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I am a pragmatic leader with extensive expertise across AI, ML, and complex data analytics. I focus on building and refining systems, processes, and teams that directly boost company profits and operational efficiency. I am skilled in leveraging AI, machine learning, and data science to develop practical solutions that tackle real challenges. I lead from the front, whether setting strategy, diving into the technical details, or coaching teams, ensuring alignment and execution across all levels.…I am a pragmatic leader with extensive expertise across AI, ML, and complex data analytics. I focus on building and refining systems, processes, and teams that directly boost company profits and operational efficiency. I am skilled in leveraging AI, machine learning, and data science to develop practical solutions that tackle real challenges. I lead from the front, whether setting strategy, diving into the technical details, or coaching teams, ensuring alignment and execution across all levels.

Mikhail Vodolagin

Product Designer, Web Developer, Full Stack Developer, +2

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I am a pragmatic leader with extensive expertise across AI, ML, and complex data analytics. I focus on building and refining systems, processes, and teams that directly boost company profits and operational efficiency. I am skilled in leveraging AI, machine learning, and data science to develop practical solutions that tackle real challenges. I lead from the front, whether setting strategy, diving into the technical details, or coaching teams, ensuring alignment and execution across all levels.…I am a pragmatic leader with extensive expertise across AI, ML, and complex data analytics. I focus on building and refining systems, processes, and teams that directly boost company profits and operational efficiency. I am skilled in leveraging AI, machine learning, and data science to develop practical solutions that tackle real challenges. I lead from the front, whether setting strategy, diving into the technical details, or coaching teams, ensuring alignment and execution across all levels.

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I am a pragmatic leader with extensive expertise across AI, ML, and complex data analytics. I focus on building and refining systems, processes, and teams that directly boost company profits and operational efficiency.

I am skilled in leveraging AI, machine learning, and data science to develop practical solutions that tackle real challenges. I lead from the front, whether setting strategy, diving into the technical details, or coaching teams, ensuring alignment and execution across all levels.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Russian

Fluent

English

Fluent

Work Experience

CEO & Founder at EasyGrocer (Automated Groceries)

September 1, 2024 - Present

Founded an automated grocery platform after securing a $2M funding runway. Hired and led a 17-person team of engineers, data scientists, and marketing specialists. Architected the company's core technology: an AI-driven recommendation engine to match products across 4 million SKUs from 20,000 different store locations. Achieved a 94% product matching accuracy in testing, a significant improvement over the ~70% industry standard for this task. Personally designed and coded the primary LLM-based logic for semantic search and product taxonomy using OpenAI models on Azure. Enabled rapid, reliable product improvements by building a structured LLM experimentation process that utilized Langfuse for essential observability and performance analysis.

Chief AI Officer & Co-founder at Incapa (AI & Gen AI Solutions)

September 1, 2022 - November 1, 2024

Provided strategic AI and ML consultancy to over a dozen companies, guiding them from conceptual uncertainty to clear, actionable strategies. Solutions spanned RAG systems, knowledge bots, taxonomy tools for major marketplaces; reduced MVP times from six months to two months. Acted as a solution architect in pre-sales discovery calls, translating ambiguous client problems into concrete, workable technical proposals. Directed the development of four distinct AI-driven products; two achieved commercial success. Upskilled a team of 8 Python developers and data scientists into proficient LLM specialists, creating internal capability required to deliver on AI-focused projects. Developed over a dozen AI agents with wide decision models tailored to quantitative analysis domain, enhancing the profitability of automated actions based on sentiment analysis.

Chief Data Officer at Deeplay (AI in Games)

September 1, 2020 - September 1, 2022

Founded and expanded the Data Office from an initial team of four to 65, restructuring how data was utilized across the company. Segmented analytical and engineering functions, introduced company-wide knowledge management practices, and implemented self-service BI tools. Transformed the C-suite's approach to a data-driven mindset, delivering tangible financial benefits and multiple operational improvements such as reduced contract approval times. Spearheaded the company’s digital strategy, establishing flexible, R&D-like project frameworks to facilitate innovation and experimentation.

Head of Data Science at Millenium Partners

June 1, 2019 - September 1, 2020

Fostered relationships with data acquisition departments to align dataset quality with Portfolio Managers' data interests, influencing data acquisition strategy. Revamped data acquisition processes with result quality metrics and incident resolution systems; implemented ML-driven data enrichment and pattern-based architectural solutions. Expanded and established new teams while maintaining strict budget constraints and emphasizing professional development.

Diverse Roles (Quantitative Finance & ML) at Various

June 1, 2009 - June 1, 2019

Diverse experience across quantitative finance and practical applications of machine learning in various industries, enhancing marketing strategies and operational processes.