Roman Kolesov

CitedReport shows B2B founders and marketers how ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini describe their brand in AI search, and which competitors surface instead. Built to help teams see and fix how AI represents them.

- Built and launched the free version end to end solo, owning product, engineering, distribution and early-user conversations
- Ran the MVP to validation: 30+ brands scanned the free version an

I write about AI because I kept seeing the same thing: smart professionals afraid of tools that could save them hours every week. So I show them how, in plain language, no engineering degree required.

- Grew a personal LinkedIn audience to 9,000+ through consistent content on AI tools, prompts and workflows
- Hit 30,000+ impressions and 550+ comments on a top post
- Publish 3–5 times a week and r

I own community growth, programs and content for one of Uzbekistan's largest tech communities (50,000+ members). Joined when the ambassador program was 10 people with no systems, and built it into the community's core growth engine.

- Built and scaled an ambassador & fellow program from 10 to 70+ across universities and regions, creating the entire operational system from zero
- Engaged 500+ volu

HappyDesk was an early-stage B2B platform for flexible employee benefits. I led discovery, validation and partnerships.

- Ran discovery across 100+ IT companies, converting 10 into structured B2B interviews to validate the hypothesis
- Built a P&L and unit-economics model from real market data to test viability
- Paused the product after validation showed the market timing wasn't right in Uzb

UZITHUB was a localized freelance marketplace for the Uzbek market. I owned product from zero to public launch.

- Led the full product lifecycle from idea validation to launch: interviews, roadmap, development and go-to-market
- Onboarded 100+ freelancers in beta and validated core marketplace mechanics with real users
- Coordinated development cross-functionally with a co-founder engineer across

Joined a volunteer-driven humanitarian initiative at EPAM (60,000+ employees): a mobile app reuniting lost pets with owners in Ukraine.

- Helped coordinate a cross-functional team of 15 across 6 countries (USA, Argentina, Bulgaria, India, Ukraine, Belarus)
- Helped align frontend, backend, DevOps, QA and BA workstreams, facilitating stakeholder conversations to realign capacity
- Helped deliver t

Joined as a volunteer with no title and started doing the work no one owned: coordinating product ideas, managing ambassadors across regions, and building the operational foundation for a program that barely existed.
A year later that initiative earned me a full-time role.

- Took the ambassador program from 10 to 50+ across universities and regions, building the first roles, processes and playbo

Product Manager on the mobile app of one of Uzbekistan's largest telecoms (multi-million users).

- Analyzed DAU, WAU, MAU and revenue across a multi-million user base to identify engagement and growth opportunities
- Cut prize-issuance time in half on the BeeFortuna feature through structured process work across regional teams
- Restructured team standups into real Scrum practice, improving sprin

Grew from developer into the lead of the company's entire development direction: leading a team, owning client delivery, and representing the company at national level.

- Led a team of 5 developers delivering client web platforms, including the Youth Parliament website
- Introduced Jira and internal API-based automation tools, cutting manual work and lifting team efficiency ~30%
- Guided Smart As

Built an AI assistant for a university before ChatGPT was available in the region: integrated the API through a workaround and shipped a working product in 3 weeks.

- Built and launched an AI chatbot (Telegram bot for applicants, Microsoft Teams bot for students), reaching 300–500 monthly active users
- Secured Top 10 at the President Tech Awards out of 4,000+ projects
- Presented the product to

- Built end-to-end web solutions with Django, Python, JavaScript and SCSS for internal and external clients
- Developed Telegram bots for company partners, automating communication workflows
- Delivered the Youth Parliament website, praised for speed and reliability under high load

- Built user interfaces with JavaScript, jQuery and SCSS across multiple client projects
- Optimized page load speed and responsiveness, improving performance up to 25%
- Ensured cross-browser and cross-device consistency across all delivered products

My first business at 18: ran vendor negotiations, budgeting, marketing and daily operations.

- Served 20–30 customers daily at peak
- Closed it after 5 months (wrong location), my first real lesson in validating a market before building

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- Built two AI-powered bots for the university (Telegram + Microsoft Teams) to support students and applicants
- Created Smart Assistant, an AI chatbot pitched to the Minister of Digital Technologies, the CEO of EPAM Systems and the CEO of IT Park University; Top 10 at the President Tech Award out of 4,000+ projects
- Served as Deputy President (1 year), then President (5 months) of the Student Un

Studied languages (Russian, English) and psychology on a merit-based, state-funded program. Took additional programming courses alongside the degree, which started my move into tech and later supported my product and community work.