Sergiy Prokhorenko

Experience

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  AS&T

  Oct 2002 - Jan 2003

  Software engineer

  Database (MS SQL Server 2000) and web (ASP, XML/XSLT) developer.

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  Web Art Development

  Jan 2003 - Oct 2003

  Software engineer

  Database (MS SQL Server 2000) and web (ASP, XML/XSLT) developer for MySocials.com project.

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  UCMGroup

  Nov 2003 - Aug 2006

  Chief developer

  Agreed with functional team specifications for junior developers (documents management system for German customers; product database maintenance and presentation system for www.baumerelectric.com).Web sites backend and database design (www.thk-online.com; www.franchise-catalogue.com.ua; www.advertising-catalogue.com.ua).Relational databases design and maintenance (MS SQL Server 7.0/2000, PostgreSQL 7.0).Web programming (mainly ASP).XML development (eXist NXD, DOM, XSLT).

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  SC Johnson & Son

  Aug 2006 - Sept 2007

  Analyst programmer

  Relational databases design and maintenance (MS SQL Server 2000/2005), ETL solutions development and support.Multidimensional databases (MS SSAS 2005, OLAP cubes and MDX scripting) design and support (projects for sales and finance teams in Europe and Russia).Gathering and formalization of requirements from business users, preparing application development specifications for development team (distribution data collection project for Russian sales team).EDI solutions development and support. Show less

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  WorldAPP

  Sept 2007 - Dec 2007

  Product manager

  Creation of:- product development requirements- product feature list for the version- product feature specifications

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  Consumer Health Technologies

  Dec 2007 - Mar 2010

  Everything from previous position plus management of BA team and coordination of BA teamwork with QA and engineering. Gathering and formalization of requirements from customers and business partners, preparing functional specifications for project team, test cases and test plans review.Business domains:- Consumer-directed healthcare (CDHC)- Health savings accounts (HSA) administration- Integration with trust banks- Integration with debit cards providers (including multi-purse solutions)- Value-added services from 3rd party providers

  • business analyst team lead

    Aug 2009 - Mar 2010

  • business analyst

    Dec 2007 - Jul 2009
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  Luxoft

  Mar 2010 - Apr 2019

  As an Agile consultant I work with development teams company-wide to help them adopt Agile principles and Scrum practices.Coaching helps teams to make software delivery process more clear to stakeholders, boost performance, build quality into development, focus on business priorities and shorten time-to-market cycle.Typical engagement consists of Agile transformation goals elaboration with project management and customers, practices assessment and preparation of team development plan, trainings and focused facilitation of team activities.I also actively participate in presale and marketing activities, promoting Luxoft as an Agile software vendor being able not only to setup small teams but also scale engagements using blend of distributed Scrum, XP and other Agile/Lean processes. Show less Analysis of business requirements for securities clearing and settlement applications at UBS Investment Bank, participation in product backlog prioritization, leading role in user stories analysis and refinement.Preparation of functional requirements in specifications by example format, software quality assurance (agile acceptance testing, facilitation of front to back integration testing), features demonstration to business users, obtaining sign-offs, gathering SOX evidences.Liasing with both in-house and 3rd party contacts, coordination of enrollment processes and integrations with trading venues, clearing houses and agent banks. Driving front to back (F2B) integration testing with 3rd parties.CV screening and technical interviewing of BA candidates for various projects both in Kyiv and on-site.Active participant in Luxoft Agile Community and Agile Practice, co-author of the internal course on Agile Requirements Management. Show less

  • head of Agile Practice

    Dec 2012 - Apr 2019

  • Agile/Lean coach

    Dec 2011 - Apr 2019

  • business analyst

    Mar 2010 - Jan 2012
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  Raiffeisen Bank Aval

  Apr 2019 - Jul 2020

  Chief Transformation Officer

  My mission as a Chief Transformation Officer is to help business executives to focus on new products and services by organizing delivery around value streams, boosting cross-functional collaboration and developing entrepreneurship mindset across the company.

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  Radtac

  Dec 2020 - now

  Agile Transformation Consultant

  As an Agile transformation consultant, I help Radtac clients in selection and adoption of Agile discovery and delivery frameworks through training, coaching and facilitation of significant events.

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  Agile.Live

  Dec 2020 - now

  Co-Founder

  We created Agile.Live as a one-stop shop for Agile transformation services:- Needs assessment, development of transformation strategy and roadmap- Consulting on organizational and IT changes to support Agile transformation- Agile scaling framework selection and development of custom tailored operational model- Training and coaching for Agile teams and specific roles

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  Roche

  May 2021 - May 2022

  Agile Transformation Coach

  Hired to assess current development and product management practices of consumer healthcare platform development program, and provide improvement recommendations. Following the assessment report, contract was eventually extended to one year, during that period I’ve coached four Agile teams (including two development teams, dedicated DevSecOps team and L3 support), facilitated backlogs unification, established product discovery and delivery cadence, topped up with L2 and L3 customer support processes. Show less

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  Armed Forces of Ukraine

  Feb 2022 - Mar 2022

  Soldier

  Was proud to defend Kyivshchyna (Kyiv oblast) from Russian invaders as a volunteer. Now, with Russians has fled away from the Kyiv outskirts, I'm back to work as an Agile coach and transformation consultant.

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  British Airways

  Jul 2022 - Dec 2023

  Release Train Engineer

  Established clear PI cycle with solid preparation for planning events, coached teams and product management, facilitated risk management and stakeholder reporting, which resulted in timely delivery of programme releases with high predictability measure.