Oleksandr

Oleksandr Chernyshov

Kyiv, Ukraine
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Objective
Enterprise Program Manager; Director, Technologies solutions; Technical director, project management; director, engineering.

Profile

Strategic and technically adept Enterprise Program Manager / Technical Project Director with over 20 years of progressive experience driving the design, development, and implementation of complex, enterprise-grade web applications. Recognized for deep technical acumen in Microsoft .NET technologies and hands-on leadership across all phases of the software development lifecycle, from architecture and engineering through deployment and optimization.

A champion of Agile and Extreme Programming methodologies, with a demonstrated ability to integrate robust engineering practices with strategic business objectives. Skilled in orchestrating large-scale, cross-functional programs and fostering high-performance delivery teams in fast-paced, matrixed environments.

Recognized for exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities—able to translate intricate technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for executive leadership, business stakeholders, and technical teams alike. Adept at building alignment across diverse functions, mitigating risks, and ensuring program success through clarity, precision, and collaboration.

Stood at the beginning of the foundation of the EPAM Kyiv office, had been playing a pivotal role in its establishment and early growth. Recognized for outstanding contributions with the EPAM Value Creator Award, reflecting a strong commitment to innovation, leadership, and delivering exceptional business impact.

As Director of Technology Solutions at EPAM Canada, I successfully built a new line of business from the ground up, delivering enterprise-scale digital solutions for key clients such as Canadian Tire, Mark's (marks.ca), Atmosphere (atmosphere.ca), SportChek (sportcheck.ca), Green Shield (greenshield.ca), and Kiosk (kiosk.ca). Led the end-to-end design and development of a next-generation Point of Sale (POS) system deployed across 500+ retail locations nationwide, significantly enhancing in-store operational efficiency and customer experience.

Areas of Expertise:

• Extreme Programming
• Test Driven Development
• Layered Application Design
• Distributed Enterprise Application
• Enterprise clients' relationship management on the C-level
• Enterprise architecture teams’ management
• Data Design/Modeling
• Requirements Analysis/Modeling
• Workflow Analysis
• UML Modeling/Use Cases
• Creation of Digital Platforms and Mobile Points of Sale
• Business domains: Retail and Distribution

Technical Proficiencies

Languages:
C#, Java (J2SE), Visual Basic, T-SQL/PL SQL, C++ hands
Application Development:
.Net Framework 2.0, C# 2.0, ASP .Net, Web-Parts, AJAX, VB .Net, Asp, J2EE, Enterprise Java Beans (EJB), Java Applets, Java Servlets, Java Server Pages (JSP), HTML 4.0, DHTML, CSS, XML, XSL, XLT, JavaScript
Software:
Visual Studio 2005/Team Studio, Visual SourceSafe 2005, Microsoft Visio 2007, Microsoft InfoPath 2007, Dreamweaver MX, Eclipse, Lotus Notes, XML Spy, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office 2007
Databases:
Microsoft SQL Server 2005, 2000, 7.0, 6.5, ORACLE, MySQL, IBM DB2, Teradata( Data Warehouse)
Testing Tools:
NUnit Testing Framework for .Net 2.0, VS 2005 Team Studio Unit Tests
Platforms:
Windows 2003 Server/XP/2000/NT, Solaris, Linux, UNIX

Professional Experience---

EPAM Systems, kyiv, ukraine Aug 2019 – Sep 2024

Director, Technology Solutions
Aug 2019 – Sep 2024

Upon returning to Ukraine, I continued to serve as Technology Director, extending my leadership across both existing and new Canadian and U.S.-based enterprise clients. During this period, I successfully led the end-to-end delivery of a major digital transformation program for Green Shield Canada, overseeing the modernization and migration of legacy systems to a new enterprise platform based on Microsoft .NET technologies.

This initiative focused on the redevelopment of a mission-critical internal portal for insurance policy management, serving both Canadian and U.S. markets. The solution significantly enhanced operational efficiency, user experience, and scalability, aligning with evolving business and compliance requirements.

I directed a high-performing, globally distributed team of 150+ engineers and solution architects, providing strategic guidance across architecture design, development, quality assurance, DevOps, and deployment. My responsibilities included:

Defining the technical vision and delivery strategy in close collaboration with client leadership and internal stakeholders.

Driving architecture modernization, data integration, and interoperability across systems.

Establishing robust governance frameworks, engineering standards, and KPIs to ensure predictable and high-quality delivery.

Acting as a trusted technology partner, advising C-level executives on platform evolution, risk mitigation, and future-state planning.

