I specialize in helping companies build development teams, establish R&D centers, and optimize operational costs.
Geniuses Recruiting | Founder & CEO | 2024 –
Rakuten Viber | R&D Director of Offshore | 2021 – 2024
- Established Rakuten Viber’s R&D site in Tbilisi, Georgia
- Responsible for overseeing the compensation structures and salary management across all R&D centers in Belarus, Georgia, Poland and Ukraine
- Acted as the primary contact between Rakuten Viber and government entities
- Collaborated closely with HR and recruiting teams to drive talent acquisition
ePlane | VP R&D | 2019 – 2021
- Lead company’s R&D site, recruiting and managing of 30+ developers, team leaders and QA
- Managed the design, development and delivery of multiple features in B2B
- Connected Product, BizDev, Customer Success and R&D
- Responsible for the development of new processes and assimilation of Agile
ePlane | R&D Manager | 2016 – 2019
- Managed company’s R&D site in Belarus – recruiting, training and management of 20+ developers and team leads
- Supervised additional outsourced development teams
- Hands-on development of automation and external services integrations
Music Lab | R&D Manager | 2013 – 2016
- Responsible for managing 10+ web and automation developers in Belarus, architecture design and implementation, code reviews
Soluto | Automation Team Lead | 2008 – 2013
Microsoft | QA Engineer | 2007 – 2008
Education
- The Open University of Israel | Computer Science | 2007 – 2009
- Tel Aviv University | LL.B., Law | 1998 – 2002
Guest speaker appearances
- Change Inspire 2024, the largest tech conference in Georgia
- 57th ADB annual meeting in Georgia, Gateway to Growth panel
Media appearances
- Marketer.ge – Quoted on strategic office design choices at Rakuten Viber
- Commersant.ge – Interviewed on Rakuten Viber’s expansion plans in Georgia
- Interview on Georgian TV – Featured guest discussing tech growth in Georgia
- Rustavi2 – Covered Rakuten Viber’s new Tbilisi office launch
- Agenda.ge – Rakuten Viber opens Tbilisi office for mobile application development
