Olga Samoilova

Olga samoilova

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Project Manager, Team Lead | Google Certified Project Manager | Certified Scrum Master | Certified Atlassian Jira User

  • Education

    • Belarusian state university

      2004 - 2009
      Doctor of philosophy - phd linguistics
    • University of colorado

      2023 - 2023
      Agile leader training agile in it (practical use)
    • Belarusian state university

      2006 - 2010
      Bachelor's degree international economics, management
  • Experience

    • Belarusian state university

      Sept 2009 - Jan 2023
      Associate professor

      Giving lectures on English grammar and translations for BSU students.- PhD in Linguistics.- 60+ scientific works published in foreign journals- Laureate of the Presidential scholarship- 5 author's courses on English- Won a grant for research in Linguistics

    • Belhard

      Sept 2016 - Aug 2018
      Project manager, team lead

      Project Manager, Team Lead in software development company Responsibilities:- Building team for various projects- Hiring new team members- Directing the team to achieve a common goal- Monitoring progress and track roadblocks- Conducting regular meetings- Managing documentation and reportsKey accomplishments:- Built a self-governing multi-functional team- Successfully executed various projects for different stakeholders- Reached desired KPIs on team efficiency and profitability Show less

    • Mymonday ltd.

      Aug 2018 - now
      General manager, team lead

      General Manager in EdTech startupResponsibilities:- Performing role of Chief Executive - Managing team of 20+ people, partially remote- Applying Agile methodologies towards managing process- Performance management and strategy planning- Organising professional conferences for software development industryKey accomplishments:- Increased revenue five times in three years.- Co-founded offline and online conferences IT BDSM, RAUX, QAASP, LeadManage, BARRS- Executed 15 huge (500+ attendees per event) tech conferences, both offline and online- Built team of 20+ senior/lead software industry professionals providing online and offline courses- Helped 1200+ students get new specialisation in tech industry Show less

    • Vention

      Jan 2022 - now
      Senior project manager, team lead

      Senior Project Manager and Team Lead in software development enterpriseResponsibilities:- Managing team of software engineers in development unit- Managing software development projects in VR and e-commerce domains- Team building and involvement in hiring process- Sprint and release planning, team performance evaluation- Project scoping and planning- Risk management- Cross-functional collaboration and project executionKey accomplishments:- Built SCRUM team of software and QA engineers- Managed team to deliver 40+ project releases with desired scope and deadline- Built true agile delivery process based on Scrum- Implemented clear task lifecycle management system based on Atlassian Jira- Increased performance of the team and speed of new features delivery Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certificate with honors in learning how to learn

      Deep teaching solutions
      Aug 2023
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    • Google project management certificate

      Google
      Mar 2023
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    • Certified scrum master

      International scrum institute™ (scrum institute)
      Jun 2022
    • Creative thinking: techniques and tools for success

      Imperial college london
      May 2023
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    • Remote teams management certificate

      Gitlab
      Apr 2023
    • Certified atlassian jira user

      Atlassian
      Oct 2022
    • Software development processes and methodologies

      University of minnesota
      May 2023
    • Agile leadership

      University of colorado
      Jul 2023
    • Университет управления «конфликтология»

      Stratoplan management school
      Aug 2024
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Olga Samoilova
      PhD in Lingustics - Jan 2018