This program set a new benchmark for enterprise delivery within the healthcare and insurance verticals, reinforcing EPAM’s reputation as a premier engineering and consulting partner in North America.

Maintained daily communication with client stakeholders, covering both technical and business domains, and engaging across multiple levels of seniority—from operational management to C-level executives. Served as a central point of coordination, ensuring alignment between delivery teams and client expectations.

Provided executive-level transparency, managed escalations, and acted as a proactive troubleshooter, swiftly resolving issues and removing delivery roadblocks. Additionally, I governed internal and external communication workflows, fostering a culture of accountability, responsiveness, and continuous improvement across the program.

EPAM Systems, Canada (Toronto, Calgary) Apr 2014 – Aug 2019

Director, Technology Solutions
Apr 2014 – Aug 2019

As Technology Director at EPAM Canada, I successfully initiated and led four new enterprise programs from inception to delivery, establishing EPAM as a strategic technology partner within the Canadian market. I served as both Technology and Delivery Director for high-profile clients including Canadian Tire, Mark’s (marks.ca), Atmosphere (atmosphere.ca), SportChek (sportchek.ca), Green Shield (greenshield.ca), and Kiosk (kiosk.ca).

Oversaw the end-to-end solution architecture, technology strategy, and execution planning across a diverse portfolio of digital transformation initiatives. Acted as a trusted technology advisor, bridging complex business needs with scalable, future-proof engineering solutions.

Led globally distributed delivery teams of 300+ engineers across Eastern and Western Europe, India, and Canada, driving alignment across time zones, cultures, and technical disciplines. Defined and enforced enterprise-level engineering standards, delivery frameworks, and quality assurance practices to ensure consistent execution and operational excellence.

Regularly interfaced with executive stakeholders, offering insights on platform modernization, architecture optimization, digital innovation, and long-term technology roadmaps. Delivered measurable outcomes in speed-to-market, system resilience, and customer engagement across all programs.

Maintained daily communication with client stakeholders, covering both technical and business domains, and engaging across multiple levels of seniority—from operational management to C-level executives. Served as a central point of coordination, ensuring alignment between delivery teams and client expectations.

Provided executive-level transparency, managed escalations, and acted as a proactive troubleshooter, swiftly resolving issues and removing delivery roadblocks. Additionally, I governed internal and external communication workflows, fostering a culture of accountability, responsiveness, and continuous improvement across the program.

EPAM Systems, Kyiv, Ukraine Oct 2007 – Apr 2014

Software Engineering Director / Delivery Manager
Oct 2007 – Apr 2014

Directed the end-to-end delivery and technical oversight of large-scale enterprise solutions across multiple industries, managing a high-performing organization of 250+ engineers and delivery specialists. Led the design and enhancement of complex systems, defined engineering standards, and established robust quality assurance and documentation practices. Partnered closely with business stakeholders to translate strategic goals into scalable technical architectures and actionable delivery roadmaps.

Customer: Canadian Tire (Jul 2012 – Apr 2014)
Oversaw cross-functional delivery for enterprise applications across the Canadian Tire digital ecosystem. Led high-level architecture, project governance, and technical escalation processes, ensuring solution alignment with business and operational goals. Managed a team of 30 engineers.

Customer: Office Shadow (Oct 2007 – Jul 2012)
Directed the migration and enterprise re-architecture of the Shadow-Planner platform to a modern Java-based stack (JPA, EJB 3.0, CMS, Flex). Delivered enterprise-grade enhancements while leading inception-phase technical evaluations and competitive prototyping. Led a 20-person engineering team through full lifecycle execution.

EPAM Systems, Kyiv, Ukraine Sep 2006 – Oct 2007

Senior Software Engineering Manager

Led distributed engineering teams in delivering enterprise application modernization projects. Responsible for technical leadership, architecture design, and coordination of multi-vendor environments, with a strong focus on performance optimization and scalable infrastructure design.

Customer: Kofax (May 2007 – Oct 2007)
Managed project delivery, architecture planning, and environment migration across WebLogic, WebSphere, and Oracle platforms. Designed and documented clustering solutions and coordinated the resolution of critical technical challenges. Led a team of 5 engineers.

Customer: Screwfix (Sep 2006 – May 2007)
Drove competitive prototyping efforts as part of a high-stakes vendor selection process. Developed initial architecture using the WebLogic stack. Managed a focused technical team of 3 developers.

