Alexander Y Kargin
mail@alexkargin.com / Moscow, Russia
Certified IT professional with 15+ years of being an analytical, innovative, and results-oriented Information Systems executive with demonstrated, hands-on experience of optimizing IT infrastructures, as well as, integrating current systems across multiple platforms. CISA, MCSE, MCDBA, MCSA, ITIL, and Ph.D. (cand.phys.-math.sci).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2003 -present time, Director of Information Systems Audit
Crechet Company, Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and authorized Microsoft Certified Support Center. Moscow, Russia. www.crechet.com
- IT Balanced Scorecards, Performance Measurement, IT Personnel KPI and Motivation
- IT Governance and IT processes Audit and Consulting
- IS Audit and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and BS7799
- Audit of IT Outsourcing according to COBIT
1994 -2003, CIO, Director of the International IT Department
Russian-American Association. Headquarters: Chicago and Moscow, over 30 field offices in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. www.pdrm.org
- Implemented IT Scorecard.
1-st level: a single page top-level spreadsheet using stoplight format with information about basic service offerings plus financial, customer satisfaction, and human resources information
2-nd level: the same spreadsheet, but in greater detail — more than 100 data points
3-rd level: report on technology components, is organized for use by specific IT manager and can involve more than 1,000 data points
- Implemented Service Level Management.
- Implemented Change, Configuration and Release Management. Provided CMDB design.
- Implemented Service Desk function, Incident and Problem Management.
- Coordinated Vendor Purchases for US and Russian offices.
1992 -1994, Regional IT Manager for C.I.S. (former Soviet Republics) World Vision International. www.wvi.org
- Implemented Help Desk
- Networked computers in different locations of Moscow, Omsk, Gomel, etc.
- Designed database applications.
- Hired Employees.
- Allocated finances for the Department.
- Provided IT training for headquarters and field offices.
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
IT Methodologies
- ITIL, MOF
- CobiT
- MSF
Server Applications
- MS SQL 6.5 / 7.0 / 2000 / 2005
- MS Exchange 5.0 / 5.5 / 2000 / 2003
- HP Open View Service Desk 4.5
Operating Systems
- MS Windows 2003 Server / XP / 2000 Server and Pro / NT Server and Wks
- Apple Macintosh 7.1 - X
- Novell Netware
EDUCATION
CISA preparation courses
- Y2004. Information Systems Audit and Control Association - ISACA. http://www.isaca-russia.ru/
MCSE tracks
- Y2003. MCSE track, five MS courses. Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation. http://microsoft.economy.ru
- Y2000. MCSE track, six MS courses. Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation. http://microsoft.economy.ru
Computer Conferences
- April 2001. Microsoft Office Deployment and Development Conference (ODDC 2001) attendee (Orlando, FL, USA).
- July 2000. Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC 2000) attendee (Orlando, FL, USA).
- February 2000. Microsoft Windows DNA 2000 Readiness Conference, featuring -SQL Server 2000, attendee (Denver, CO, USA).
- October 1999. Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC 99) attendee (Atlanta, GE, USA).
- March 1999. XTech'99 Conference - attended XML courses at the conference (San Jose CA, USA).
- February 1999. Microsoft Business Applications Conference attendee (Dusseldorf/Neuss, Germany).
- January 1999. Macintosh Pro Conference (at MACWORLD-99) attendee (San Francisco, CA, USA).
- October 1998. Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC 98) attendee (Denver, CO, USA).
Post-graduate
- Cand.phys.-math.sci. (Ph.D.) Institute of Theoretical Physics of the Ukrainian Academy of Science. Simulations of the Plasma Turbulence.
University
- Kiev State University. Diploma with honours. Nuclear simulations.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- ITIL - Foundation Certificate in IT- Service Management
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
- Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA)
- Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
- Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
LANGUAGES
- English: fluent
- Russian: native
PERSONAL INFORMATION
- E-mail: mail@alexkargin.com
- Web: www.alexkargin.com
- Mailing address: P.O. Box 10, Moscow 117342, Russia
REFERENCES
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