Manager of New Product Research at Quest Software
Russian Federation
- Current
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- Manager, New Product Research at Quest Software
- Past
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- Group Program Manager at Quest Software
- Product Manager at Aelita
- Programmer at XJTek
- Programmer at S3 (Philips branch in Dublin, Ireland)
- Education
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- Sankt-Peterburgskij Gosudarstvennyj Politehniceskij Universitet
- St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University
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Dmitry Sotnikov’s Summary
My work experience includes multiple (mostly management) positions at:
* Software development,
* Technical communications,
* Technical support (set up the team for Aelita, St. Petersburg from scratch and established 24x7 customer support),
* Product management (set up the program managers' team in St. Petersburg R&D lab),
* New product research.
Right now I am mostly involved in strategic planning and directions for Quest's Windows Management Business Unit and our Microsoft collaboration. I am doing a lot of traveling meeting with Quest staff globally, our customers and partners, Microsoft, attending conferencing, talking to press and analysts.
I have been presenting at various conferences including Microsoft Management Summit 2007, WinHEC 2007, Longhorn RDP Airlift, and TechEd 2007, and was one of co-organizers of Quest's internal Innovate 2007 event.
Dmitry Sotnikov’s Specialties:
Product management, development, technical support
Microsoft technologies: AD, Exchange, SharePoint, LCS, Windows PowerShell [http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2007/07/13/congratulations-to-quest-software.aspx]
Dmitry Sotnikov’s Experience
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Manager, New Product Research
Quest Software
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; QSFT; Computer Software industry)
October 2005 — Present (3 years 10 months)
* Developing new product ideas from their inception to commercial release including:
- prototyping,
- executing secondary market research,
- validating with customers and partners,
- running across product management,
- getting product management, development and other resources,
- handing of the product to the new team.
* Locating new markets and growth opportunities for Quest's Windows Management.
* Working with product management and R&D on strategic directions and inter-team collaboration for Windows Management business unit.
* Technical coordination with Microsoft.
* Conference participation:
- Innovate 2007 - organizer,
- Microsoft Management Summit 2007 - speaker,
- WinHEC 2007 - speaker,
- Longhorn RDP Airlift - speaker,
- TechEd 2007 - speaker. -
Group Program Manager
Quest Software
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; QSFT; Computer Software industry)
March 2004 — October 2005 (1 year 8 months)
* In charge of Exchange and migration products, new product research
* Launched and maintain product online community for Quest sales, professional services, and partners
* After Aelita acquisition, coordinated the company merger: product rationalization, support merger, common procedures and standards, etc. -
Product Manager
Aelita
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
1999 — 2004 (5 years)
Various management positions in technical writing, technical support, and product management.
Accomplished several projects important for the company:
* Technical writing including xml/xsl script platform for rapid help-system development, documentation standards, computer-based trainings, etc.
* 24x7 technical support service for our customers world-wide: hired people, organized trainings, developed procedures
* Development product management: developed and promoted the concept, hired staff, organized efficient collaboration with development and marketing
* Launched and promoted internal Sharepoint portal system as a common collaboration and data storage platform -
Programmer
XJTek
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year)
Programmer, Technical Writer
* Participated in several software projects as developer, product designer, and technical writer
* OSD project for LG Electronics. Visual rapid development and modeling tool for distributed real-time systems. -
Programmer
S3 (Philips branch in Dublin, Ireland)
(Computer Software industry)
January 1998 — June 1998 (6 months)
6 month student placement in a Philips research subsidiary in Dublin. Participated in developing a telecommunications ATM system.
Dmitry Sotnikov’s Education
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Sankt-Peterburgskij Gosudarstvennyj Politehniceskij Universitet
M.A. , Economics and Management , 1994 — 2000
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St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University
M.A. , Computer Science , 1994 — 2000
Graduated summa cum laude
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Dmitry Sotnikov’s Interests:
Fine arts, music, swing dancing, scuba diving, traveling, family, social science
Dmitry Sotnikov’s Honors:
Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional)
MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional)
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