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### 1) SUMMARY

- Expertise spanning IT (`crypto/web3, systems design, distributed systems, data science & machine learning`) and Business (`complex risks quantification & prediction, working-out action-plans uniting high-level stakeholders`) with over 15 years of combined experience.
- Managed and contributed to projects totaling over USD 700 million.
- Earned 20+ certifications in IT, data science, and machine learning infrastructure.
- Lead cross-functional teams and adept at translating complex technological concepts into business language, ensuring effective communication and project success.

### 2) TECHNICAL SKILLS

- languages: `Rust (3.5+ years), Python, Julia, Bash, Helm/k8s Charts`
- development OS: `Linux, Windows, amd/arm-32/64`
- cloud computing: `AWS, GCP, Azure, Snowflake`
- various: `Docker, k8s, helm, Git, GitLab CI/DevOps, WASM, PlantUML, HackMD, Jira, Rust-based tools for multithreading/concurrency optimizations & deadlocks identification`

### 3) WORK EXPERIENCE

Nov 2021 - Present 
**Senior Blockchain Developer | Rust | DevOps**
[Coinweb.io](https://coinweb.io/) --> web3 industry

- co-developed the Core for the Coinweb blockchain protocol (`90% of the code in Rust`)
- identified & handled multi-threading/concurrency issues
- performed various DevOps tasks & cost/performance optimizations
- developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment
- designed analytics and notification policies (`OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Jaeger, specialized dev bots`)
- integrated IPFS capabilities & separate L1s from the universe of PoW (`BTC, BCH, LTC`) and PoS (`ETH, BNB, Cosmos`) into the Core protocol
- developed smart contracts for the Coinweb protocol and Cosmos ecosystem
- actively participated in blockchain protocol dev discussions and code reviews, wrote design documentation, workflows & methodologies (`HackMD, markdown, PlantUML`), led & coordinated cross-functional teams

Results:
- Improved core protocol concurrency by implementing owner enforcement for background processes. 
- Integrated support for IPFS, Kujira, and Polygon into the core protocol, and adapted L2 Computer to handle relevant events. This also involved creating elements necessary for third-party infrastructure, such as developing a Coinweb-writer smart-contract template for Cosmos-like chains. 
- Developed a Rust-based agent with Slack integration to enhance monitoring of Core & L1 events and reporting of relevant issues. This agent also tracks custodial/broadcaster wallet balances and backend API functionality across different environments (development, production) while interacting with shards. 
- Managed and supported over 750+ Kubernetes pods and services for web3 infrastructure. Designed scripts and cronjobs for crucial backend data backup, including Staking and IPFS objects.

Jan 2020 – Oct 2021
**Head | Machine Learning & MLOps**
[ND Group](http://www.nd-group.net/en/enter/) --> oil & gas automation industry

- MLOps development starting from systems design up to inclusion of data science & machine learning tools appropriate for a targeted environment
- optimized the code-base to work in constrained environments efficiently (`Raspberry PIs, self-service terminals, rewriting Python modules in Rust`)
- explored potential applications for machine learning to improve biz efficiency 

Oct 2007 – Present
**Research Fellow | AI & Political science**
V.M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

- research topics: merging the capabilities of AI with Political Science; approaches to quantification of abstract constructs. Part of the research was published as a book chapter by IGI Global, US and presented before a number of Think-Tanks in Central & Eastern Europe

Nov 2010 – Dec 2020
**Consulting | Data science for complex risks quantification & prediction**

- applying Machine Learning tools to gain insights, ensure business benefits and shape a proper story out of the data retrieved
- developing new business opportunities, marketing concepts and strategies while taking into account socio-political and economic environment
- high-level B2B, B2C, B2G facilitation with stakeholders
- scientific & DS libraries: `numpy (incl. Numba), pandas, dask, Apache Arrow, SciPy, matplotlib, seaborn`
- ML libraries: `PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, spaCy, scikit-learn, Flux, Rapids.ai, HuggingFace`
- DL on graphs: `DGL, NetworkX, LightGraphs, MetaGraphs, WeightedGraphs`
- DBs: `SQL, NoSQL`
- development & workflow tools: `Jupyter notebooks, LaTeX, Jenkins, MLFlow, Apache Airflow, Weights&Biases, FastAPI`

### 4) EDUCATION

**CS CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS**
* Docker applications with Kubernetes; Software & Solution Architecture for Architecting and Deploying Large-Scale, Highly-Available and Secure Systems; Software Engineering for Data Scientists in Python; Creating Robust Workflows in Python; Data Scientist with Python Track; Interactive Data Visualization with Bokeh; Advanced NLP with spaCy; Machine Learning for Finance in Python; Parallel Programming with Dask in Python; Advanced Deep Learning with Keras; Machine Learning for Time Series Data in Python; Time Series Analysis in Python, Preprocessing for Machine Learning in Python; Extreme Gradient Boosting with XGBoost; Linear Classifiers in Python; Data Science for Business; Statistical Thinking in Python; Unsupervised Learning in Python; Supervised Learning with scikit-learn; Data Analyst with Python Track; Deep Learning with Flux.jl; Computational Modeling in Julia with Applications to the COVID-19 Pandemic

2017
**Leadership Academy for Development** 
Stanford LAD, CDDRL 

2010 –2012 
**Master of Finance (Diploma with Honours) degree**
National Academy of Administration

2004 –2007 
**Candidate of Sciences degree / PhD** 
Koretskiy’s Institute of State and Law, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine  

1999 –2004  
**Master of International Economics & Law (Diploma with Honours) degree**
Kyiv National University of Economics 

### 5) VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Dec 2020 – Present  
**Member of the Expert Committee on AI Development, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine**
Sections: Governance & Public Finance, MilTech & AI

Sept 2015 – May 2018  
**Chairman of the Council of Entrepreneurs of Kyiv Region**