Kalys Zhumakadyr

We've achieved a significant milestone by successfully deploying our software solution with a new telecom company, resulting in a substantial increase in our revenue stream. We've reinvested a portion of these earnings to create a dedicated team fully committed to the continuous growth and scaling of our solution. As a result, I've taken on broader responsibilities and earned a promotion

On average, it takes 8 months to build a telecom base station, with only 8 days dedicated to actual field work. The remaining time is spent on bureaucratic processes. Our objective is to digitize and automate these non-value adding tasks, enhancing the time-to-market for network modernization, especially 5G rollout. We developed MVP and launched within 4 months and grew adoption 30% quarterly (among weekly active users). Additionally, we have maintained a high level of customer satisfaction, consistently scoring above 8.2 out of 10. We are scaling our product to another company facing similar challenges. This makes our team not only financially self-sustaining, but also a revenue generating unit Leading a team of 20 people

UniSports was a start-up that aggregated health clubs and achieved 80% penetration in the city, with over 70 partners. Our mobile app provided customers with access to a wide range of health and sports centers. With our pay-as-you-go model, customers no longer had to worry about subscription expirations, which enabled them to train at their own pace and location of choice. We achieved over 100 paid returning customers. The COVID pandemic forced us to shut down the business. Nevertheless, we are proud of the value we delivered to our customers and partners, as well as the experience we gained through launching the start-up.

Established and led a team of six product managers. We provided IT product development services to subsidiary operating companies across Eurasia. Some of the examples of our work include: - MyBeeline - self service mobile app - Beeline kz/kg websites - Telegram chatbot - automated customer service - SmartAgent - sales agent's assistant for upsell and better customer service

Launched several digital products that marked a significant departure from the company's traditional focus on telecom services. By partnering with external vendors and leveraging outsourcing, we successfully introduced new products that catered a wider range of customer needs. Below are some of the most popular services: - BeeTV, a service that provided access to the latest and most popular TV shows - a local version of Netflix for Kyrgyzstan - Hata.kg, a peer-to-peer apartments rental service similar to Airbnb - MeetApp, a localized dating app - Tinder in Kyrgyzstan At the time, Beeline Kyrgyzstan was going through a digital transformation, and our team's focus on launching these new products improve customer engagement with the main telecom brand

Helped students prepare for exams (Microeconomics, Essay writing/structuring)

The program provides opportunities for high school students (ages 15–19) from Eurasia, to spend a year in the United States, living with a host family and attending an American high school. The competition is intense. Only about one in fifty applicants are ultimately selected