Alexandr Zabolotnikov

Alexandr Zabolotnikov has a diverse background in the gaming and mobile app industry, starting as a Community Manager and progressing to roles like Senior Producer and Project Manager, with a strong focus on team management and product development.

After building his expertise with MMO titles at Nival, he transitioned to third party development in Moscow, where he initiated the creation of successful AAA MMO IPs like Armored Warfare and World of Speed from scratch.

His career took a turn towards mobile apps in 2014 when he joined Social Discovery Ventures as a Project Manager of the Mobile Department, overseeing the transition from outsourcing to an in-house team and expanding the mobile app portfolio to over 20 apps on both iOS and Android platforms.

Alexandr's responsibilities included managing a team of QA, iOS, and Android developers, planning and tracking tasks, ensuring app releases, handling customer requirements, optimizing processes, troubleshooting issues, and maintaining relationships with platform providers like Apple, Google, and Facebook.

Under his leadership, significant results were achieved, such as meeting product KPIs, transitioning from outsource to in-house development, upgrading iOS apps to Swift, migrating legacy products to new platforms, and expanding the app portfolio with new features on both platforms.

He also implemented various improvements for marketing and customer support tools, enhanced planning and reporting processes with tools like MS Project, Excel, and JIRA.

Alexandr Zabolotnikov holds a degree in IT and control from the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics.

Throughout his career, he held positions like Systems Architect at more.tv, Project Manager at Social Discovery Ventures, Producer at Mail.Ru, and various roles at Nival, including Senior Producer and Community Manager.