Work Experience
Consulting (CTO, Tech Lead, Architect)
Independent Project Activity
"LAB IT" LLC — Chief Technology Officer (CTO) (May 2025 - Oct 2025)
- Implemented a new framework, optimizing the development cycle by 40%.
- Solved a problem with the GitLab infrastructure by deploying a proprietary version.
- Conducted a process audit and implemented CI/CD, Code Review, and task tracking (YouGile), which reduced integration time by 90%.
- Participated in personnel selection and auditing, provided assistance in preparing commercial proposals and estimates.
Fusion HVACR & Appliance Repair — Independent Developer, Auditor (since Sep 2025)
- Conducted an audit of React components and proposed architectural recommendations.
- Set up Make.com scenarios (Twilio → Slack integration with business logic).
- Developed a highly specialized application using the Govee API.
Tommy Pollina Landscape Company, Inc. — Automation Engineer (since Oct 2025)
- Created data transfer scenarios from Workyard to Monday (efficiency +500%).
- Set up expense tracking via Plaid API + Capital One.
- Developed a process for generating estimates using OCR and LLM, fully automating the initial calculation.
Software Developer & Lecturer (part-time)
Chaikovsky Industrial College
- Invited to the developer position to meet the college's need for an IT specialist; simultaneously, I teach algorithmics and programming to students and course attendees.
- I teach disciplines as part of additional professional education and advanced training courses.
- I work effectively with students of different ages (16–50 years), adapting my approach to the audience.
- I develop and update educational programs and participate in creating estimates and plans.
- I act as the system architect for the college's IT infrastructure, designing and developing internal services and systems.
- Developed systems for managing student activities (certificates) and automating the calculation of bonuses, which increased the speed of certificate processing and created a centralized repository of achievements.
- Implemented "Projecteka.CHIK" — a student project management system that increases student efficiency by 30–40% and administrative staff efficiency by ~5% per person.
CTO & Co-founder (part-time)
MYI Technologies
- Co-founded and developed an international IT company working with dozens of clients from various industries.
- Responsible for architecture, DevOps, and technical development, maintaining an infrastructure of ~5 servers.
- Managed a team of 4 developers, focusing on mentoring, training, and personnel development.
- Led the development of internal SaaS products designed for thousands of users.
- Implemented a CRM, time tracking system, and reporting automation, which significantly increased process efficiency.
- Improved the productivity and quality of client companies' work — efficiency growth from 36% to 500%, depending on the project.
Created and Implemented SaaS Products:
- Internal time tracking systems with automatic payroll calculation and client project management.
- SOA/ESB architecture for internal integrations and data exchange between services.
- Development and training of NLP/LLM solutions based on RAG, including the integration of LoRA models for Stable Diffusion (SD).
Web Developer & DevOps (project-based)
FC "Vortex"
- Participated in project work with an engagement of 4-5 hours per week, outside of main activities.
- Development and support of the club's official website and online platform (Python/Django).
- Architecture design, UI/UX design, implementation of frontend and backend.
- Server setup and administration (Nginx, Gunicorn), Cloudflare, mail server.
Developer Engineer Team Lead & Tester Team Lead
RetailBox Inc.
- Started as a Developer Engineer, later promoted to Team Lead.
- Led a development team (2 people) and a testing team (2 people).
- Automation: Designed and implemented scenarios on Make.com, integrations via API (CRM, messengers). Implemented AI solutions for call processing.
- Web Development: Created Django applications (WebSockets, microservices), online games (Telegram/Web), and maintained WordPress projects.
- Testing: Reduced testing time by 12% through process optimization.
- Cloud Infrastructure: Worked with AWS (Amplify, EC2, Route 53).
- Stack: Python (Django, aiohttp), JS/TS, Vue.js, SuiteScript, Node.js, MySQL/MariaDB, AWS, Linux, Git.
Full-Stack Developer / DevOps Engineer
Private Practice and Consulting (Sole Proprietor / Freelance)
- Conducted comprehensive project activities as a sole proprietor and freelancer, solving a wide range of tasks for clients in retail, consulting, media, and other sectors.
- Business Process and CRM Automation: Designed and implemented workflows for automatic order processing, data synchronization, and marketing campaigns.
- Integrated key services: UPS, Shopify, Monday.com, Freshworks CRM, using Make.com and custom scripts on Google Apps Script.
- Backend and DevOps Development: Developed asynchronous Telegram/VK bots with payment system integration. Deployed and administered high-performance web servers and mail systems on AWS.
Projects
AI-Integrated Voice Bot for Calls
A system for automating inbound and outbound calls using speech synthesis and recognition, along with advanced AI-driven logic.
