Hello! ✨
I'm Alex Ponomarev
I am a CTO, and I will consult you on untangling internal operations using the right mix of tech: off-the-shelf, no-code, low-code and custom software
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Professional engineering manager
with almost 20 years of experience
I have been building tech products since 2004. Over this time I fulfilled almost every product development role — a software developer, UI/UX designer, project and product manager, founder of two of my own startups. Since 2015 I have been focusing on technical strategy and leadership.
I'm writing daily on how to pick the right tools and who and how to work with to organize internal processes and workflows in your company. Read more on Medium or subscribe to my Substack Newsletter.
If you are a mid-sized business and need struggle with choosing the right tech strategy to organize your internal operations, I might be just the person you need.
How I can help
I can help you understand what you want and need and get it done. It's like when building the house — the most important step is planning, but it's nothing without execution.
  • 1
    CONSULTATION
    Overall tech strategy consultation, including suggestions on the right tech stack for the product.
  • 2
    IDEATION
    Figuring out the minimal set of tech you need and iterations to improve your internal processes
  • 3
    VALIDATION
    Testing the ideas with your employees before building anything to make sure they are viable
  • 4
    REQUIREMENTS & DOCUMENTATION
    Writing down requirements and preparing the documentation each of the integration stages
  • 5
    PROTOTYPING
    Creating minimalistic prototypes to test new workflows
  • 6
    TECH STACK
    Choosing the right stack among off-the-shelf, no-code and low-code tools
  • 7
    YOUR ENGINEERING TEAM
    Finding, hiring, onboarding and managing your own engineering team
  • 8
    OUTSOURCING
    Finding the best outsourcing partner and building successful relationship
  • 9
    CUSTOM SOFTWARE
    Making decisions about whether to build custom software or not
  • 10
    PROJECT AND PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
    Prioritizing tools and features to build first, and making sure they are delivered on time
Alex produces proficient code, has impecable skills, and utilizes a disciplined approach. All of this results in a mature, viable internal product
Nikolay
Alex is a problem solver and always delivers on his commitments. I was able to drop him into any situation and he could figure out what needed to be done, with limited oversight
Rich
Alex is amazing. Features that were supposed to take months, were only taking weeks and we were able to iterate quickly. If you get the chance to work with him, do it. Simple as that
Emily
What I work with
  • Web & mobile apps
    I've built dozens of web and mobile apps that companies use to organize all sorts of internal workflows. It includes retail store backends, financial analytics solutions backed by complex data pipelines, databases with millions of data points and AI-powered business intelligence solutions
  • NoCode & Low-code solutions
    I've used almost every now-code and low-code tool out there to model processes and create automations, including Retool, Airtable, Notion, Zapier, Superblocks, Make (fka. Integromat) and many others. They are a huge time and budget saver.
  • Off-the-shelf software
    I've worked with a variety of Project Management tools, CRM systems, HRM systems, Accounting and ERP systems CMS and LMS systems and of course Marketing and Sales management systems and integrated all of them in various ways
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Let's talk and see if we're a good fit for each other
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