Olexandr Prokhorenko

Current

• CTO at Synchronicity, Inc

Past

• Founder / CEO at Atomkeep
• VP of IT and Development at Synchronicity, Inc
• Release Manager / Committer at dt-Source

• Senior Software Engineer / Technical Manager at Network Resource, LLC / Synchronicity, Inc
• Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer at Network Lynx
• Senior Systems Engineer at ELRO Corporation
• Systems Engineer at OILspace, Inc.
• CTO at Exfloyt, Ltd
• Founder / CTO at Extra Communications / POE Extracom
• Systems Engineer at Alkar Teleport, Ltd
• Software Developer at Alkar Teleport, Ltd
• Systems Engineer at Dental Lloyd Handles GmbH / DLN
• Junior Software Developer at Art Prodigy Multimedia

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Education

• Cheetah Learning
• Founder Institute
• Danube Technologies, Scrum Alliance

• PMI, San Francisco Bay Chapter
• Nacional'na Metallurgijna Akademija Ukraini
• Nacional'na Metallurgijna Akademija Ukraini
• Nacional'na Metallurgijna Akademija Ukraini
• School 23

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Recommended

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Connections

179 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Website

Olexandr Prokhorenko’s Summary

I've got strong technology foundation with more then 11 years of technology experience. During this time I had more then 40 published articles (also known as "Alexander Prohorenko"). I was certified in different areas, like Systems and Network Administration and Software Development, and my certifications include Sun Certified Systems Administrator (SCSA) and Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP).

I have more then 5 years of executive management and leadership experience. My qualifications include Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certifications. I also hold Masters Degree (with honor) in Computer Science.

Entrepreneurial by nature, I have experience of co-founding companies and turnaround management. I am familiar and was actively involved in the process of fund raising for new ventures and growing companies. I also had an opportunity to lead company to successful acquisition. I enjoy startup environment, I’m good at eliminating gap between business and technology, I have no problems wearing many hats, I keep hands-on on technology and I always keep priorities, so first things go first.

I'm an international person and I fluently speak English, Russian and Ukrainian language. I also have solid experience in full cycle of outsourcing development, starting from team acquisition and leading to successful product delivery.

Olexandr Prokhorenko’s Specialties:

Executive, management, software development, complete project management, systems architecture, infrastructure, starting up, venture, information technologies.

Olexandr Prokhorenko’s Experience

• CTO

  Synchronicity, Inc

  (Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

  I planned and supervised company’s infrastructure upgrade, which included mission critical software and hardware. Successfully completed the upgrade ahead of schedule with 10% costs savings. Effectively optimized servers’ maintenance process that allowed cutting costs nearly by 50%. Implemented 24x7 accessibility of company resources, both on-site and off-site. Became a primary contact for major technology partners and vendors. Responsible for recruitment of new team members. Up to 50% of my time I was responsible for full-cycle of new products development in the company. Synchronicity is a company that built CPGjobs.com / CPGjoblist.com.

• Founder / CEO

  Atomkeep

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  April 2008 — November 2008 (8 months)

  Founded Atomkeep by introducing business plan, recruited development team, developed business partnerships, and supervised the product from the stage of idea to popular service. The product went through the prototype to first public beta in less then 30 days, which outperformed expectations by nearly 30%. Atomkeep received a huge resonance, was featured by major informational resources like Life Hacker, Read Write Web and Mashable, and named one of the Top 50 Web Tools 2008 by LAPTOP Magazine

• VP of IT and Development

  Synchronicity, Inc

  (Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  June 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 3 months)

  Successfully closed internal projects that met and exceeded time guidelines and functional expectations. Producing Software Requirement Specifications. Taken lead on company’s infrastructure, took responsibility over new technology products, like CPG Forum (CPGforum.com), Content Library (iGotList.com) and other potential areas of expansion for the company. Introduced and delivered the Facebook application. Adjusted internal processes to Scrum methodology.

• Release Manager / Committer

  dt-Source

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2006 — December 2006 (1 year )

  dt-Source is an Open Source project. This is a taglib providing connection between DisplayTag taglib and data sources, allowing to load partial lists from ext. sources like Hibernate and JDBC. Requires Spring framework. Additional features like filter and exporting support are available.

• Senior Software Engineer / Technical Manager

  Network Resource, LLC / Synchronicity, Inc

  (Human Resources industry)

  February 2006 — June 2006 (5 months)

  Moved to Synchronicity, Inc after M&A of Network Lynx. I had a 20/80 time split between management/development, eventually moving to 60/40. Was actively involved into migration and documentation processes. Implemented servers’ availability and performance monitoring and tuning, process automation, database replication. Successfully completed and internally shipped the first release of WildHire platform (WildHire.com) according the schedule. Analysis and concept design.
  
