Dennis Krasilshchikov

Matawan, NJ ▪ 848-468-6320 ▪ dennis@krasil.com

 

Executive Profile

Technical leader, solutions-driven strategist, and critical thinker with a track record of leveraging technology to achieve business objectives. Experienced in establishing, managing, and outsourcing IT operations as well as executing technically complex application/web development, infrastructure, and security projects. Over 15 years success as an IT director, project/program manager, technical lead, system architect, and IT/business consultant with credentials spanning MBA, PMP, and CISSP. Strengths include:

Strategic & Global Business Sense:

§ Seasoned resource whose capabilities transcend IT boundaries and include an in-depth knowledge of both US and Eastern European business operations. Proficient in strategic planning, budget control, policy development, risk mitigation, and change management.

§ Skilled communicator who presents value-added solutions to decision makers at all levels.

Broad Technical Acumen:

§ Comprehensive knowledge across all IT disciplines, with expert-level software development skills.

§ Collaborates with stakeholders to bridge the gap business requirements and technology capabilities.

§ Skilled at the translation of technical terms for a non-technical audience.

Team Leadership:

§ Long career in managing, training and motivating outsourced, matrixed, and culturally diverse teams.

§ Leverage technical background to effectively guide and direct teams to achieve desired results.

Project & Client Management:

§ Adept at managing multiple projects, priorities, and commitments with limited resources/budgets.

§ Client-focused; excel at creating strong working relationships and managing expectations.

§ Set up IT operation for a global non-profit organization in Europe, then expanded into the US.

§ Trusted advisor, consultant, and subject matter expert to companies in diverse industries. Performed consulting engagements for ACS, PWC, Scholastic, and Newsday.

§ During tenure as Project Manager at The Bank of New York, aligned enterprise ERP technology strategies and processes with strategic business plans.

Atlas Resources International, New York, NY / Kiev, Ukraine                   Jan 2011 – Present

IT Director/Program Director

Established and manage IT operations in New York and Ukraine for fast-growing non-profit organization, encompassing infrastructure, networking, security, application development, websites, and social media. Accountable for budgeting, staffing, resource allocation, and internal and external charitable programs and partnerships. Core member of executive team, working closely with founder and senior leadership to establish company vision, strategy, and direction.

§ Designed the IT architecture and selected vendors for all internal and external systems.

§ Defined and translated business requirements into practical IT solutions on a tight budget.

§ Spearheaded implementation of LAN, WAN, VPN, and critical business applications including Exchange, CRM, cloud storage, issues tracking, donation management, and multiple internal and external websites.

§ Managed all IT related projects through their full lifecycle from initiation to closure; including Website development, cloud storage, voice and email server installation and migration of email to Exchange.

§ Established policy for employee, volunteer, and partner access to internal systems, websites, social media, and Cloud-stored resources.

§ Reviewed, modified, and translated legal documents related to the registration, operation, and partnerships of non-profit organizations in US, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, and Iraq.

§ Played key role in company growth from 5 staff and 4 volunteers to 30 staff, 50 volunteers, and a pool of outsourced technical consultants.

Self-Employed, Kharkov, Ukraine                             Dec 2007 – Jul 2012

IT & Business Consultant

Provided consulting services to large Ukraine companies as well as US small business owners and entrepreneurs. Assignments spanned oil, healthcare, education, legal, and other industries.

§ Worked directly with project stakeholders to identify needs, goals, budgets, and timelines.

§ Acted as an intermediary between US/Europe clients and outsourced IT support personnel, ensuring delivery of cost-effective, secure, and reliable projects through Waterfall and Agile methodologies.

§ Coordinated implementations of IT solutions for e-commerce, VoIP, cloud storage, encryption, and more.

§ Managed multiple concurrent projects through MS Project and Jira

§ Led build of software applications to solve unique business challenges with non-traditional methods.

§ Managed the budget, customer service, billing, and reporting for clients.

