About Dmitry
Senior R&D and product leader with 15+ years of international experience across industrial automation, embedded
software, motion control, functional safety, product strategy, and cross-functional program delivery. Currently leading
software management, software product ownership, and product launch activities for high-precision servo drive solutions at Danfoss Drives. Proven track record in scaling engineering organizations, launching complex B2B technology
products, reducing technical debt, strengthening CI/CD and HIL testing, and aligning R&D execution with business,
certification, production, and go-to-market priorities.
Russian
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Italian
Fluent
German
Fluent
Can work on-site
Bolzano (up to 50km)
Experience
- DanfossR&D Manager, Product LaunchOctober 2025 - Today (8 months)Burgstall, BZ, Italy• • Bridge product development and market execution to enable commercial launches of high-precision servo drive solutions.• • Design and deliver product training programs ranging from value-selling workshops for sales teams to deep technical sessions for global partners and internal experts.• • Lead global and local launch plans covering launch strategy, value proposition, customer field testing, and team coordination.• • Define marketing strategy and oversee launch assets including technical brochures, web content, sales enablement materials, trade fair presence, industrial events, and digital visibility initiatives.
- DanfossR&D Manager, SoftwareSeptember 2022 - Today (3 years and 9 months)• • Lead a multidisciplinary software organization of 20+ engineers and technical specialists across Embedded, FPGA, C++, Python, .NET, PLC, DevOps, and QA.• • Improved collaboration across software, electronics, project management, supply chain, and production; manage external software and engineering contractors to support roadmap execution and delivery quality.• • Drive talent strategy, recruitment, professional development, and resource planning; reorganized the department into scalable cross-functional structures and supported growth from 19 to 30+ people within two years.• • Established infrastructure architecture capability and simplified CI/CD complexity by approximately 5x, reducing the package landscape from 36 to 7.• • Built a dedicated automated testing team and supported development of a configurable HIL environment with 200+ devices, reducing failure rate from 9% to below 1 %.• • Established strategic partnerships with three universities and built a continuous internship pipeline for young specialists.
- DanfossSoftware Product OwnerSeptember 2022 - Today (3 years and 9 months)• • Own the embedded software platform for a new generation of high-precision servo drives, connecting market needs, product strategy, and engineering execution.• • Drive product vision and software platform strategy with product management and customers; translate market needs into technical requirements, platform roadmaps, and a prioritized backlog.• • Reduced technical debt by 70% and established a roadmap for near-term elimination.• • Certified Professional Scrum Product Owner
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Education
- PhD StudiesFree University of Bozen-Bolzano2015PhD Studies
- European Master in ComputationalFree University of Bozen-Bolzano2011European Master in Computational