  Was directly or indirectly in charge of: database administration and programming, backup plans and implementation, performance monitoring and tuning, process automation, database replication, SQL, PL/SQL scripting, database design and data modeling, the analysis and concept design of new projects.
  
  Technologies utilized: Apache Ant, XML, XSLT, JSP, Servlets, BEA Weblogic, JavaDoc, Struts, EJB, Hibernate, MySQL, Apache, PHP, JBoss, PostgreSQL, CVS, XSL-FO, JCA, JDBC, UML, NetBeans, InteliJ IDEA.

• Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer

  Network Lynx

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 1999 — February 2006 (6 years 7 months)

  Main responsibilities were: database administration and programming, high-volume production database support, backup plans and implementation, performance monitoring and tuning, process automation, database replication, SQL, PL/SQL scripting, CVS implementation, performed project management and coordination of off-shore development team, database design and data modeling, the analysis and concept design of new projects.
  
  Technologies utilized: Apache Ant, XML, XSLT, JSP, Servlets, BEA Weblogic, JavaDoc, Struts, EJB, Hibernate, MySQL, Apache, PHP, JBoss, PostgreSQL, CVS, XSL-FO, JCA, JDBC, UML.

• Senior Systems Engineer

  ELRO Corporation

  (Design industry)

  December 2003 — May 2005 (1 year 6 months)

  Main responsibilities: Oracle databases integration to the existing environment, coordinating database monitoring, advising on database troubleshooting and tuning strategies, database administration and programming, high-volume production database support, process automation, database replication, SQL, PL/SQL scripting, software design and development, database design and data modeling.
  
  Technologies utilized: Apache Ant, XML, XSLT, JSP, Spring, Hibernate, MySQL, Oracle, Tomcat, Apache, PHP, JBoss, CVS, BEA Weblogic, JCA, JDBC, UML.

• Systems Engineer

  OILspace, Inc.

  (Computer Software industry)

  February 2004 — April 2004 (3 months)

  Main responsibilities were: implemented software auditing and password policies, process automation, SQL, PL/SQL scripting, developing software automating the servers cluster startup, the analysis and concept design of new projects, implemented the cost-effective software solution, consultations on developing and support of internal documentation, designed and developed EJB components, load balancing solutions with F5 BIG-IP load-balancing servers.
  
  Technologies utilized: Apache Ant, XML, XSLT, JSP, JAAS, EJB, Spring, Hibernate, Oracle, Tomcat, Tibco, CVS, NetApp, Solaris, XSL-FO, JCA, JDBC, UML.

• CTO

  Exfloyt, Ltd

  (Telecommunications industry)

  November 2002 — May 2003 (7 months)

  Was in charge of: earning investitions and designing budget policy, the analysis and concept design of new projects, enterprise clients consultations on software development, financial questions devoted to the technical equipment purchasing, provided a technical leadership for more then 10 professional individuals.
  
  Technologies utilized: Java, EJB, Apache, JSP, Struts, UML, Hibernate, MySQL, Tomcat, CVS, FreeBSD, Jboss, UML.

• Founder / CTO

  Extra Communications / POE Extracom

  (Telecommunications industry)

  December 2001 — July 2002 (8 months)

  Was in charge of: earning investitions and designing budget policy, financial questions devoted to the technical equipment purchasing, handled large databases, did a lot of performance monitoring and analysis and tuning and standardized DBA practices, written documents on backup and recovery, the analysis and concept design of new projects, implemented the cost-effective software solution, provided a leadership for more then 10 professional individuals.
  
  Technologies utilized: Java, Security, Struts, Tomcat, Jboss, JSP, Hibernate, MySQL, CVS, FreeBSD, Firewall, UML.

• Systems Engineer

  Alkar Teleport, Ltd

  (Telecommunications industry)

  September 2000 — July 2001 (11 months)

  Main responsibilities were: database administration and programming, process automation, configuration and administration of Ascend MAX400 access servers, Cisco Catalyst and 3600 series router, helped developers optimize SQL statements, was involved in database design at the application level, scheduled defragmentation of the database, internal management system development, internal mail and newsgroups accounting systems design and development, 50+ servers running FreeBSD, provided a leadership for group of 2 professional individuals.
  
  Technologies utilized: GNU make, Apache, GNU C, Cisco, MySQL, Apache, PHP, Solaris, FreeBSD, CVS, Java.

• Software Developer

  Alkar Teleport, Ltd

  (Telecommunications industry)

  August 1999 — December 1999 (5 months)

  Was in charge of: database administration and programming, technical support for Windows and FreeBSD servers, developed troubles-reporting system, working closely with System Administration and developing internal configuration system, work with end-users in Technical Support Department.
  
