Ilja Deifts

CTO at SIA NUKO

I.Deifts@warwick.ac.uk

Summary
Proactive, hard-working & resilient. Being energetic and with a strong willingness to learn, I am looking to
apply my skills in data analysis, management and operations research towards a challenging and worthy end.

Experience
CTO at SIA NUKO
2014 - Present (1 year)
As a Chief Technical Officer, it was my job to manage the development of the e-groceries of the
website, starting with the improvement design and all the way through implementation, testing and
post-implementation monitoring. In this capacity I have overseen several tenders and lead an outsource
development team.
Research and Development Manager at SIA Trialto
July 2013 - 2013 (less than a year)
Sia Trialto is one of the largest baltic 3PL companies, providing national and international logistics services,
including retail, working customs and excise cargo and working with e-groceries services. In my position as
a Research And Development Manager at Trialto it is my duty to provide ad-hoc data analysis and operations
research, in order to identify opportunities and suggest improvements in the way company works.
Operations Research Internship at SIA "Trialto Latvia"
July 2010 - September 2010 (3 months)
My responsibilities included designing and implementing a new system for monitoring and analyzing the
performance of workers of a labeling plant. To this end I worked alongside both company's OR and IT
departments.
Translator at Paritate Bank
June 2008 - July 2008 (2 months)
As a junior member of team of translator, I have been charged with translating internal bank procedures
between English, Russian and Latvian language, both improving my knowledge of languages and learning a
lot about the inner functioning of a bank.

Education
University of Warwick
MSc, Mathematics and Statistics, 2009 - 2013
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Clifton College
Sixth Form, Mathematics, Economics, Physics and Philosophy, 2007 - 2009
Activities and Societies: Second Board Player for House and College Chess Teams. RAF Cadet-Sargent Took
advanced classes in Mathematics.
Riga 40th Middle School
GCSE, Class with advanced study of Mathematics and Physics, 1997 - 2007
Activities and Societies: Treasurer of Intellectual Games Club. Member of city and country level mathematical
challenges and competitions Member of School Chess Team. Member of Advanced Mathematics Club.

Volunteer Experience
Volunteer at Justifi.org
August 2011 - Present (3 years 11 months)
A volunteer to poverty awareness and alleviation mission to Thailand. As a member of the group have
participated in giving classes in a rural primary school, as well as helped to provide assistance and comfort to
the underprivileged people ofThailand and Myanmar.
Teaching Assistant at MIPH Summer School
August 2012 - Present (2 years 11 months)
As a teaching assistant I have helped organize, prepare and give lectures on advanced Geometry in on of a
Latvian annual MIPH (Mathematics, IT and Physics) Summer School Projects.

Honors and Awards

Red Belt in Zhan Shu Kuan (Chinese Kickboxing)
ZSK organization
I recognize importance of sports in life, and as such strive for achievements in this sphere, even if though it
does not have as much priority as my academics. I hold several ranks in various martial arts, but Red Belt
degree achieved in ZSK is the highest amongst them. I have full intention to continue this involvement with
sports further, inasmuch as it does not conflict with my work or career.

Languages
English
Russian
French
Latvian

(Native or bilingual proficiency)

(Native or bilingual proficiency)
(Elementary proficiency)
(Professional working proficiency)

Skills & Expertise

Analysis
Microsoft Office
Data Analysis
SQL
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Statistics
English
Visual Basic
Quantitative Analytics
S and R Statistical Programming Languages
MS Office
Agile Project Management
Management and organization experience
Economics
Process Improvement
Project Management
Research
Management
Programming

Interests
I have some fleeting interest in Law as a study, which gives me a good basic understanding of both criminal
and administrative laws. It is not nearly equal to that of a Law student, but it may be a minor boon in some
circumstances.

Test Scores
Further Mathematics
July 2009 Score:A
Economics
July 2009 Score:A
Physics AS
July 2008 Score:A
Philosophy AS
July 2009 Score:B
Russian
July 2009 Score:A
Russian is my first language, therefore it is not an achievement I have a lot of pride in.
AEA Mathematics
July 2009 Score:Distinction

Certifications
5-day MBA workshop
American Management Association License #02561

Projects
Genesis
May 2011 to January 2013

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Members:Ilja Deifts
A cooperative writing project, created and administrated by me, in conjunction with my co-author. In this
project we have joined efforts of dozen amateur writers to create a single, grand story, that spanned more
than 500 000 words and attracted hundreds of individual readers. The project, and our role in it received high
praise from the audience.

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Ilja Deifts
CTO at SIA NUKO
I.Deifts@warwick.ac.uk

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