lex Kudinov

Houston, TX ¡ Jobs.Resume@kudinov.com ¡ http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexkudinov

 

System Design & Development, Technical Analysis, Agile Methodologies, & Process Re-Engineering

 

Signature Strengths ü       Agile Management/Methodologies ü       Performance/Productivity Improvement ü       Solutions Development/Implementation ü       Process Improvement/Cost Reductions ü       Project Management ü       Strategic Business Planning ü       Business Process/Technical Analysis ü       Staff Leadership /Development ü       Infrastructure Design/Development

¡      Broad-based expertise in strategic business planning, project and service management, and staff leadership and development to achieve both corporate and client objectives. ¡      Proven success in motivating cross-functional teams and employing Agile methodologies to meet and exceed development, quality, and delivery goals. ¡      Expertise in leading the build of high-performing project teams and managing system and application development from solution identification to requirements definition, technical specification, design, development, test, and delivery. ¡      Regarded for the ability to drive process improvement, enhance overall operations, and impact the bottom-line; strong business, financial, and technical acumen to achieve organizational goals.

 

HEWLETT-PACKARD, Houston, Texas [2014 – Present]

Agile Program Manager, Software Development

Champion the Agile transformation of a multi-million dollar program, charged with identifying solutions to replace hardware testing practices used by enterprise server business factories globally.

Key Contributions:

·   Directed an enterprise-wide adoption of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), enabling the implementation of Scrum/XP methodologies across multiple geographically dispersed development teams, improving customer delivery value and satisfaction, increased ROI, and a 30% reduction in time-to-market for new features.

·   Spearheaded process improvement by defining and implementing the use of novel product development methodologies and practices to drive continuous and early delivery of customer value.

·   Administered a hardware, software, and labor operating budget of $35 million while leading efforts to maintain stakeholder engagement and delivering ongoing professional development to the team.

ALLEGRO DEVELOPMENT CORP, Houston, Texas [2013 – 2014]

Deployment Manager

Managed all phases of the successful implementation of proprietary ETRM software and solutions for organizational customers from definition and preparation through execution and deployment.

Key Contributions:

·   Provided strong leadership to up to 60 cross functional staff, ensuring all project milestones were met.

·   Held full accountability for the effective management of technical projects spanning from three to 12 months.

·   Managed project budgets valued from $250,000 to $3 million.

·   Employed Agile Scrum/XP, Lean, and Waterfall methodologies to maximize project productivity and performance while containing costs; ensured project delivery on-time and within budget.

 

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CITIGROUP ENERGY INC., Houston, Texas [2006 – 2012]

Senior Vice President, IT/Chief Architect

Oversaw a 30-member, global team comprised of project managers, developers, analysts, and support staff, including offshore COE development center resources charged with supporting projects and applications for the global commodities business.

Key Contributions:

·   Directed all aspects of programs and projects, employing standard architecture, hardware, development stack, policies, and procedures, supporting new software development, legacy application modification, and application integration into a single, enterprise-wide solution.

·   Drove process improvement by leading multiple teams through an Agile transformation, educating on the adoption of Agile frameworks, principles, and practices; introduced Scrum, XP, Kanban, and Lean practices.

·   Spearheaded the implementation of a single, enterprise-wide, unified technology stack by defining development techniques, methods, and best practices across programming languages, application server frameworks, databases, and development tools.

ABB LUMMUS GLOBAL, Houston, Texas [2002 - 2006]

Senior Software Engineer

Managed the development, redesign, and deployment of business critical applications, employing software development frameworks, industry best practices, and emerging methodologies.

Early Career History: IT Specialist with Enron and Lead Software Engineer with the Central Bank of Russia

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, Houston, Texas

Master of Business Administration in General Management (2009)

FINANCIAL UNIVERSITY UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIA, Volgograd, Russia

Master of Finance | Graduated Summa Cum Laude (1999)

Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP) [2008]; PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) [2014]; Certified Scrum Master (CSM) [2014]; and SAFe Agilist [2015]

Programming Languages: Java, J2EE, and C#

Web Development: JavaScript, Sencha (ExtJS), and AJAX

Development Environments: Visual Studio for .NET and Eclipse for Java

Databases: MS SQL Server and Oracle, PL/SQL

Continuous Build & Integration: Bamboo and Jenkins

Agile Management Tools: Jira / Greenhopper, Rally, and HP Agile Manager

Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, XP, Kanban and Lean Practices, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Waterfall, and PMP PMBok