  Technologies utilized: Apache DSO, GNU make, GNU C, Perl, Shell, Cisco, MySQL, Apache, PHP, CGI.

• Systems Engineer

  Dental Lloyd Handles GmbH / DLN

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  March 1999 — September 1999 (7 months)

  Was in chargo of: developed troubles-reporting system, system administration of UNIX Internet servers with T1 connection, developed DNS and WHOIS management system, developed network and accounting applications for ISP, helping clients to identify problem SQL statements and tune them, 10+ FreeBSD, Linux and Solaris running servers, support of Windows NT LAN and file-sharing, developed software for automation of accounting and customer service processes, IP tunneling technology on FreeBSD, administered Cisco 2503, 2509, 1603 routers, migrated Oracle database from Windows NT to Solaris, developed a strong security system with great perfomance and extremely good cost effectiveness.
  
  Technologies utilized: GNU make, GNU C, Perl, Shell, Cisco, MySQL, Tomcat, Apache, PHP, Firewall, FreeBSD, Solaris, Linux, Oracle.

• Junior Software Developer

  Art Prodigy Multimedia

  (Entertainment industry)

  September 1995 — August 1997 (2 years )

  Was trained and responsible for: managed a network of Windows NT servers, system administration of FreeBSD running server, developed front-end applications for POP3, SMTP, NNTP protocols.
  
  Technologies utilized: GNU make, GNU C, Perl, Shell, Apache, SED, AWK, FreeBSD.

Olexandr Prokhorenko’s Education

• Cheetah Learning

  Project Turnaround , Project Management , 2009 — 2009

  When faced with a situation that is no longer working in your favor, how do you turn the situation around to put you back out leading the pack? And when the old rules no longer apply but the new rules are still emerging, how do you learn how to navigate turbulent times to turn your situation around, FAST? This course teaches people how to leverage project management skills to create and capitalize on emerging opportunities to turn around situations that are no longer working. The program follows four levels of learning - Awareness, Knowledge, Skills and Mastery. It is a practical hands on course so the student develops the ability to immediately turnaround bad situations.

• Founder Institute

  Founder , Business , 2009 — 2009

  TheFunded Founder Institute Inaugural Summer 2009 semester. Founder Institute is a new incubator that trains entrepreneurs on the best practices for building quality high-tech businesses.

• Danube Technologies, Scrum Alliance

  Certified ScrumMaster , Scrum , 2008 — 2008

  Danube Technologies is a consulting and training company providing ScrumMaster Certification and certified by Scrum Alliance.

• PMI, San Francisco Bay Chapter

  PMP Preparation Course , Project Management , 2008 — 2008

  PMP Preparation Course provided by PMI, San Francisco Bay Chapter and Business Management Consultants.

• Nacional'na Metallurgijna Akademija Ukraini

  Master , Computer Technologies , 2001 — 2002

  Technological faculty. Master Degree with Honor.

• Nacional'na Metallurgijna Akademija Ukraini

  Bachelor , Computer Technologies , 1997 — 2002

  Technological faculty. Bachelor Degree with Honor.

• Nacional'na Metallurgijna Akademija Ukraini

  English Referent-Interpreter , English , 1997 — 2000

  Humanitarian faculty. English Referent-Interpreter Courses.

• School 23

  1993 — 1997

Additional Information

Olexandr Prokhorenko’s Websites:

• My Website

Olexandr Prokhorenko’s Interests:

New ventures, bootstrapping, building, running companies, building great teams, outsourcing.

Olexandr Prokhorenko’s Groups:

LAJUG, IASA, developers.org.ua, BossTalks.com, SVOD

•    BossTalks.com
•    PMI Certified PMPs
•    A Passion for Watches
•    Certified ScrumMasters
•    Harvard Business Review
•    Ukrainian IT AngelLounge
•    TheFunded Founder Institute

Olexandr Prokhorenko’s Honors:

PMP, Project Management Professional, 2008, Project Management Institute
CSM, Certified ScrumMaster, 2008, Scrum Alliance
SCJP, Sun Certified Java 2 Programmer Platform 1.4, 2005, Sun Microsystems
SCSA, Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 9, 2004, Sun Microsystems
Master of Science diploma with Honor, 2002, National Metallurgy Academy of Ukraine
Bachelor of Science diploma with Honor, 2001, National Metallurgy Academy of Ukraine
Unix System Administrator, 2000, Southeastern Institute of Computer Technology
Cisco Router Configuration Specialist, 2000, eCertifications
Unix V Systems Administration, 2000, eCertifications
English Referent-Interpreter, 2000, National Metallurgy Academy of Ukraine
Master UNIX Administrator, 1999, Brainbench
Linux Administrator, 1999, Brainbench
UNIX Programmer, 1999, Brainbench
C Programmer, 1999, Brainbench

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