Ilya Zobnov
Product. Analytics. UX. Development.
43 years old
Kyiv Ukraine
Professional Status
Available soon
Open to opportunities
About Me
Married, have two children.
Business Development Director & Co-Founder
OwnerMetric
September 2014
to December 2014
Lisbon
Portugal
- Conducted problem and product interviews, identified key partners, clarified business model, monetization opportunities.
- Switched to be lead developer of the product (online service).
- Participated in Lisbon Challenge 3-month startup acceleration program.
Product Manager
Qvizi
June 2014
to September 2014
Kyiv
Ukraine
- Managed creation of rich browser-based learning games for children.
- Consulted on technology decisions.
- Backend system for games management platform.
- Functional specifications, clear design of levels.
- → http://qvizi.com
- → http://angel.co/qvizi
Product Director & Co-Founder
IQ Friends
January 2014
to June 2014
Sofia
Bulgaria
- Key technology and system architecture decisions.
- Hired developers, contracted freelancers.
- Team delivered and web platform developed from scratch.
- Raised seed investment from Bulgarian fund LAUNCHub.
- → http://iqfriends.com
- → http://angel.co/iq-friends
Business Consultant
4i, Inc.
January 2011
to January 2014
Chicago
United States - Illinois
- Company leading in growth and foresight analytics and strategy helping clients identify, develop and optimize future growth opportunities. Projects also included helping clients move from information to insight and ultimately strategic foresight and analytics driven organizations driving strategic decisions.
- Foresighted CPG performance.
- Consumer / market modelling.
- Developed insights.
- Market drivers / trends discovering, measurement, forecasting.
- Delivered projects addressed growth opportunities assessment, new products launches, entering new markets across North / South America, Europe, Africa, Asia.
- Top US-based manufacturers and retail chains among clients.
- Also participated in —
- New products development (web and mobile based).
- Leaded company's internal innovation initiatives, best practices, effectiveness: new tools that power consultants' daily tasks, tools for time tracking, web based services etc.
- Marketing: new website, launched newsletter, run online surveys, social media presence (LinkedIn).
- Business development: maintained clients and leads database.
- → http://4iconsult.com
Business Analyst
4i, Inc.
February 2009
to January 2011
Chicago
United States - Illinois
- Forecasted CPG sales for largest US-based manufacturers.
- Sales data processing and analysis.
- Demographic and socio-economic profiling.
- Built forecasting models using common and in-house forecasting methods.
- → http://4iconsult.com
Product Manager
Refine.io
August 2012
to April 2013
Dover
United States - Delaware
- Set priorities, finished project development and released an online service that offered a simple way to create and share fully functional prototypes of mobile applications.
- Revised product, set development priorities according to company goals.
- Dramatically improved speed of development team, 300+ tickets opened and addressed.
- Public version launched.
- Project received funding and support from Yandex:
- → http://company.yandex.com/special_projects/supported.xml
Co-Founder
Maanimo.com
January 2008
to August 2008
Kyiv
Ukraine
- Initial startup experience. Online service and content platform targeting consumer market, aiming to educate and give references in personal finances, financial services.
- Project initiator, raised angel investment.
- Business development: partnerships with financial institutions.
- Product management: consumer facing services to compare and select best offers.
Project Manager, Team Lead
Comtrading
September 2006
to 2007
- Launched online store with advanced back office, 1C:Enterprise integration.
- Development, technical supervision.
- Educating of staff.
Projects and Development Director
Stock Market Agency
August 2004
to October 2007
Kyiv
Ukraine
- Project management, supervising of developers, development, architecture, administration of distributed systems.
- Negotiations, key customers support, user manuals and technical documentation.
- Successful projects include large and mid-size online systems for business and government customers (Ukrainian Securities and Exchange Commission, financial institutions).
IT Specialist
Stock Market Agency
August 2002
to August 2004
Kyiv
Ukraine
- Data processing.
- System administration.
- Assistance in development of desktop software.
- Technical writing, user manuals creating.
- Client service, support.
Incoming Exchange Team Member
AIESEC
October 2000
to April 2002
- Negotiate with local companies that could receive an international intern and support our projects.
- Facilitation of the exchange process of the international trainees for their internships in Ukraine.
Certificate of TeleTRADE D. J. International Consulting Ltd.
School of Ukrainian Investor
January 2006
to December 2006
Stock market, investments
Certificate of British Council Educational Centre
British Council Educational Centre
January 2006
to December 2006
English
Certificate of Achievement
Small and Medium Business Development Traineeship, USA
January 2007
to December 2007
- Web, mobile, desktop.
- Commercial B2B solutions (financial tools, CRM, management support).
- Consumer B2C tools.
- Analytic projects for Fortune 500 clients.
- Identification and improvement of key performance indicators, conversion, sales in e-commerce.
- Advanced user and programmer in specialized software packages for data processing and analysis.
- Current business process analysis and integrating seamlessly with it.
- Using new effective approaches for B2C projects like "Jobs-to-be-Done" etc.
- Good taste in visual design, able to manage the process of creation of media content.
- Strong technical background: leadership, development, management.
- Web development; working in projects as team member, team lead, or sole.
- Web applications analysis and recommendations on improvements.
- Communication skills, knowledge of advanced techniques for more effective exchange of knowledge.
- Member of multiple business communities, have professional contacts all over the world.
- Experience in going through acceleration programs for startups.
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English
Expert
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Ukrainian
Expert
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Russian
Expert
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Bulgarian
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German
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