resume - lead architect, director of engineering


ANDREI KOSSOROUKOV

255 Newport Drive, Suite 128
Port Moody, BC, V3H 5H1 Canada

E-mail: andreiko @ shaw.ca
Web Site: www.andreiko.com

OBJECTIVE: LEAD ARCHITECT, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERiNG

HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Over 25 years of experience in design, development, implementation and maintenance of information systems in different verticals: financial, real estate, law enforcement, and many others.
  • Excellent leadership skills; focused and business-oriented person. Worked as a manager with software development groups of different size, including distributed groups based in several countries. Established effective liaison between business customers and technical teams.
  • Many years of architectural experience in the realm of software-intensive systems integration. Experienced with ETL, EAI, and EII. Deep understanding of Service-oriented architecture (SOA). Significant knowledge of distributed search, heterogeneous data and metadata management.
  • Over 25 years of experience in part-time teaching of computer science fundamentals and information technologies for M. Sc. and MBA students.
  • Technical editor of a number of computer books such as “Special Edition Using MS Exchange Server 2000”, “Teach Yourself C++ in 21 days”, “Object-Oriented programming in C++”.
  • Practical knowledge of 30+ computer languages, including C#, C/C++, and Visual Basic. Author of several chapters for “MS SQL Server 7.0 Programming Unleashed”, “C++ How To”, and other books. Completed post-graduated studies in information technologies (major: relational databases). Working knowledge of MS SQL Server, DB/2, and Oracle. Hands-on experience with Microsoft .NET framework.
  • Experienced in project management. Thorough knowledge of all steps of the software development life cycle. Worked with RUP, MSF, and Agile methodologies.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Sep 2005 - Now
Visiphor Corporation
Vancouver, BC. Canada
    Chief Architect and Director of Engineering
  • Currently work as a Chief Architect providing strategic technical vision for the company, a leading solution provider in the areas of Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Enterprise Information Integration (EII), and ETL.
  • Being a part of Visiphor management team, manage the Engineering and Delivery Services Department.
  • Started as a technology and solutions architect for this company; designed integration solutions for cross-platform systems using SOA with the emphasis on Microsoft .NET framework, SQL Server and BizTalk. Major successfully completed projects for: BC Provincial Health Services Authority; Commonwealth Insurance Company; Washington State Department of Information Services (law enforcement network); and police departments of different cities and counties all across the United States. Project sizes varied from $100,000 to $4M+.
Aug 2001 - Aug 2005
Most Home Corp.
Vancouver, BC. Canada
    Lead Developer,
    Director of Software Development
  • Worked as a lead developer, a solutions architect, and a manager of the development team of this technology provider for the real estate market in North America.
  • Was responsible for the entire life cycle of all company products, including design, development, implementation, and maintenance.
  • Has designed and developed the state-of-the-art RealBot™ real estate listings search engine that aggregated results of federated searches from a number of data providers.
  • Played major role in architecting company's Internet, intranet, and wireless products.
Jan - Jun 2001
POPcast Communications Corp.
Vancouver, BC. Canada
Los Angeles, CA. USA
    Director of Software Engineering
  • Managed a team of 30+ software engineers located in Vancouver, BC, Canada and Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Aug 1997 - Dec 2000
IT Systems Inc.
Vancouver, BC. Canada
    Senior Software Consultant, Partner
  • Developed and managed consulting teams who provided solutions architecture for businesses in retail, mutual funds, and other industries.
  • Worked as a senior developer, solutions/technology architect, project manager, and a team leader on a number of complex, primarily Internet-based, projects.
  • Major projects for: Ethical Funds Inc.; Concord Pacific Developments; Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd.; Pacific Coach Lines; HSBC Asset Management Canada Ltd.; Vancity Savings Credit Union. The projects were different in size, ranging from $50,000 to $1.5M.
1983 -- 1997

Different companies in Russia, Austria, and Canada.
    Career from a Software Developer to a Vice President, Technology of leading IT companies
  • Started a career in software development in 1983 in the areas of artificial intelligence and management control systems. Had designed and implemented new algorithms for analyzing Russian and English hypertexts.
  • Spent many years in designing, developing, and delivering solutions for financial organizations, worked with different banks and stock exchanges in Russia, Austria, USA, and UK.
  • Had several scientific achievements and patents.
  • Had publications in Russian, German and American scientific magazines.
  • Managed software engineering teams based in several countries.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
1986-2008
Russia, Austria, USA, Canada.
Numerous courses, seminars in information technologies, computer programming. Microsoft Certifications: MCP, MCDBA, MCTS (SQL Server 2005), MCITP (Database Administrator).
1984-1985 (part time)
Postgraduate (Ph.D.) Student.
All-Russian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (VINITI).
Moscow, Russia.
Major:
Information Technologies
Relational Databases
1977-1982
Graduate (Master of Science) Student.
Moscow State University.
Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics.
Moscow, Russia.
Major:
Mathematics
Minor:
Computer Science

REFERENCES: Available upon request
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