Summary
Sergey Artykhov is a product and security-focused technology leader with over 15 years in IT, currently directing product for Couch’s Security Configuration Management platform. He combines hands-on software development roots (from .NET and enterprise systems for government clients) with a decade of product and R&D leadership, including a track record at ALTEX-SOFT where his team was a multi-quarter OVAL Repository Top Contributor. Sergey specializes in cybersecurity standards and SCAP ecosystems (OVAL, CVE, CPE, CWE, CVSS), translating compliance requirements into practical, auditable products while managing distributed teams. He is experienced in project and team management across commercial and government contexts and has worked with international communities to advance open security content. Unusually for a product director, he trains in and instructs health qigong, bringing a discipline in mind-body practice to leadership and team well-being. Based in Russia, he blends technical depth, standards expertise, and people-focused management to deliver secure, scalable solutions.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
High school #12 at Mirny
Team Manager, Team Manager at Yandex Practicum
Instructor of health qigong, Instructor of health qigong at Southern Federal University (former Rostov State University)
State and Municipal Administration, State and Municipal Administration at The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
Software for Computer Engineering and Automated Systems, Software for Computer Engineering and Automated Systems at Military Academy Strategic Missile Forces
English, Russian