Andre Kholodov-Nearshore Engagement Manager
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Experience
Nearshore Engagement Manager
EnBW AG
- Building strong awareness within the company around nearshoring
- Engagement Manager in the Nearshore Competence Center
- Responsible for nearshore consulting, partner screening and technical onboarding, designing and implementing cooperation scenarios, change management, stakeholder management, participation in steering committees, and collaboration with IT and business units
- Tools used: Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Azure Devops, Microsoft Sharepoint, Conceptboard
- Key results: Establishment of a nearshoring strategy, successful identification and implementation of outsourcing partnerships, delivery of change management and stakeholder management at the highest level
Interim CTO
Creative Dock GmbH
- Internal and external coordination and support for IT/IoT topics, consulting
- Carrying out IT due diligence and de-risking innovation projects
- Requirements management, feasibility studies for fintech and insurance projects
- Preparation and coordination of market entry pilot projects, needs analysis for private equity clients
- Interface between business and IT
- Key results: Took over IT/IoT consulting, carried out IT due diligences, feasibility studies, and prepared market entry pilot projects
- Tools used: Microsoft Office, Jira, Trello, Confluence, Google Documents Suite, Zoom, Slack, Google Drive, Skype
Product Owner
Lab 1001 GmbH
- End-to-end product development of a complex machine vision product (CCTV, HW, FW, SW, machine learning) from idea to MVP
- Product Owner / Technical Project Manager
- Coordination and management of technology selection, requirements management, industrial design, hardware and firmware development, connectivity
- Collaboration with industrial partners (Sony) and pilot customers (Prosegur)
- Key results: Successfully led the product development of an innovative machine vision product from idea to MVP, including coordination of technology selection and development partnerships
- Tools used: Microsoft Office 365, Trello, Zoom, Slack, Google Document Suite, Google Drive, Microsoft Teams
External IT Consultant
Bavarian State Ministry
- Organization and support of the IT migration
- Requirements analysis and coordination of the migration with multiple teams
- Reporting and documentation
- 2nd and 3rd level troubleshooting
- Test management
- Key results: Successful support of the IT migration, including requirements analysis, coordination of migration teams, and comprehensive reporting
- Tools used: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Sharepoint, Microsoft Project
External IT Consultant
T-Systems International GmbH
- Analysis of the existing IT infrastructure and server landscape
- Development of the migration concept
- Reporting and documentation
- 2nd and 3rd level troubleshooting
- Key results: Took over the analysis of the IT infrastructure, including requirements analysis and concept development, as well as the creation of extensive documentation
- Tools used: Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project
Founder & CEO
eCozy GmbH
- Full product development of a complex smart home product (HW, FW, SW, AI-based, prediction, OTA) from idea to mass production and market launch
- Management with a focus on product development
- Product ownership, ideation, technology selection, requirements management, BoM selection and procurement
- Test and QA management, coordination of mass production
- Contribution to industrial design (Red Dot Award)
- Coordination of hardware and firmware development, product development, certification, patents, and logistics
- Coordination of international (nearshore and offshore) development teams, risk analysis
- Key results: Development and launch of a smart home product from concept to mass production, management of international development teams
- Tools used: Microsoft Office, Jira, Hubspot, Trello, Harvest, Google Documents Suite, Zoom, Slack, Google Drive, Skype, Shopify, Zoho Projects
External IT Consultant
Linde AG
- IT consulting and support for IT infrastructure, implementation of new features
- Requirements analysis, planning and implementation of AD domain merge
- Support for security infrastructure management (McAfee ePO)
- Implementation of data encryption infrastructure (LanCrypt)
- Support for global software distribution worldwide (around 20 locations, 8000 clients) and patch management
- Reporting and documentation, 2nd- and 3rd-level troubleshooting
- Key results: IT infrastructure support and implementation of strategic IT functions, global software distribution and patch management
- Tools used: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Sharepoint, Microsoft Project
CTO
Inside-Out GmbH
- Design, planning and implementation of a distributed server-based advertising network (digital signage)
- Program and project management, coordination of software development
- Hardware validation, testing and integration
- Implementation of the CDA infrastructure (with Vodafone) and the facial recognition system (with Fraunhofer Institute)
- Development and operation of a proprietary content management system
- Coordination of development teams
- Key results: Design and implementation of a server-based advertising network, development of a proprietary content management system
- Tools used: Google Documents Suite, Microsoft Office, Skype
Founder & CEO
ADUK GmbH
- Organization and delivery of IT consulting and embedded development (HW / FW / SW)
- Management with development of new and improved project setups and processes
- Strategic work with internal and external teams worldwide
- Consulting on IoT topics
- Maintenance of existing and development of new partnerships and strategic cooperations
- Key results: Founding and building a consulting company with a focus on embedded development and IT, introduction of leading IoT solutions, building long-term partnerships
- Tools used: Microsoft Office 365, Azure Devops, Jira, Hubspot, Trello, Notion, Harvest, Google Documents Suite, Zoom, Slack, Google Drive, Skype
External IT Consultant
Münchener Rück / MEAG Munich ERGO
- IT consulting and support for IT infrastructure with a focus on software distribution
- Development and implementation of a global software distribution concept
- Interim Product Owner for SMS infrastructure worldwide (01.2005–12.2005)
- Rollout coordination, support for global software distribution (around 60 locations, 10000 clients) and patch management
- Reporting and documentation, 2nd- and 3rd-level troubleshooting
- Key results: Support of IT infrastructure, development and implementation of a global software distribution concept
- Tools used: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project
Industry experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Manufacturing, Insurance, Chemical, Advertising, and Banking and Finance.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Strategy, Product Development, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain Management, and Project Management.
