E-mail dolginov@wharton.upenn.edu http://www.dolginov.net Katya Dolginova objective
	A challenging and intellectually stimulating position, combining my software development and business backgrounds.
experience
	6/2003 – present Evare, LLC – financial software start-up Burlington, MA Vice President, Sales n Managed an overall client relationship with a large global financial firm – Evare’s largest client. Consistently delivering quarterly revenue growth of 20+%. n Helped defined the company’s business and sales strategy and promoted the company’s services through trade shows, conferences, and industry forums. n Generated and supervised new business delivery in both the US and Europe, from initial sales calls, through requirements definition and project management, to service delivery, and subsequent analysis. 2002 - 2003 NerveWire – management & technology consultancy Newton, MA Business Architect, Project and Program Manager n Developed business strategy for the firm-wide wealth management program. n Was responsible for the overall client relationship and directed the implementation of online order and wealth management software projects for a large financial services client.
	1998 - 2002 D.E.Shaw & Co., acquired by Merrill Lynch in 1999 Cambridge, MA Vice President, Project Manager and Developer n Lead the design and development of the web-based IPO lottery, enabling Merrill Lynch to offer the premium IPO service to online clients, differentiating itself from the competition. n Managed multiple projects for the online brokerage as well as internal order and wealth management tools, leading teams of 2 to 10 developers. Defined business requirements, produced functional prototypes, participated in architectural design, defined schedules and constructed budget estimates. n Prototyped the user interface, designed and implemented front end and middle tier, using the Microsoft COM architecture for parts of the online brokerage. Developed an XML to Visual Basic code generator to streamline and standardize generation of HTML data entry forms. n Administered the Sybase database of the online brokerage. Optimized database performance by rewriting queries and improving data schema; wrote stored procedures and database access layer.
	1999 - 2001 RefMaker – online E-commerce start-up Cambridge, MA Co-Founder n Co-founded an online E-commerce start-up creating customizable marketing websites, reaching 30,000 free and 2,000 paid subscribers in less than a year. Participated in all aspects of the enterprise, including initial concept, market research, business strategy, development, and customer relations. n Designed the overall architecture and developed the website’s infrastructure using PERL and MySQL. Devised a successful marketing strategy to build customer confidence in the product.
Education
	2004-2006 Wharton, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Working toward an Executive MBA (weekend program), class of 2006. GPA 4.0/4.0 1994 - 1998 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA M.Eng. and B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, minor in Mathematics. GPA 5.0/5.0 n Thesis project: formal modeling and verification of a distributed real-time system n Teaching Assistant for Computer Language Engineering: Compilers n Winner of the IBM Java Optimization Contest (1998) n National Science Foundation Fellow (1998) n US Computing Research Association’s Outstanding Undergraduate Of The Year (1997) n MIT Fano Prize Winner for Best Undergraduate Research in Computer Science (1997) Professional Coursework: n Coursework towards a Certified Financial Planner designation n DCOM/COM+ group study program at DevelopMentor
interests
	Languages: fluent in Russian and Hebrew, conversant in French, and studying Spanish. Former captain of the MIT Ballroom Dance Team; enjoy ping-pong, skiing, and traveling.