Yulia Smotrova

Assisting companies of any size to establish and run exploration activities for the development of new products and services by using cutting edge customer centric methodologies and tools. o Deliver workshops on the lean innovation methodologies. o Mentor and coach teams during their exploration journey. o Organize innovation community events and startup tours. o Architect and execute innovation initiatives: incubators, entrepreneurship programs, open innovation, ideation

Assisted in aligning innovative initiatives with business strategy to develop new business models. Shaped and maintained PMI global Innovation Community – 5000. Coordinated and trained 1000 people of Innovation Framework and FastForward Toolkit (average NPS >75), based on Design Thinking, Lean Startup, Lean Enterprise. Guided 5 market campaigns for idea sourcing on an ideation platform (average 50% of active participants).

For EEMA (Eastern Europe, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa – 25 countries). Designed, planed and executed internal corporate innovation program. Rolled out an ideation platform for idea sourcing and management covering all head count. Built and supported an innovative culture and Communicated to stakeholders and updated them on program results. Reported directly to Headquarters in Lausanne (Switzerland). Structured and executed an Open Innovation Channel:

For a family owned retail firm with a chain of grocery stores and a tailoring shop: o Optimized business processes in SRM and assisted with business growth strategy. o Created and automated generation of inventory reports. o Implemented e-Baniking and managed 1C conversion project into the latest version.

IT consulting and services firm, delivered consulting services during project implementations: o Conducted requirements analysis sessions and documented findings. o Configured and deployed CRM, BPM and BI solutions. o Reviewed testing/training materials and conducted testing. o Led small size projects & teams from start to end. o Developing new products (MVP) using Lean Startup & Agile Initiated and led company internal projects: Innovation Book club and Infinity Process Improvements.

For Inc. 500/5000 firm with $7M+ in annual revenue, delivered consulting services during 60+ project implementations for power generation, professional services, government, healthcare, financial services, media/advertising/publishing, non-for profit, and education firms: Conducted business analysis, defined new business processes, and configured software to meet client needs. Developed and/or maintained project documentation. QA and delivered trainings.

GPA: 3.51 / 4.0 AACSB-accredited MBA program. Graduate Assistant: Created undergraduate “ERP systems” online course materials, grant provided by Microsoft. Vice President, MBA Association (Fall 2007) / Member of Students In Free Enterprise organization.

Dean’s list - 2 semesters. Granted for outstanding records of academic performance. Related Coursework: Data Base Design (mySQL) / Accounting Information Systems. Member of International Student Association / Omicron Delta Epsilon (International Economics Honor Society)

GPA: 4.80/5.0 Red Diploma / Thesis: “Capital Investment Analysis and Project Assessment” / Attended summer courses at Management Language School, Bournemouth, UK (2003/2004)