Summary
Aleksandr Svistunov is a pragmatic CTO with over a decade in IT and nine years in senior leadership, currently steering technology and delivery at Trace while previously leading engineering and customer success teams at Samarasoft and ООО "Программные Технологии". He combines formal engineering training in automated information systems with hands-on expertise in DevOps, SaaS, customer development, and project management frameworks (PRINCE2, PMBOK, Scrum/Kanban). Aleksandr manages and mentors cross-functional teams (23+ specialists) to deliver measurable results and is motivated by achievable team outcomes and professional collaboration. A regional "Leaders of Russia 2019-2020" winner on the Finance and Technology track, he blends strategic vision with execution discipline. Outside work he channels teamwork into sports—soccer, volleyball and petanque—and brings a personal, approachable leadership style (and a notable mole on his nose).
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer’s Degree, Automated systems of information processing and management, Engineer’s Degree, Automated systems of information processing and management at Samara State Aerospace University
Russian, English