Andrii

ANDRII CHAIKA
Location: Kiev
(Other UA cities with flexible on-site presence & remote)
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Telegram: @Andrew_Seagull
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AIM To obtain the position of a Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, Team Manager
SUMMARY  Overall, 17 years of business experience both in local Ukrainian (7 years), as well as in foreign companies
(10 years).
 IT Projects Management, Support, and Business Analysis (7 years) incl. Product Owner roles (2.5 years)
 Marketing and Sales Projects Specialist with strong professional career growth in different industries (Retail,
Consumer goods, Automotive, Finance, and IT).
 Experience in sales and marketing training preparations (3 years), IT Teams Motivational Training, and Time
Management (2 years); Agile Training and Consulting

EXPERIENCE
PROJECT MANAGER Enavate llc., (https://www.enavate.com/), ERP Implementation.
01.2021 – 03.2023 Leading Teams of 20+ members (Enterprise)
Communication and coordination of the project together with the Customer Tech Line Managers
Carrying out an Academy for Junior BAs and its successful implementation (tailored to a customer`s
needs). Communications and reporting, expectations management of a customer`s stakeholders.
Project Planning, Budgeting, Resourcing, Conflict Solving
PRODUCT OWNER Codiv Ukraine Ltd. (https://www.codiv.net/, Company was closed in 2022), FINTECH domain.
(incl. PM functions) Work with product requirements, stakeholders, market leaders, and trends analysis
10.2018 – 04.2020 Preparation of user stories, high-level test cases, and DOD statements. Decomposition, planning to
put into a pipeline, release management (product versions). Agile/ScrumBan methodology. Reports
preparation to C-level management. Internal team building and mentoring.
PROJECT MANAGER / Virtuace Inc. (https://virtuace.com/), FINANCE/E-Commerce domain.
BUSINESS ANALYST Communication with customers on product features and strategy. Participation in sprint planning;
03.2017 – 07.2018 work with Team Leads on task decomposition, setting milestones and deliverables. Requirements
elicitation (interview, brainstorming, mind maps, and stakeholder analysis); updating project
documentation. Reporting to C-level management.
BUSINESS ANALYST Diceus Ltd. (www.diceus.com), Project Work
& PM Communication with the customer on product features, requirements gathering, and keeping project
05.2016 – 03.2017 documentation; sprint planning; use & test cases preparation (team of 3 developers and test
engineer).
PROJECT MANAGER / MAGECORE/Oro CRM., (www.magecore.com), E-Commerce domain
BUSINESS ANALYST Project management support (project documentation preparation, sprints creation and distribution,
03.2015 – 05.2016 internal project meetings with the team); carrying out client’s companies and competitive products
business analysis; internal operational analysis preparation, improvements in overall operation
management of a company (schedules, team distribution, teams mixing on small and short projects);
use/test cases preparation as well as manual testing.
KEY ACCOUNT BNP Paribas Cardif, (http://www.cardif.com.ua/). Retail insurance products, B2B.
MANAGER Creation of insurance product documentation; work and adaptation of sales online platform (adjusting
01.2014 – 12.2014 modules for sales staff); reparation instructions for sales staff; creation of marketing materials for
partners.

MARKETING LIFAN Motors Corp. (http://www.lifan.com ). Automotive industry
COMMUNICATIONS Carrying out market research (secondary reports); PR competitors’ activities monitoring and analysis;
CONSULTANT communication strategy preparation; copywriting.
(Project, freelance)
05.2012 – 12.2013
 HEAD OF MARKETING International Labour Centre (ILC), Ltd., www.labour-centre.com, Offshore Staffing
AND SALES Marketing communications (e-mail, “cold” calls, website, presentations); customer service standards
07.2010 – 03.2012 development (corporate customers), pricing; working with overseas partners and customers;
managing marketing and sales department (2 persons).
BRAND MANAGER Studio Moderna Ukraine Ltd., www.studio-moderna.com
(TM DORMEO) Managed brand and product categories, expanding the product range; providing training on products
10.2008 – 01.2010 for wholesale and retail customers.
Planned and implemented marketing communications: online, retail, wholesale, call centre, and
shooting videos (with screenplay creation, and copywriting).

MARKETING FOXTROT. Home appliances.
COMMUNICATIONS Planned and implemented the whole range of mar-com activities in the central region (radio, press,
MANAGER outdoor). Conducted joint action with suppliers (vendors), supervised work of contractors, project
10.2006 – 09.2008 managers, and subordinates advertising activity in other areas of the region. Events coordination.

EDUCATION
The National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”
2000 - 2005
The Management and Marketing faculty, Management of External Relationships, MA Degree
Military Service/Faculty
2003-2005
Specialization: Information security in the military division, Lieutenant of a stock.
Chartered Institute of Marketing (IIB Ukraine, Kyiv)
2010 - 2012
Professional Diploma in Marketing and Communications
Learning Courses “Perspectiva – XXI Vek”
06-08.2015
IT Quality Assurance course

ADDITIONAL COURSES AND TRAINING
LinkedIn Learning Centre Courses (04-05.2020)
Change Management for Projects, Communication within Teams, Problem-Solving Techniques, Stay Lean with Kanban,
Technology for Product Managers, Working with High-Conflict People as a Manager, Adaptive Project Leadership, Agile
Requirements Foundations, Agile Analysis, Communication for Product Managers, Critical Thinking, Scrum Advanced.
Consulting company “Zhyvoe Delo”, (02.2014)
Team Management training
Foxtrot Training Centre (Kiev), 05.2008
The Master of Management training
Project management, Time Management & Delegation

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Language skills
English – fluent, Ukrainian – native, German – elementary, Russian
Hard Skills:
Project Management, Project Documentation Development, Internal Communications Management, Planning, Budgeting, High-
Level Business Analysis, and Client Relations.
Basic knowledge of SQL, HTML, UML 2.0, and Balsamiq.
Good understanding of SDLC methodology (Waterfall, Agile-Scrum) and practical usage.
Proficient knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PPT, MS Project), Microsoft DevOps, Jira (Confluence + EasyBI), Redmine
Soft Skills:
Initiative and responsible, diligent, and attentive to details keeping eye on the big picture at the same time. Good communication
skills and self-motivation, analytic mindset, and openness to constant learning.
Interests and Hobbies: Music (playing the bass guitar, drums), indoor soccer.