Konstantin (Maximillian) Stein - IT PROJECTS WITH AI SUPPORT. DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Experience
CEO & Founder
Optilife GmbH
As CEO, I led the development of 2 projects:
- The AI app Optilife for utility management and payments for home and apartment owners:
- Planning development for small rental firms and companies
- Producing our own water, electricity, and gas meters to connect to the app (planned)
- Seeking funding and working with partners
- Expanding into the Balkan region and preparing for the EU market
- The TruckNetz.DE system for truck breakdown assistance info service:
- Launching up to 50-60 sites for various cities and regions in Germany
- Partnerships with third parties, truck towing companies, etc.
- Marketing and media
CEO & Founder
Blitz Technologies GmbH
- Online advertising, contextual ads, and banner automation on high-traffic websites
- Managing the company after the outbreak of the Ukraine war to avoid operating in Russia
- Leading 4 employees and up to 20 journalists for English-language projects
- Managing, strategizing, and producing the automation system in the advertising area
- Acquiring and working with partners, financial management, and contract management
CEO & Founder
Traf Media GmbH
- Running the entire company with 18 employees and up to 140 authors for own and partner projects
- Managing, strategy development, partner interaction, financial management, and contract preparation
- Launching and further developing media websites on our own CMS: blitz.plus (launched December 2020, 500,000–900,000 visitors/day in 2021) and blitz.style (launched March 2021)
- Leading partner projects: consulting, technical advice, and development of editorial teams for various online media (kinoafisha.info, day.ru) with the goal of increasing traffic and ad revenue
Project Manager, Head of Editorial
KP Digital, KP Publishing House, JSC
- Project management for two websites of the national media holding KP: teleprogramma.pro (stars & TV news) and radiokp.ru (national radio station)
- Leading a team (editorial, technical, SEO & SMM) of up to 47 people
- Financial planning and ad revenue management
- Founding our own company in September 2020 together with the editor-in-chief and IT head after project success
Branch General Manager
Radiostation 'Silver Rain' Ural
- Overall management of the branch station in Yekaterinburg
- Responsible for program scheduling and editorial management
- Budget and personnel responsibility
TV & Radio Project Director, Creative Director
KP Publishing House, JSC
- Leading TV and radio projects
- Developing creative concepts and overseeing implementation
- Coordinating editorial and technical teams
Program Director, Head of Editorial, Radio KP
KP Publishing House, JSC
- Program and editorial management for Radio KP in Yekaterinburg and Moscow
- Managing content, scheduling, and team coordination
Industry Experience
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Experienced in Media and Entertainment, Advertising, Information Technology, Transportation, Manufacturing, and Real Estate.
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Experienced in Finance, Marketing, Product Development, Strategy, Project Management, and Operations.
Summary
With my many years of experience in all processes of IT & digital media, AI support, digital advertising, I can drive your projects forward decisively:
- Interface between all departments, one- to three-year planning, budget.
- Strategy, planning, and control in all phases of project development and implementation – Scrum, Agile, Jira, and Kanban.
- Leading the IT dev team: experience in planning and controlling frontend/backend programming, UI/UX design, CMS development, server architecture & hosting services.
- SEO and SMM strategies and their performance monitoring.
- Content distribution on various platforms (text, audio, video): traffic growth from Google Discover and other sources — millions of visitors you often don’t notice.
- Content strategies – development and execution.
- "Smart Team": motivating teams based on traffic successes – financial and personal growth.
- Supporting the IT department: network setup, server & data security.
Almost 25 years of experience in digital media, IT projects, and app development: from radio & TV to the internet, from sound engineer to CEO and general manager. In the past three years: team development (up to 47 people – journalists, programmers, SMM and SEO experts), building our own platform (CMS for media websites, [link]), plus technologies for improved content distribution and online advertising (goal: increase traffic and revenue).
Skills
- It Project Management
- Leadership And Teamwork
- Communication Skills
- Adaptability
- Business Analysis
- Effective Time Management
Languages
Education
Ural State Technical University
Computer Science: Computer Systems & Networks · Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation
Mittelschule Wien, Jesuitenkollegium Kalksburg
Vienna, Austria
University with Advanced German
Graduate · Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation
Certifications & licenses
IVLP
US State Department
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