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Ivan Smakhtin

@ivansmakhtin

Operations & Go-to-Market Consultant at Independent Consulting, building SOPs and training frameworks from scratch for small businesses.

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At Independent Consulting (Autónomo), I provide operations and go-to-market consulting for small businesses. I bring hands-on experience serving clients and leading teams.

At The Waterfront - Fast Casual Café, I recruited and developed 10+ managers and built SOPs and training frameworks from scratch. I managed vendors and suppliers, kept service uninterrupted, and kept food cost below 22% of revenue.

At DeFacto International Retail, I cut transportation costs by 30%+ and inventory losses by 15% through tracked milestones and renegotiated vendor terms. Earlier, I handled 180+ concurrent client matters at 95% client satisfaction and directed 100+ mediations as sole lead.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

Operations & Go-to-Market Consultant

Independent Consulting

Mar 2025 - Present (1 year 7 months)

Provided operations and go-to-market consulting for small businesses.

TC

Founder & Operations Director

The Waterfront - Fast Casual Café

Jan 2020 - Dec 2024 (4 years 11 months)

Recruited and developed 10+ managers; built SOPs and training frameworks from scratch; managed vendors and suppliers and kept service uninterrupted; kept food cost below 22% of revenue.

DR

Senior Legal Counsel & Operations Lead

DeFacto International Retail

Jan 2019 - Dec 2023 (4 years 11 months)

Cut transportation costs by 30%+ and inventory losses by 15% through tracked milestones and renegotiated vendor terms; rolled out a centralised document system across 500 stores.

BL

Barista, Chief Barista, Coffee Shop Manager

Baked & Wired and Bluestone Lane

Jan 2015 - Dec 2018 (3 years 11 months)

Progressed from barista to chief barista to coffee shop manager in the US, running daily customer service and the floor team; led the shop on a $23,000 record sales day.

BT

Licensed Attorney & Client Manager

Bar Association Teslo

Jan 2010 - Dec 2017 (7 years 11 months)

Handled 180+ concurrent client matters across three countries at 95% client satisfaction; directed 100+ mediations as sole lead (90% resolved out of court).

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

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Tyumen State University

PhD programme, Criminal Law

2012 - 2015

PhD programme in Criminal Law with full dissertation written and candidate exams passed; defence not taken.

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Tyumen State University

Bachelor's in Law, Law

2006 - 2012

Earned a Bachelor's in Law from Tyumen State University.

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Yale University

Connected Leadership, Leadership

2024 -

Completed the Connected Leadership program at Yale University in 2024.

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Tyumen State University

Master's in Law, Law

2006 - 2012

Earned a Master's in Law and a Bachelor's in Law from Tyumen State University.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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