About me

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Hey! I’m Alexey Poimtsev, loving father and husband, entrepreneur, geek and software development expert.

I’ve started this blog to share my thoughts and expertise in different areas - software development, product management, social projects.

Contacts

You can also contact me directly using following links:

telegram @alec-c4
whatsapp +7 926 889 1632
facebook messenger https://m.me/aleksei.poimtsev

My OpenSource projects

kickstart - collection of the application templates for bootstrapping your next application
kickstart-devops - collection of the devops related templates (docker, ansible, k8s, etc)

My CV

Skilled team lead and developer with 15+ years of experience in launching highload web-systems and mobile apps, building & managing teams, utilizing a variety of tools to provide effectiveness.

Soft Skills

Communication, active listening, expectations management
Organization - project, process, product, teams management
Analytical thinking
Creativity & innovation
Decision making
Problem solving
Strategic thinking

Hard Skills

Ruby & Ruby on Rails (from v1+)
Elixir and Phoenix
Golang
PostgreSQL
JavaScript/TypeScript/CSS/SASS
Docker
Ansible
Terraform

Experience

Asgard Technology LLC (former Progress Engine) 2012 – present

Founder, CEO

Developed and launched over 70 products for fintech, streaming and VOD, business processes automation
Acted as sales and business developer
Estimated, performed feasibility analysis and forecast risks and planned the product delivery
Performed requirement analysis, system architect development
Contributed to each product delivery phase - analysis, development, test, ops)
Managed and led developer team
Performed HR & business operations

🏆 Gold award for best mobile application (2021, Tagline, biggest runet digital award)

🏆 Bronze award for best mobile application (2021, Tagline, biggest runet digital award)

VEON Ltd. (formerly VimpelCom Ltd.) – 2002 - 2012

Head of CIS Web development

Managed and led developer teams in 6 CIS countries
Acted as a contact point between technical team, test team, functional team
Delivered new features

System Architect

Implemented integrated technology-based solutions and identified integration opportunities for a package of technical platforms
Communicated with national and international vendors
Built and determined technical roadmap & documentation
Contributed in delivery and testing process
Set and managed project groups

Senior System Administrator

24/7 administration and incident management of mobile content platform, UIVR, USBS, MIEP, ICR communication platforms

Education

Faculty of Applied Mathematics: Information systems and software in the economy

Saratov State University named after N.G.Chernyshevsky