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Registration: 01.09.2022

Nikolay Stepanov

Specialization: Chief Technology Officer
20+ years technical professional with deep knowledge of Business and IT trends for different industries (Telecom, Manufacturing, Retail). Digital Transformation advisor of the largest companies in Russia, with practice of implementation DT strategy in several areas of business Possess experience in design and deployment of internal IT infrastructure for big companies, participation in large startups. Skills of department management, project management, v-team management, negotiation Deep knowledge of modern information technologies and hardware.
20+ years technical professional with deep knowledge of Business and IT trends for different industries (Telecom, Manufacturing, Retail). Digital Transformation advisor of the largest companies in Russia, with practice of implementation DT strategy in several areas of business Possess experience in design and deployment of internal IT infrastructure for big companies, participation in large startups. Skills of department management, project management, v-team management, negotiation Deep knowledge of modern information technologies and hardware.

Portfolio

Microsoft Rus

Account Technology Strategist / Sr. Account Technology Strategist

Yota (Scartel LLC)

Head of Office Infrastructure Department/Chief Technology Expert

Gazprom-Neft

Chief Specialist

Skills

Business Development
Analyzing problems
developing solutions

Work experience

Account Technology Strategist / Sr. Account Technology Strategist
01.2012 - 07.2022 |Microsoft Rus, www.microsoft.ru
Primary responsibilities: • Acts as the "virtual Chief Technical Officer (CTO)/Chief Digital Officer (CDO)" in established, long-term relationships with technical decision makers (TDMs) and business decision makers (BDMs) at the CxO level, and via direct relationship advises on solutions and position Microsoft capabilities to best meet the customer's needs • Leads and ensures execution of technology strategy and digital transformation by anticipating and leading the resolution of technical blockers that arise during strategy planning and implementation and driving technology adoption • Leverages account thought leadership in partnership with Client Executives to set strategy, own accountability for outcomes, and lead extended teams • Leverages a strong knowledge of Microsoft's product landscape, solutions, and strategy to address customer's needs • Brings in business and industry insights to address the broader business challenges for the customer • Articulates and understands specific industry-related market trends, as well as customer threats, opportunities, and barriers to growth. Leads with industry knowledge to support customers in solving issues. Helps to drive and create a board-ready message (e.g., sustainability) and controls for customers' compliance alignment Achievements - Big retail chain reduced the write-off of goods by 4% and increased the availability of promotional goods to 5% by automating the demand forecasting system. - A large car manufacturer implemented an information security strategy with our team and extended it to 14,000 of its users. - A large mining and metallurgical company received a working prediction model, which overcame saving hundreds of millions of rubles a year. - Together with a large customer, one of the world's leading producers of mineral fertilizers, a massive attack on the company's website, which reached 940 million requests per second, was prevented. - Top award (Microsoft Platinum Club award) was received in 2017 for c
Head of Office Infrastructure Department/Chief Technology Expert
11.2007 - 11.2011 |Yota (Scartel LLC), www.yota.ru
Primary responsibilities: · Support and maintenance of corporate infrastructure based on the multi-domain scheme (1500+ users) · Design, implementation and management of enterprise systems (Mail Systems, Unified Communication) · Creation and further maintenance of IT infrastructures of the new regional and international branches · Support and maintenance of more than 50 servers On the position of Head of Department the following responsibilities were added: · Management and Development of the Department staff · Budgeting Achievements - Restructured and optimized the department, first line of Support of users was moved to outsource company, that decreased cost of IT-support of users on 42% - Successfully realized project “Mail system rebuilding” (with migration to MS Exchange 2010). - Successfully realized project “Office Communication” (Deployment of Corporate Office Communication System), which won in nomination “Best Internal Project of the Year” for 2009. - Successfully realized project of remote access to main IT Services, that reduced the TCO of IT infrastructure of new branch offices by 36% and reduced the speed of expansion of new branch office till 3 weeks from 3 months - The project of migration main internal IT services to Public Cloud was designed. Planned reduction of cost of internal IT services was 27% - Designed and realized the project of Active Directory objects and services migration to new forest
Chief Specialist
11.2006 - 11.2007 |Gazprom-Neft, www.gazprom-neft.ru

Educational background

Physics (Masters Degree)
Till 1999
St.Petersburg’s State Technical University

Languages

EnglishIntermediate