Summary
- Over 20 years of experience in product development, technical project management, digital transformation, and business development in both start-up and enterprise settings, with a focus on IoT and embedded development
- Strong technical affinity
- Due to a quick grasp of things and a structured, process-oriented approach, very versatile
- Entrepreneurial thinking and action, strong analytical skills (IQ 132)
- Drive for innovation, empathetic team leadership, agile experience
- High resilience and flexibility, even in demanding situations
- Extensive intercultural and interdisciplinary experience, as well as expertise in nearshoring and offshoring
Skills
It / Embedded Development / Outsourcing
Iot / Industry 4.0 / Production And Automation
Smart Home / Proptech / Smart City
Energy Sector
Planning, Design, And Hands-On Management Of Complex Hw/Fw/Sw Projects
Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Problem Management
Team Leadership, Team Responsibility, Coordination Of Distributed Teams
Market-Oriented End-To-End Development Of Complex Technologies And Products
Management Of Communication Between Technical And Commercial Departments
Monitoring And Coordination Of Projects From Planning To Completion
Coordination Of Offshore/Nearshore Partners In Eastern Europe And Asia
Feasibility Checks, De-Risking, Tech Due Diligence, Review Of External Effort Estimates, Partner Screening
Agile
Waterflow
Kanban
Scrum
Ms Teams
Ms Office
Ms Sharepoint
Jira
Trello
Asana
Confluence
Ms Project
Shopify
Hubspot
Zoho Projects
Conceptboard
Creatio
Notion
Azure Devops
Harvest
Zoom
Slack
Skype
Embedded Development
Iot
Cyber Security
Smart Home
Industry 4.0
Cctv
Machine Vision
Machine Learning
Ai
Sensors
Imu
Flowmeter
Radars/Lidars
Smart Connectivity (Lan, Wlan, Iso/Osi, Zigbee, Thread, Matter, Ble, Gsm, Lora, Nb-Iot)
Embedded Linux
Rtos
Microcontrollers (Stm32, Esp32, Nordic, Atmel)
Microcomputers (Nvidia Jetson Etc.)
Fpga
Low Energy Technologies
Aws
Azure
Dt Open Cloud
Energy Harvesting
Co2 Lasers
Mechatronics
Knowledge Of Product Certification And Standards (Ce, Weee, Rohs, Reach)
Gtin/Ean Assignment
Mac Address Assignment
Languages
Education
National Technical University
Dipl.-Ing., diploma with honors · Automation & Remote Control - Degree in Telemechanics and IT · Kharkiv, Ukraine
Certifications & licenses
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
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Andre is based in Planegg, Germany.
Andre speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Russian (Advanced), Ukrainian (Elementary).
Andre has at least 24 years of experience. During this time, Andre has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 5 months. Note that Andre may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Andre would be well-suited for roles such as: Nearshore Engagement Manager, Interim CTO, Product Owner.
Andre's most recent position is Nearshore Engagement Manager at EnBW AG.
In recent years, Andre has worked for EnBW AG, Lab 1001 GmbH, eCozy GmbH, and ADUK GmbH.
Andre is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Insurance. Andre also has some experience in Chemical, Advertising, and Banking and Finance.
Andre is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Strategy, and Product Development. Andre also has some experience in Quality Assurance, Supply Chain Management, and Project Management.
Andre has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Utilities.
Andre has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Strategy, and Product Development.
Andre holds a Bachelor in Automation & Remote Control - Degree in Telemechanics and IT from National Technical University.
Andre has 1 certificate: Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE).
Andre will be available part-time from September 2026.
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