Alexander Shishkov
Chief Technology Officer at CraftStory
Yerevan, Armenia
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Shishkov is a seasoned technology leader and CTO with 15+ years designing industrial computer vision and 3D scanning products, currently leading CraftStory after a multi-year tenure building Avatar SDK and itSeez3D scanner platforms. He blends hands-on systems and algorithm engineering (ARM/NEON optimizations, RealSense kiosks) with product and project management, taking B2B SaaS from prototype to scalable delivery. A longtime OpenCV contributor and documentation maintainer, he improves developer experience on one of computer vision's most widely used open-source libraries. He also brings academic depth—authoring parallel programming materials and lecturing on optimization and cluster systems—enabling him to bridge research, engineering and customer-facing product work.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Intel StudioComputer Science, Computer Science at State University of Nizhni Novgorod named after N.I. Lobachevsky (UNN)Nizhny Novgorod Scientific Information Centre
English, Russian
Github Skills (6)
opencv10
documentation10
image-processing5
cplus5
cpp5
computer-vision5
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
opencv/opencv
Jun 2013 - Feb 2016
Open Source Computer Vision Library
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:14 commits, 3 PRs, 10 comments in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Alexander primarily focused on updating and improving documentation related to the OpenCV library. Their commits included modifications to tutorials, setup guides, and other informational resources. The changes demonstrate a focus on clarifying instructions, updating links, and ensuring the documentation accurately reflects the latest version of the library. This indicates a commitment to improving the user experience through comprehensive and up-to-date documentation.
pythonvisiondeep-learningc-plus-pluscomputer-vision
itseez3d/metaperson
Apr 2023 - Jan 2025
MetaPerson docs
Contributions:2 PRs, 61 pushes in 1 year 9 months
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