Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Generic

Anna Brewster

IT Project Manager
Warren,MI

Summary

Senior project manager with 10+ years of experience in software development and automotive industries. Successfully managed web, mobile, IoT projects with team size up to 20 people. A strong leader who can motivate a team to achieve great results and deliver software that satisfies customer’s needs. My wide experience is sales gives me an advanced knowledge of how to develop long-term relationships with clients, to help a client to success in their business using a product we developed and increase project revenue by 30-40%.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

Software project manager

Unicsoft LLC
Kiev
01.2017 - Current
  • Successfully management various software development projects applying Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid methodologies
  • Area of expertise:

- Blockchain and NFT marketplaces,

- IOT projects, web development,

- Mobile Native and cross-platform applications


  • Led development of SOSGarde.ca, web application with more then 20 000 currently active users and a platform history of 12 years. Built and motivated a cross-functional team of 8 experts to identify and resolve issues in the old(existing) platform (UI/UX, SEO issues, technical issues) that allowed to improve platform speed performance by 80%, increase user subscription sales by 40%, cut AWS hosting cost by 50%.
  • For the past 3.5 years I have been a dedicated project manager for 4B Group (the USA/ the UK). By establishing trust through maintaining technical team’s excellent performance and having developed great personal connections with decision making people within 4B Group, during the first year added 4 more projects (iOT, Web, Mobile) to the account portfolio and increased account profitability by 70%
  • As a project manager responsible for a Native mobile apps part, facilitated collaboration between Unicsoft internal mobile development team and Be.live team of web developers and QA engineers. Successful teamwork allowed to launch a streaming platform 2 month earlier to a planned deadline.
  • Overall, about 40 completed projects with Unicsoft.

Head of Export Department

Green Growth Trading LLC
Kiev
01.2014 - 05.2016
  • Started work as a business development manager and grew within 6 months to the Head of department.
  • Managing the export sales department of 10 people.
  • 20 closed contracts over a year with distribution companies, that allowed to increase revenue by 70% within a year.
  • Initiated and facilitated the brand development on a market, by creating new customer friendly products and adding a range of “low-mid-high” cost range products that are being sold even in 2022 in all major DIY stores in Eastern Europe.
  • Through networking facilitated image-building and PR measures: top-level talks with the Federal Government of Germany – Parliamentary State Secretary Peter Bleser MdB; Delegation to Ambassador of Ukraine in Bulgaria Mikola Baltazhi.
  • Building relationship with market leaders: Dr.Uwe Steinmeyer, Gebr, Brill Substrate GmbH; Tatjana Bartnikiene, Domoflor UAB (Lithuania); Adel Zaraa, Stender GmbH (Export Middle East).
  • Enabled a development of an efficient logistic routes and managed all major deliveries.
  • Organizing participation and representing a company at international trade fairs: IPM-Dubai 2015, IPM-Essen 2015.

Business Development manager

City Transport Group (Automotive)
Kiev
06.2012 - 11.2014
  • Conducted negotiations with local and foreign suppliers in automotive business.
  • Developing new channels of sales within Europe.
  • Organized company’s sales conferences and industry marketing events (International Automotive Trade Fair, Hannover
  • Collaborated with sales and marketing departments to support new brand of VIP coaches - "Lemberg"rollout.
  • Coordinated innovative strategies to accomplish marketing objectives and boost long-term profitability.

Business Development Manager

Key Language School ltd.Key Language School ltd
Kiev
06.2008 - 08.2022
  • Conducting contracts with companies for corporate education within their premises;
  • Developed new educational programs: “Summer camp in England”; “Business English for Top Managers Training”.
  • Developed and promoted successful company sales and account management personnel into leadership positions to drive company growth.

Lead Counselor

Junior Blind of America
Los Angeles, CA
01.2008 - 01.2009
  • Getting to know parents and siblings of campers on a first-name basis
  • Managing a team of Camp Counselors.

Education

Ph.D. - Linguistics

National Pedagogical University 'M.P. Drahomanov'
Kiev, Ukraine
09.2011 - 08.2016

Master of Arts - Education, Linguistics

National Pedagogical University 'M.P. Drahomanov'
Kiev, Ukraine
09.2010 - 06.2011

Bachelor of Arts - Foreign Languages And Literatures

Gorlovka National Institute of Foreign Languages
Gorlovka, Ukraine
09.2006 - 07.2010

Skills

Project Scheduling, cost control and risk management

undefined

Timeline

Software project manager

Unicsoft LLC
01.2017 - Current

Head of Export Department

Green Growth Trading LLC
01.2014 - 05.2016

Business Development manager

City Transport Group (Automotive)
06.2012 - 11.2014

Ph.D. - Linguistics

National Pedagogical University 'M.P. Drahomanov'
09.2011 - 08.2016

Master of Arts - Education, Linguistics

National Pedagogical University 'M.P. Drahomanov'
09.2010 - 06.2011

Business Development Manager

Key Language School ltd.Key Language School ltd
06.2008 - 08.2022

Lead Counselor

Junior Blind of America
01.2008 - 01.2009

Bachelor of Arts - Foreign Languages And Literatures

Gorlovka National Institute of Foreign Languages
09.2006 - 07.2010
Anna BrewsterIT Project Manager