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Michael Smirnov

@michaelsmirnov

IT Project Portfolio Manager at IBS Dunice managing 10–20 concurrent projects and coordinating distributed teams through production release.

Russian Federation

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At IBS Dunice, I manage a portfolio of 10–20 concurrent IT projects, coordinating distributed development teams, business stakeholders, and external contractors through delivery and production release.

At Develonica, I managed portfolios of up to 20 projects and coordinated teams of 4–20 people. I delivered software solutions across the development lifecycle, including a Self-Employed Professionals Management Platform and a Construction Procurement Automation System.

At Nyxale, I managed development and production implementation of a high-load fraud prevention platform that processed up to 1 billion transactions per day. I started my career as a Lead Software Developer at Financial Information Agency “Consultant” and later took on technical coordination and project delivery.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Project Portfolio Manager / Senior Project Manager

Current

IBS Dunice

Oct 2024 - Present (2 years)

Manage a portfolio of 10–20 concurrent IT projects involving distributed development teams and multiple business stakeholders. Oversee end-to-end delivery, scope, schedules, budgets, quality, risks, and stakeholder communication.

IT Project Management Project Portfolio Management SDLC Risk Management Stakeholder Management Resource Planning Release Management Jira Confluence Microsoft Project

Project Portfolio Manager / Senior Project Manager

Develonica

Feb 2022 - Nov 2024 (2 years 9 months)

Managed a portfolio of up to 20 concurrent IT projects, coordinating project teams of 4–20 people and delivering software solutions through the complete development lifecycle. Successfully delivered IT solutions within agreed schedules and budgets by managing requirements, risks, resources, and stakeholder communication.

IT Project Management Project Portfolio Management SDLC Risk Management Stakeholder Management Resource Planning Release Management Jira Confluence Microsoft Project

Senior Project Manager / IT Project Manager

MMTR

Jan 2015 - Feb 2022 (7 years 1 month)

Managed large-scale enterprise and government IT projects and long-term software development programs. Delivered large-scale IT solutions, including government information systems and enterprise applications, and coordinated development teams and stakeholder collaboration.

IT Project Management Program Management SDLC Risk Management Stakeholder Management Release Management Jira Confluence Microsoft Project

IT Project Manager

Nyxale

Jan 2011 - Aug 2016 (5 years 7 months)

Led development of a high-load fraud prevention platform. Managed development and implementation of a high-load anti-fraud system processing up to 1 billion transactions per day, delivering the solution into production within approximately one year.

IT Project Management SDLC Risk Management Stakeholder Management Release Management high load systems

IT Project Manager

MMTR

Feb 2010 - Dec 2014 (4 years 10 months)

Managed software development projects for customers in Russia and the United States. Led software product development teams of up to 15 people and managed full project delivery including scope, schedules, budgets, quality, risks, requirements, and releases.

IT Project Management SDLC Risk Management Stakeholder Management Release Management Resource Planning Jira Confluence Microsoft Project

IT Project Manager

MakeMeTop-Russia

Dec 2003 - Jan 2010 (6 years 1 month)

Managed software development and implementation projects for customers in the United States, Canada, China, India, Germany, France, and other international markets. Managed the complete software development lifecycle from incoming business request through development, release, implementation, and support.

IT Project Management SDLC Risk Management Stakeholder Management Release Management Iterative Development

Lead Software Developer

MakeMeTop-Russia

Aug 2000 - Nov 2003 (3 years 3 months)

Started career as a software developer and gradually expanded responsibilities into technical coordination and project delivery. Participated in the complete lifecycle of software development and implementation projects, contributing to project scheduling, requirements management, and technical documentation.

Software Development Project Scheduling Requirements Management Technical Documentation Quality Assurance