Self-Healing Infrastructure
A meta-orchestrator that manages various systems (systemd, Docker, Kubernetes, VMWare) to ensure fault tolerance and automatic infrastructure recovery.
Projecteka.CHIK
A program for managing student projects, specifically designed for the administration of the Chaikovsky Industrial College.
Rabota.CHIK (Work.CHIK)
A platform to facilitate student employment and assist the college's partner companies in finding candidates.
Aktiv.CHIK (Activity.CHIK)
Software for managing and tracking students' competitive activities and achievements.
ResumeSTRV
A tool for creating resumes and recommendations based on provided context, featuring evaluation and analysis functions.
Merge The Chaos
A Jira alternative with activity tracking system integration to centralize all work-related data and processes in one place.
Taxi Nyandoma
A multi-city bot for passengers to find taxis and for drivers to find passengers.
ACADEMIC PROJECT: Text and Face Recognition Bot & Website
A fully functional project created during the first year of college (before the ChatGPT hype) for recognizing faces and text in photos using OCR.
Chronos Aura
A comprehensive system (desktop + web) for tracking time spent on clients, managing employee salaries, and implementing time management techniques like the Pomodoro Method.
Recommendations
"Yakov is the kind of team lead who makes work not only productive but also genuinely comfortable. He always keeps the team focused, knows how to listen, and provides support and motivation. Thanks to his ability to delegate tasks effectively and find solutions quickly in complex situations, we successfully handled challenging projects multiple times. He doesn't just manage processes; he is genuinely involved in the work and always ready to help if something is 'on fire.' Yakov is incredibly understanding when it matters. Working under his leadership is a pleasure. I definitely recommend him!"
"Yakov is a highly communicative and empathetic individual who consistently demonstrates kindness and a genuine willingness to assist others. His approachable nature and readiness to help make him an invaluable team member and a pleasure to work with."
About Me
About Me
A proactive IT specialist with a unique and accelerated career path. I started my commercial activities at the age of 15 as a freelancer, which allowed me to gain deep practical experience even before completing my studies. Thanks to high self-organization, discipline, and the ability to quickly master new technologies, I effectively combine my studies at college (where I am the top student in my department and an algorithmics instructor) with intensive project work and leadership positions. I am passionate about complex architectural challenges, from web services in Python to low-level optimization in Rust and Assembler. I am equally effective working both in a team and independently, always striving for a quality result.
Passion for IT
I am deeply passionate about the IT field, not only in my professional activities but also as a hobby. In addition to development, I am interested in electronics and system administration: I enjoy configuring DNS records, setting up mail servers, and performing computer maintenance. This helps me expand my technical skills and stay current with modern technologies.
Communication Skills
Many believe that such deep technical immersion often comes with weak communication skills, but my situation is the opposite. From a young age, I was involved in a theater studio, where I developed public speaking and oratory skills. This enables me to explain even complex technical aspects in an accessible way, including to people with zero prior knowledge.
Teaching and Mentorship
I enjoy sharing knowledge, helping team members, and training colleagues. I have successful experience motivating and teaching children (from 7 to 15 years old) the basics of IT, and I work even more effectively with adults. Training, conducting workshops, and writing articles are all part of my repertoire.
Additional Information
Russian — Native English — B2 (Upper-Intermediate) Serbian — A2 (Elementary)
Open Source
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Django Proxy Pass
Active
A Django-based Proxy-Pass application for accessing a local network after user authentication.
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Django Bind Active
Active
A Django-based controller for managing the BIND9 DNS server.
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Assembly on Python
Active
A project to integrate assembly language into Python using Rust and Maturin as intermediate tools.
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Comfy API Simplified
Active
Contributed minor bug fixes to a library for making API requests to ComfyUI.
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Comfy HTTP Request
Active
Fixed minor bugs in a library for making HTTP requests to external resources for ComfyUI.
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Console CAD
Active
A command-line console CAD system with output in DXF format.
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Rust Binder for Python
Active
Optimizing file read, write, and edit operations in Python using Rust to enhance performance.
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Django ST Checker
Active
An application for managing security in enterprises with a monolithic architecture, generating reports compliant with legislation.
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FromVK to TG
Active
A crawler for collecting data from VKontakte groups and publishing it to Telegram channels.
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Time Recorder
Active
A tool for Keenetic devices to track employee attendance at enterprises.
Education
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Vocational Education, Network and System Administration
Chaikovsky Industrial College (2026)
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Continuing Education, Programmer, Programming
Chaikovsky Industrial College (2026)
Hackathons
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Kiro World Hackathon - Participant
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World's Largest Hackathon - Participant