EPAM Systems, Kyiv, Ukraine Dec 2005 – Sep 2006

Team Lead / Lead Software Engineer
Dec 2005 – Sep 2006

Customer: William Hill
Spearheaded system architecture design and requirement analysis for enterprise betting platforms. Led end-to-end solution design, documentation, code quality enforcement, and client engagement. Facilitated agile planning, task estimation, and engineering team coordination. Managed a development team of 14 engineers.

TOPSPIN, Kyiv, Ukraine Mar 2004 – Dec 2005

Lead Software Engineer/ System Architect

Customer: PFIZER
Designed and developed the Oracle database, including SQL scripts, database links, materialized views, batch processes, and automated synchronization mechanisms. Led the back-end system architecture and development using BEA WebLogic 8.1 application server. Developed a report generation subsystem to transform XML-based data into multiple output formats.
Team: 5 subordinates

Customer: LEAPSTONE
Designed and developed an adapters framework to facilitate seamless integration with external systems. Led the migration of enterprise applications from WebLogic 6.1 to WebSphere 5.0, and subsequently from WebSphere 5.0 to WebSphere 5.1, ensuring stability and performance across environments.
Proactively contributed to product evolution by creating proposals for major new features, including the implementation of Web Services support. Defined modular workstreams by breaking down large initiatives into manageable tasks, provided accurate effort and resource estimates, and developed new adapters to interface with third-party systems. Consistently delivered high-quality, scalable solutions aligned with architectural standards and business needs.
Team: 8 subordinates

HKKW BANKWEHR GBR, Kyiv, Ukraine Jun 2002 – Mar 2004

Lead Software Engineer/ Team Leader

Customer: DREZDEN BANK
Designed and developed the Communication Chat Module and Communication Messenger Module using J2EE, JMS, JSP, XSL, and XML technologies.

Implemented the SUN Station Monitoring Module, which monitors SUN Solaris systems and transmits data via SOAP to a centralized server. The server aggregates data from all monitored stations and generates real-time status reports for the MisPlaza main module.

Developed the client-side module for SUN Solaris in C++, leveraging XML and a SOAP library for C++. Also designed and implemented the server-side data collector module, responsible for receiving and processing data from all connected stations.
Led a team of 5 engineers across the full development lifecycle.

KSE LTD (Ex. POPNET), Kyiv, Ukraine Nov 2001 – Jun 2002

Lead Software Engineer/ Team Leader

Customer: DDLABS Inc.
Designed and developed reports using Business Objects, including the creation of Business Objects Universes to support complex reporting needs. Oversaw the end-to-end reporting processes, including data flow architecture and report design to ensure alignment with business requirements.
Utilized Oracle Discoverer to execute ad hoc reports based on client requests. Engineered a reporting system that leveraged Business Objects to perform analytical reporting with a direct link to an Oracle back-end database.
Integrated external data sources via ODBC pass-through queries and optimized performance using stored procedures, enabling faster and more efficient data processing.
Led a team of 6 engineers in the successful delivery of reporting solution.

POPNET KOMMUNIKATION, Kyiv, Ukraine May 2001 – Nov 2001

Lead Software Engineer/ Software Architect

Customer: DDLABS Inc.
Led the architecture design and development of an integrated, multi-platform CRM system, ensuring scalability, interoperability, and performance across diverse environments.
Managed a team of 6 engineers throughout the project lifecycle.

POPNET KOMMUNIKATION, Kyiv, Ukraine Apr 2000 – May 2001

Senior Software Engineer

Customer: NESTLE
The Maggi Kochstudio project has been in continuous development since 2000. Its steadily expanding feature set, recipe database, and satellite content have made it one of the most popular culinary websites in Germany. Features such as personal profiles, custom cookbooks, and various email subscription options provide users with a highly engaging and personalized experience.
Led a team of 3 engineers in the ongoing development and enhancement of the platform.

KAMENYAR Ltd., Kyiv, Ukraine Sep 1998 – Apr 2000

Chief of the department of mathematical and program support

Customer: KAMENYAR Ltd.
Creation of software for the company's needs (accounts and stock calculation).
Team: 3 subordinates

Cartographical Information Center of Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine Sep 1995 – Aug 1998

Chief of Department of Mathematical and Program Support

Customer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF UKRAINE
Creation of mathematical and program base for analysis representation of digital cartographic information. Administration of Novel and Windows NT network
Team: 4 subordinates

Education & Credentials ---

Kyiv Air Force Institute, Kyiv, Ukraine Aug 1990 – Jun 1995
Degree in Mathematics

Personal Information

Date of Birth: November, 8, 1972
Marital Status: married, 1 child
Driving license: Category B