§ Assisted with SEO and advertising on Facebook, Twitter, Google, Odnoklasniki, and VK.

§ Built consensus among distributed groups, resolved conflicts, and facilitated issues resolution.

Atlas Auto, Inc. Odessa, Ukraine                           Jun 2006 – Dec 2007

IT Manager

Built an IT operation for Startup Company, including staff, network, security, and surveillance.

§ Managed the implementation of the company LAN, NAS, Firewall, Servers, Desktops and Security Policy.

§ Prepared and administered the IT budget; oversaw expenses, equipment, materials, and A/P.

§ Implemented policies, procedures, standards, and best practices.

§ Assembled and managed a team of engineers committed to quality and responsiveness.

§ Introduced a project-oriented business process that tracked priorities, status, milestones, and issues.

 

ACS/Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Warren, NJ      Oct 2005 – Mar 2006

Technical Lead

Drove implementation of PeopleSoft HCM and Financials, Oracle, Sun, and Windows 2003 applications.

§ Created IT requirements for large-scale PeopleSoft implementation.

§ Prepared cost/performance requirements to support the current and future system state.

§ Identified, staffed, and managed on-site, remote, and outsourced technical resources.

§ Developed a detailed technical project plan for QA testing and implementation.

§ Performed integration, performance, and penetration testing.

§ Worked with client and in-house staff to define and prioritize change requests and delivery dates.

Bank of New York, New York, NY      Apr 2001 – Oct 2005

Project Manager/System Architect

Vital technical and leadership resource, managing multiple concurrent projects on PeopleSoft HCM/DB2/AIX/ Windows platform from initiation to closure. Oversaw the quality and performance of technical staff.

§ Monitored and reported on project schedule variances and risk mitigation.

§ Acted as a liaison between IBM hosting support staff and BNY internal network teams to redesign and test network architecture.

§ Designed architecture and implemented the API to integrate PeopleSoft HCM, PeopleSoft Finance, and PeopleSoft Portal.

§ Provided input into the bank’s implementation of SDLC processes in the PeopleSoft environment.

§ Trained staff and end users in the utilization and adoption of SDLC and change control processes utilizing both waterfall and agile methodologies.

§ Actively involved in business process reengineering, best practices, and customization issues; acted as liaison between internal project team, executive team, and software vendors.

§ Advisor, offering technical and functional guidance to internal management and consultant team members in aligning system solutions with business objectives.

(1998 – 2001)

PWC / Price Waterhouse Coopers, Senior Technical Consultant, Fort Lee, NJ                                                                                                    

Scholastic, Technical & Functional Consultant, New York, NY

Newsday, IT Consultant, Long Island, NY   

United States Marine Corps Reserves, 1998 – 2006 (Honorable Discharge)

Deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003

 

Applications:PeopleSoft, Dynamics CRM, Office365, Project, Visio, Asterisk, VMWare, Google Apps, Owncloud, Horde, Sharepoint, Atlassian Jira / Confluence, Open VPN, Discource, QuickBooks

Cloud Hosts: Rackspace, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Hetzner

PeopleSoft:PeopleTools, Integration Points, Data Management Tools, SQR/Query/Crystal Reporting

Payroll, Time & Labor, Benefits, HR, Position Management, Self-Service

Languages:SQL, PeopleCode, PeopleTools, SQR, PL/SQL, HTML, XML, CSS, C, Visual Basic, Perl, Pascal

OS’s:Windows, LINUX, Unix

Databases: Oracle, MySQL, DB2/UDB, MS SQL

Platforms: Liferay, Wordpress, Grals, Ruby on Rails, LAMP

Networking:LAN, WLAN, WAN, VPN, IPSec, SSL

Bilingual:Fluent English & Russian

 

Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova

Master of Business Administration, 2008

International University of Moldova

Bachelor of Business Administration, 2005

Project Management Institute (PMI)

PMP Certification – PMP No. 235893, 2005

International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc., (ISC)²

CISSP - Certificate/ID Number: 506663, 2014

 

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