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Experience

From financial markets to digital product delivery.

My career has moved from financial analysis and trading into internal software, product ownership and IT project management.
I’ve worked on trading automation, regulated onboarding, provider integrations and ERP-related processes.

Experience

Selected responsibilities. A detailed CV is available on request.

  1. 2026–Present

    Independent Product & AI Projects

    Product Owner / Product Architect

    Self-directed product work · Local AI applications

    • Defined product architecture, requirements and verification for local AI workflows, including Tailored CV Local.
    • Directed AI-assisted implementation and checked packaged builds and real-model behaviour.
  2. 2024–2026

    TrustChange

    Product Owner / Project Manager

    FinTech · KYC onboarding · Provider integrations

    • Led the KYC onboarding design with Compliance and Engineering, covering B2C and B2B paths, provider integration and saved progress.
    • Introduced cross-team coordination across Product, Engineering, QA and Compliance.
    • Simplified backlog structure and documentation so work was easier to understand and prepare for delivery.
  3. 2025

    MikroPlan

    IT Project Coordinator

    ERP · Support and engineering collaboration

    • Established direct communication between Support and a remote Engineering team.
    • Introduced Microsoft Teams, ticket-handling guidance and practical workshops, then simplified the rules through use.
    • Translated ERP-related business needs into functional requirements.
  4. 2022–2024

    Freelance

    Product & Delivery Consultant

    Short-term product and delivery engagements

    • Helped small teams establish basic workflows, backlog structure and coordination routines.
    • Kept the setup lightweight so teams could continue using it after the engagement.
  5. 2019–2021

    TECHIIA

    Product Owner

    Algorithmic trading software

    • Worked with the team on an algorithmic trading product operating across trading venues.
    • Managed backlog priorities and coordinated product work with the development team.
    • Contributed to hiring, team responsibilities and decision-making processes as the product organisation was built.
  6. 2018–2019

    Meritos Trade

    Co-Founder & Product Owner

    Co-founded an algorithmic-trading venture, shaped the early product direction and worked with quantitative and technical contributors to turn trading concepts into requirements.

  7. 2009–2018

    Lexx International

    Financial analysis, trading and internal software

    Financial analysis → organisational processes → internal product development

    Started in financial analysis and trading, then moved into organisational processes and internal product development. From 2015, I established an internal IT function and led a four-person development team working on research automation, trading tools and API integrations. Training new colleagues ran alongside these responsibilities.

Where I’ve worked

Financial markets and trading systems, FinTech and digital assets, KYC onboarding, payments and ERP workflows.

Technical foundation

A technical background helps me discuss constraints with engineers and build practical prototypes of my own.

Formal background

Bachelor in Informatics and Information Technologies

Tashkent University of Information Technologies

ZAB assessment: comparable to a German bachelor’s degree.

FullStack Java Developer — PROG Academy, 2019

Working knowledge

APIs and integrations

Requirements involving REST APIs, webhooks, status mapping and system flows.

AI workflows and prototypes

Personal experimentation with model-based analysis, structured outputs and product-management workflows.