A Journey Through Engineering Excellence
summary
Career traces .NET → DBA → back to .NET → team lead → founder/CTO/CDO → delivery and senior engineering manager at EPAM Georgia, with concrete wins: read 700‑page definitive C# guide and spends three to four years closing language gaps, then ships web apps (ASP.NET MVC) that still run 10+ years later. Emphasizes measurable innovation: measure innovation with data, trains soft skills—communication, feedback, emotional intelligence—uses Jira for delivery, prefers hybrid work, advises discipline over waiting for motivation.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Welcome and introduction
- 2:15Career transition journey
- 6:06Essential soft skills
- 12:08Problem solving in leadership
- 15:46Fostering innovation
- 19:16Key career shaping experience
- 24:18Staying current with trends
- 28:54Engineering excellence defined
- 33:14Rewarding moments
- 41:27Passions outside tech
- 45:45Dealing with overthinking
- 49:24Advice to younger self
- 51:55Closing and Q&A
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