Alina

ALINA STEPANOVA
IT Project Manager
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q [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)  Ukraine

SUMMARY SKILLS & TOOLS

As a project manager, I bring over four years of hands-on experience in Agile Scrum Kanban Waterfall
successfully managing teams, and projects within a personal business
setting in Edtech. Looking to leverage my expertise in a new and exciting
role in an IT company. Project planning Project estimation

Risk management Budget management
EXPERIENCE
Quality management
Project manager
Zenedu 04/2024 - 05/2024 online Schedule management
Edtech startup platform for content monetization
• Created and implemented a standardized project management Requirement management
methodology for all company projects
• Implemented a project management tool to improve team
Project documentation
collaboration and track project progress
• Conducted a competitive analysis to identify industry best practices
and user needs for new product features, informing product
development roadmap Asana Trello Jira Notion
• Worked with the product development team to define and prioritize
product features based on user needs and technical feasibility Confluence Slack Miro
• Developed a recruitment strategy, resulting in the hiring of 2 qualified
IT professionals for IT projects
• Developed and implemented a weekly project management metrics Google docs Google spreadsheets
report, tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) across all company
projects, facilitating data-driven decision making and ensuring project
success Leadership Communication

Founder, Project & Product manager Teamwork Public speaking
INIKA school 01/2019 - 02/2024 online
Online language school Problem solving Adaptability
• Led the project management for the creation of a Learning
Management System (LMS) platform for tutoring classes, where I
defined project scope, managed resources, collaborated with the tech
lead, frontend, and backend developers, and ensured on-time and on- PET PROJECT IN IT
budget delivery
• Successfully planned and launched the online English school within 6 Edvibe (mobile app)
months, outlining project scope, milestones, and resource allocation 11/2023 - 02/2024 online
for individual, video, and group classes
• Established a clear process for gathering and documenting student As a project manager I:
learning needs, instructor qualifications, and platform functionalities, • Defined the purpose and scope of the
ensuring requirements were accurately captured and translated into project, including the goals, objectives, and
actionable plans deliverables
• Created and maintained comprehensive project documentation, • Estimated the time, resources, and costs
including detailed plans, budget reports, quality control measures required to complete the project
• Proactively identified and mitigated potential risks associated with • Created prototypes of the project's user
course platform, online payment processing, and instructor availability interfaces and functionality
for individual classes, ensuring smooth operations • Defined the processes and communication
channels that would be used to manage the
project
English Teacher • Identified potential risks to the project and
Poltava school of English, freelance 2008 - 2019 Poltava developed plans to mitigate them (Risk
Language school Matrix)
• Conducted individual, group, corporate classes in General English
• Calculated the total cost of the project,
(Beginner-Advanced), Business English and exams preparations including the cost of resources, materials,
(IELTS, FCE) for 10+ years and activities
• Increased student performance by 15% by providing weekly progress
• Created a visual representation of the project
reports, identifying improvement areas schedule and milestones (Roadmap, Gantt
chart)

LANGUAGES

English Proficient Ukrainian Native
EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENTS

MASTER’S DEGREE, ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND Business management
LITERATURE  Turned an initial investment of $3,000
into a successful online tutoring platform
Poltava State ‘V.C. Korolenko’ Pedagogical Institute
generating over $100,000 in revenue
09/2010 - 06/2015 within 4 years

Team and community builder
CERTIFICATION  Built a team of 6 exceptional English
tutors who facilitated the growth of an
IT Project manager
online school from launch to serving
Farionova School, Nov 2023 - Jan 2024 over 1000 students across the globe,
empowering Ukrainians to achieve their
Project management simplified language goals
LinkedIN, Jan 31, 2024
Mentorship and public speaking
Product management first steps  Created 2 Business English video
LinkedIN, Feb 12, 2024 courses for IT professionals which
helped over 250 students to improve
their English and soft skills for
Foundations of Project Management
international career
Google, Mar 13, 2024

Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project REFERENCES
Google, Mar 22, 2024
Iryna Farionova, Senior Project Manager
Project Planning: Putting it all together [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section), Telegram @iryna_farionova,
Google, Apr 29, 2024 [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
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