and Telecom.
• Managed the sales process within the CRM, tracking achievement of targets and KPIs.
• Contributed to the launch of a new managed service business model (including new financial and delivery models, dedicated recruitment teams, and go-to-market strategy) alongside traditional integration project work.
• Software Development within the Intelligent Automation Domain (BPM, RPA)
• Overall Practice Management
• Business Development and Stakeholder Management
• Supporting and Defining Strategy for Foundational Intelligent Automation Technologies (Pega, Appian, UiPath, Automation Anywhere, BluePrism, WorkFusion, etc.)
• Delivering BPM and RPA Solutions
• $10M +P&L Management for Intelligent Automation Practice Business Unit
• People Management (Talent Acquisition, Performance Assessment, Retention, Development, Coaching)
Project Portfolio:
Tier #1 Healthcare/Pharma Company: Assessment Project, CRM, BPM Implementation
• Tier #1 International Health and Beauty Retailer: Data Science Consulting, BPM/RPA/CRM/BI Implementation
• Tier #1 Bank: CRM - Sales Automation Powered by Artificial Intelligence
• Leading Low-Cost Airline Operating in Central and Eastern Europe: Assessment Project, RPA/BPM Implementation
• Various Enterprises: Consulting Projects, Project Delivery, Staff Augmentation
• Software Development within the Intelligent Automation Domain (BPM, RPA)
• Overall Practice Management
• Business Development and Stakeholder Management
• Supporting and Defining Strategy for Foundational Intelligent Automation Technologies (Pega, Appian, Creatio, etc.)
• Delivering BPM and RPA Solutions
• Managing All Technical Aspects of BPM/RPA Development
• $10M+ P&L Management for Intelligent Automation Practice Business Unit
• People Management (Talent Acquisition, Performance Assessment, Retention, Development, Coaching)
Project Portfolio:
• Tier #1 Easter Europe Universal Bank: Large CRM/BPM Program
• Tier #1 Healthcare/Pharma Company: BPM/IoT R&D and Project
• Tier #1 Automotive Company: IoT, BPM/RPA Project
• Various Enterprises: Consulting Projects, Project Delivery, Staff Augmentation
• Software Development within the scope of Intelligent Automation (BPM, RPA)
• Overall Practice Management
• Business Development and Stakeholder Management
• Supporting and Defining Strategy for Foundational Intelligent Automation Technologies (Pega, Appian, Creatio, etc.)
• Delivering BPM and RPA Solutions
• Managing All Technical Aspects of BPM/RPA Development
• P&L Management for the Intelligent Automation Practice Business Unit
• People Management (Talent Acquisition, Termination, Performance Assessment, Retention, Development, Coaching)
• Foundation and Management of CIS Pega Practice/COE
• Delivering Pega Solutions
• Managing All Technical Aspects of Pega PRPC Platform Development
• Owning the Developer Experience for the Pega Platform
• Providing Direction to Technical Leads and Reviewing Designs
• Leading Technical Problem-Solving Discussions
• Providing Insights and Mentorship to Engineers, Encouraging Growth
• Ensuring Adoption of Coding Standards and Secure Coding Principles
• Identifying Technical Skill Pathways for Engineers in Consultation with Engineering Managers
• People Management (Talent Acquisition, Termination, Performance Assessment, Retention, Development, Coaching)
• Owns the Developer Experience for the Teradata Platform
• Data Science Consulting and Project/Delivery Management
Projects Portfolio:
• Tier #1 Eastern Europe Governance Bank: Large DWH/MDM/BI Program
• Tier #1 Eastern Europe Universal Bank: Large CRM/MDM/BI Program
• Tier #1 Eastern Europe Leading Food Retail Chain: CRM/MDM/BI Program + ETL COE Foundation
Foundation and Management of FLEXCUBE Business Unit/COE:
• P&L Management of the Practice Business Unit.
• People Management (talent acquisition, performance assessment, retention, development, coaching).
• Business Development and Account Management for Strategic Accounts.
• Vendor Management.
• Client and Partner Enablement.
• Professional Services, Consulting, and Delivery Management.
Project Portfolio:
• Tier #1 EU Universal Bank: CRM-Siebel/BI Project, Back Office – FLEXCUBE & MIDAS Migration and Implementation.
• Program and Delivery Management
• IT Management
Portfolio of Projects:
• FLEXCUBE Back Office
• Data Migration
• Car Loans
• Securitization
• Credit Bureau
• Teller Cash Desk
Foundation and Management of FLEXCUBE and CSS Parameterization Group:
• Operations, Resource, and People Management
• Tender Organization and Supplier Management
Administration and Support of Bank Information Systems:
• QUORUM, HOMER, FLEXCUBE, Client-Bank
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