Katerina Plakhina
@katerinaplakhina
I streamline IT operations, onboarding, and cross-functional project delivery for distributed teams.
What I'm looking for
I'm currently building scalable onboarding at BIGBRO AI, a computer vision product for football analytics, while coordinating a zero-to-one web platform at AVB Invest for design studios serving SMEs across Montenegro, CIS, and Europe.
At BIGBRO AI, I launched an onboarding system for 30–50 annotators per month, cutting time-to-productivity from 14 to 7 days. I built a two-person training management team and created SOPs, video tutorials, and guides that reduced training errors by 70%.
At AVB Invest, I coordinate daily workflows across a 9–13 person cross-functional team and consolidated 150+ tasks from three boards into one Jira/Mattermost workspace, reducing task duplication by 40–60%. I've also created the project charter, WBS, technical specifications, meeting protocols, Definition of Done criteria, and a centralized wiki that reduced new-member onboarding to one day.
My earlier work in environmental compliance taught me to deliver complex federal projects under strict regulation, manage contractors and government stakeholders, and build audit systems that prevented shutdowns and significant fines. I bring practical risk management, process optimization, documentation, and clear cross-functional communication to remote IT teams.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Project Manager Intern
AVB Invest
Jul 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)
Coordinated daily workflows for a cross-functional team of 9-13, reducing task duplication by 40-60% through consolidation of 150+ tasks into a single Jira/Mattermost workspace. Developed core project documentation from scratch, including Project Charter, WBS, and Technical Specifications.
Training & Process Manager
BIGBRO AI
Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 7 months)
Designed and launched a scalable onboarding system for 30-50 new annotators per month, reducing time-to-productivity from 14 to 7 days. Built a team of 2 training managers and created a library of SOPs and video tutorials, reducing training errors by 70%.
Environmental Compliance Lead
Construction & Industrial Sector
Aug 2007 - Dec 2025 (18 years 4 months)
Prevented business shutdowns and fines up to 15% of revenue by implementing internal audit systems and defending companies in negotiations with regulators. Led full-cycle environmental compliance for federal infrastructure projects, ensuring 100% on-time delivery.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Higher School of Economics
Professional Development, IT Project Management
Pursuing professional development in IT Project Management.
Kuban State Technological University
Bachelor of Engineering, Environmental Engineering
2007 - 2011
Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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