Sergey Kovalev
Owner at kr digital workshop
Moscow, Moscow, Russia
Summary
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Top SchoolSergey Kovalev is an experienced technology founder and owner based in Moscow with nine years of hands-on experience building web applications and end-to-end IT projects for major clients like Mosoblgaz and the Federal Migration Service. He grew a small web studio into a full-service digital workshop, owning processes from HR and finance to technical delivery, and previously scaled a product team as CTO to launch a key client integration for Pochta Bank. Technically strong in web development and systems engineering, Sergey contributes to notable open-source projects such as libvmi and DRAKVUF, where he improved Windows kernel introspection, crash-handling plugins, and tooling for binary analysis. His background in radioengineering from Bauman Moscow State Technical University underpins a deep understanding of low-level system internals that complements his product and management skills. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who bridges security-sensitive backend engineering with practical business strategy. He brings a rare combination of OS-level security expertise and entrepreneurial experience in delivering complex, auditable IT solutions.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer, Radioengineering, Engineer, Radioengineering at Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Github Skills (22)
system-programming10
wp-api10
winapi10
c1110
security10
c1710
security-testing10
malware10
ws-api10
reverse-engineering10
security-scan10
anti-malware10
windows-nt10
filesystem9
memory-allocation9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
tklengyel/drakvuf
Feb 2018 - Jan 2023
DRAKVUF Black-box Binary Analysis
Role in this project:
Back-end & Security Engineer
Back-end & Security EngineerContributions:81 reviews, 178 commits, 196 PRs in 4 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Sergey's contributions focused on enhancing the security and functionality of the DRAKVUF black-box binary analysis tool. This involved adding the capability to execute files using `shell32.dll!ShellExecuteA` and incorporating checks to check the return status of the function. The user also implemented a plugin to detect and handle crashes, and was involved in adding mechanisms to trace and extract file contents, particularly for those files that were subject to asynchronous operations. The work demonstrates a deep understanding of Windows system internals and vulnerability analysis techniques.
binary-analysisboxanalysissandboxvirtualization
libvmi/libvmi
Dec 2018 - Jan 2023
The official home of the LibVMI project is at https://github.com/libvmi/libvmi.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & Systems Engineer
Back-end Developer & Systems EngineerContributions:6 reviews, 12 commits, 19 PRs in 4 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Sergey primarily focused on enhancing the LibVMI library's Windows support, addressing crucial areas such as Windows version detection, EPROCESS search optimization, and the integration of Rekall profiles. Their contributions included refactoring code to improve efficiency and incorporating an example tool to gather kernel offsets. Further improvements involved the addition of bitfield manipulation features within JSON profiles and refining Kaslr initialization logic, demonstrating a deep understanding of operating system internals.
linux
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