S Sergei Serebrennikov

About me

My story

Hello, my name is Sergei. I'm an Engineering Program Manager with 20 years of experience in the IT industry, specializing in software development.

My journey started in 2006 as a C++ and Java Developer. From there I grew through Development Team Lead and Project Manager roles before reaching Program Manager level — leading distributed cross-functional teams of up to 80 people and delivering complex projects across Retail & Consumer, Aerospace, Banking, Automotive and Media & Entertainment.

I've also played a key role in pre-sale and business development for various clients. And while I have deep experience with waterfall project management, I'm passionate about modern Agile — over the past 6 years I've integrated Agile methodologies into my projects to drive efficiency and innovation.

Languages

English
Advanced
Russian
Native
Serbian
Beginner

Work experience

2022 — Present

Senior Program Manager, Digital Engineering

Luxoft

Delivery management of project portfolios for European and American clients.

  • Leading delivery for big clients in Consumers & Retail, Media & Communications and Healthcare
  • Pre-sale activities, technical and commercial proposals for RFI/RFP responses
  • Planning and forming project teams (up to 60 people)
  • People management — performance appraisals, development, retention
  • Financial planning and margin control of project portfolios
2020 — 2022

Project Management Director

IT Department, major Eastern European bank

Development of a modern Distance Banking System for corporate clients of a major Eastern European bank.

  • Responsible for the Currency Exchange Control set of projects, team of up to 80 people
  • Managed development across several major releases of the project
  • Drove re-architecture to make the sub-system reusable by other banking systems
  • Led migration and onboarding of the largest corporate clients, troubleshooting and performance optimization
2015 — 2020

Program Manager

Luxoft

  • Leading delivery for big clients in manufacturing (aerospace, agriculture) and media & entertainment
  • Planning and forming project teams (up to 60 people), people management
  • Financial planning, margin control, and client-side budgeting communications
  • Pre-sale activities and competitive proposal preparation
  • Participated in CMMI appraisal as part of the appraisal team (2016)
  • Initiated projects and built distributed teams from scratch (USA, Mexico, Ukraine, Vietnam, Russia)
2013 — 2015

Engineering Project Manager

Luxoft

  • Project management for a big aerospace customer — scope, planning, budget
  • Team planning and forming, people management (up to 45 people)
  • Daily management: planning, task assignment, execution control, motivation
  • Process management and constant optimization with the Quality Centre
  • Implemented tens of releases across 5 projects; CMMI Level 5 appraisal (2013)
2008 — 2013

Senior Java Developer / Dev Team Lead

Luxoft

  • Leading a development team (up to 12 people), technical interviews and onboarding
  • Development planning (MS Project), task assignment and execution control
  • Defect and risk management, estimation of development efforts
  • Java, J2EE, JavaScript, XML/XSLT, JDBC, WebServices, WebSphere, Tomcat, OSGi, Spring, Struts
  • Technical on-site support for the customer in the USA (1+ year)
2006 — 2008

Senior C++ Developer

Research Institute of Railway Transport Control and Diagnostics

  • Leading a small development team (4 people), hiring and supervising
  • Architecture and code development for embedded devices (C/C++), CAN Open protocol
  • Developed from scratch the CAN Open realization for Philips LPC microcontrollers (ARM7)
  • Built the software part of the locomotive depot automation system

Skills & tools

Professional skills

Project Management100%
Software Development75%
Pre-sales76%

Tools

MS Office85%
Jira & Confluence95%
Cognos90%

Certification

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Issued May 2024 · Expires May 2027

Credential ID 3845018

Education

2009 — 2012

Manager, Management of organization

Omsk State University

2003 — 2008

Engineer, Information Systems and Technologies

Omsk State Transport University

Let's work together

Have a project, a role or an opportunity in mind? I'm always open to a good conversation.

Prefer a quick call or a direct message?

Call +381 61 6441458