Julia Thomas

Experience

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  Ukrjugstroyinvest

  Jul 2006 - Aug 2008

  Materials Engineer
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  ED&F Man Ukraine

  Oct 2013 - Jan 2015

  Procurement Manager/ Technical Interpreter English/Ukrainian

  I was a technical interpreter from English to Ukrainian and Russian, and back. I translated many technical (sugar factory processes related) documents for engineers from all over the world. I did simultaneous interpretation for executives of the business at different events. I accompanied an executive director to very important business meetings. I did interpretation at video and over the phone meetings. Additionally, I was performing duties of a Foreign Affairs Manager, ordering mechanical parts and other products needed for sugar production from abroad. I did research on the best available parts with the best price, negotiated conditions of contracts and logistics, worked closely with Custom Officers. Show less

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  SmartyAds

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2020

  As an Ad Ops, I troubleshot any issues with advertisers' campaigns and proactively sought solutions to prevent delivery and performance problems. I analyzed campaign performance data and provided optimization recommendations to ensure client satisfaction, renewal, and commercial growth. I coordinated with sales, finance, technical teams, fraud prevention partners, and external clients to ensure campaigns were successfully launched and met the client’s goals. I worked hands-on the DSP on full cycle ad campaigns: launched, trafficked, monitored, optimized, QA, delivered KPIs, and analyzed desktop, native, mobile in-app, video, CTV, and retargeting ad campaigns in Open RTB and PMP with Deal ID.As a Technical Account Manager, I acted as the primary pre- and post-sale contact internally and externally for an assigned set of VIP accounts, ensuring timely, accurate, and successful delivery in full of all self-serve and managed campaign components. Show less In 2018 SmartyAds finished developing full CPI stack based on machine learning. I took on this project and built, nurtured and maintained strong business relations with key advertisers in the mobile space. My favourite was tracking the effectiveness of mobile advertising campaigns, implementing improvements, and delivering results to meet our advertisers KPI's! My goal was to drive performance for the App Developers using all programmatic practices and experience combined with the state-of-art cognitive learning stack.Also, I dealt with Connected TV/OTT digital video! advertising project and Big Data project at SmartyAds. I was acquiring supply partners, collecting information about technical aspects of collaboration with content providers, networks, and publishers, then conveyed it to our technical department to be able to find the best solutions for facilitation of integrations and workflow between digital advertising demand and supply sides.I conducted research to identify new digital advertising industry trends and customer needs, arranged business meetings and one-on-one conversations with prospective partners, as well as attended networking digital marketing events. Building long-term relationships with our new and existing clients and partners was the main priority for me. There is nothing better than getting a long-term result in the company growth, financial performance improvement, and customer satisfaction. Show less

  • Ad Operations Specialist/ Technical Account Manager

    Jul 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Demand Side Account Manager (Performance Marketing)/SaaS Consulting

    Dec 2017 - Jul 2019

  • DSP Account Manager/Ad Operations

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2017
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  KodePloy

  Jan 2020 - Mar 2023

  Software QA Engineer

  As a Software QA Engineer, I have pretty usual QA responsibilities. I work a lot with the product requirements, do research and analysis, and create my test cases. Depending on where we are in Software Development Life Cycle, I perform a different type of testing. For example API testing on a release stage of development to see if application logic is implemented correctly, smoke testing on each and every build, to make sure it is stable enough to proceed with deep functional testing. Prior to releases, of course, I would do regression testing. Based on my testing results I will record a lot of issues, using Jira as a bug-tracking tool. I am communicating these issues with a development team and product team when needed. I participate in the company's different agile ceremonies like planning, grooming, demo, and retro, and I have stand-ups with my team. In QA work it is important for me to be a part of the team and do work that leads to customer satisfaction with the end product, bringing more revenue to the company. Curious about test automation tools. Show less

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  Perpetual Media

  Mar 2023 - Sept 2024

  Ad Operations, Revenue Consultant

  As an Ad Operations, Revenue Consultant for a major CTV and Out-of-Home publisher, I excelled in programmatic ad operations, boosting revenue by 10x. I expertly managed editing tags, macros, and composed tags to meet platform requirements across multiple demand platforms. I handled waterfall and open RTB placements, resolved demand partner issues, and reconciled revenue while optimizing eCPM and fill rates to maximize revenue and prevent losses. My role involved managing IAB settings, activating DOOH inventory during disruptions, and directing demand to specific locations. I also oversaw CTV ad placements in diverse environments such as hotels, offices, restaurants, casinos, grocery stores, and gas stations, tailoring strategies to deliver the right demand to the right location. Show less

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  Patterson Companies, Inc.

  Mar 2023 - now

  Software QA Analyst I

  I work on software quality assurance daily to ensure clients are getting the highest level of experience when interacting with Patterson software.