DATA OPERATIONS & TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP

Iegor Shelestov

Data operations. Client delivery. Technical leadership.

I own financial-data delivery at Asora, combining client and provider relationships with Python/Azure engineering. I build processes that keep data reliable, remove repetitive work and help colleagues deliver with confidence.

01 / EXPERIENCE

Experience & impact

Financial data, service ownership
and practical leadership.

AsoraCURRENTData Operations LeadMar 2025 — Present

I own financial-data delivery, client and provider relationships, mapping releases and technical mentoring for a family-office SaaS platform.

  • Client retention and growth. Rebuilt a major data-services client’s Python delivery and reconciliation workflow, cleared the backlog and retained a relationship at risk of churn. I own onboarding, tickets and client communication as account coverage roughly tripled over a year.
  • Automated delivery. Built processing and validation workflows running every 15 minutes and handling around 3,000 files daily. This replaced an estimated 3–4 staff hours of routine manual handling per day. Files with mandatory validation errors or reconciliation breaks are held for review.
  • Controlled releases. Defined database and API requirements for per-client release controls and validated the developers’ implementation. Clean data for one client can proceed while another client’s exceptions remain on hold.
  • Mappings and AI. Migrated legacy C# mappings to JSON and built agent-assisted mapping and Python preprocessing workflows. I review around 15 mapping updates a day in approximately 15 minutes, retaining final Git PR and release approval.
  • Coverage and quality. Led bond-data provider selection, negotiated pricing and built a daily API feed enriching around 10,000 bonds. Expanded coverage and yield-to-maturity/duration data supported client acquisition. Added source-versus-calculated valuation checks and monitoring for currency, bond-factor and pricing anomalies.
  • Technical leadership. Introduced a shared Git codebase, mapping version history and repository-to-Blob synchronisation. Trained graduate colleagues and a trainee, and captured operating workflows in reusable agent skills.
CitcoData Operations AnalystSep 2023 — Mar 2025

Financial-data operations across provider deliveries, feed configuration, mappings and reporting for specialist finance teams.

  • Coordinated earlier deliveries with major banks and brokers. Arranged or configured SFTP feeds to replace manual broker-statement downloads, coordinating provider setup and internal handovers.
  • Implemented feed configurations and mapping changes requested by reconciliation, accrual and collateral-cash teams, alongside reporting on collateral balances.
  • Trained colleagues in regex-based file selection and an internal PDF-extraction tool. Evaluated a local LLM for SQL schema exploration, data-quality checks and before/after mapping comparisons.
Special Orthodontic PracticeLab TechnicianDec 2022 — Aug 2023

Practical automation alongside clear-aligner design and manufacturing.

  • Built a Python script to automate shipping-label printing.
AgrotekoBusiness DeveloperSep 2021 — Oct 2022

Operational continuity, supplier selection and reporting in a family-owned agribusiness.

  • Temporarily covered the owner’s day-to-day operational responsibilities, coordinating work across 30 staff and resolving issues to maintain business continuity.
  • Sourced an alternative grain-haulage provider charging approximately 20% lower rates.
  • Moved handwritten operational records into Excel and introduced Excel/Tableau reporting on silo movements, grain quality, transport and harvest yields.
  • Migrated accounting and reporting from an on-site Windows Server environment to hosted infrastructure, handling provider selection, VPN access, licensing and team transition during power disruptions.
OriflameFinancial Analyst / Finance InternJun 2019 — Aug 2021

Commercial finance, forecast analysis and practical automation of reporting work.

  • Automated reporting and forecast preparation with Excel/VBA, command-line scripts and Google Maps API travel-distance calculations, saving an estimated month of manual work annually.
  • Consolidated management estimates for P&L forecasts, calculated their financial impact and reviewed assumptions and cost opportunities with senior finance colleagues.

02 / PROJECTS

Selected projects

Software I use and develop.
Independent apps and systems built at work.

01INDEPENDENT MOBILE APP
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1% Better

Progress Tracker · iOS & Android

A daily reflection app I designed, built and shipped as a solo developer. One check-in, a clear progress chart, and a history you control.

ReactTypeScriptCapacitorFirebase
02PERSONAL PROJECT · ACTIVE

Next Role

Job search & applications

A job-search workspace that brings discovery, AI fit reviews, and application tracking into one place.

PythonSQLiteAI agentsJavaScript
03PERSONAL PROJECT · ACTIVE

Personal Finance

Banking, budgets & reconciliation

A private finance workspace for banking data, spending, budgets, and balance reconciliation.

PythonBanking APIsSQLiteReconciliation
Private project
04PERSONAL PROJECT · ACTIVE

Daft Search

Dublin Rental Scout

A local rental-search workspace that collects listings, checks whole-home eligibility, and keeps the shortlist organized.

PythonSQLiteWeb scrapingRule-based ranking
Private project
05PERSONAL PROJECT

Greenlight

Irish driving-theory preparation

A study workspace that connects readable theory lessons, topic practice, mock exams and mistake review, with progress saved in the browser.

PythonJavaScriptLocal storageLearning workflows
Private project
06PERSONAL PROJECT

Roadfind

Car discovery & comparison

A local car-search workspace with a saved advert catalogue, explainable matching, side-by-side comparisons and a practical buying checklist.

PythonSQLiteJavaScriptData collection
Private project

Systems built at work

Selected work at Asora, from operational design to implementation and release ownership.

ASORA / DATA OPERATIONS

Mapping & preprocessing agents

Agents generate and test provider mappings, reconcile results and handle Python preprocessing. I own the workflow, quality checks and final release approval.

ASORA / DATA OPERATIONS

Validated file delivery

Automated ingestion, processing and release with checks that hold exceptions for review. I also specified and accepted the developers’ per-client release controls.

ASORA / DATA OPERATIONS

Pricing & valuation controls

Checks compare source and calculated market values, surface stale prices and investigate currencies, bond factors and conflicting provider prices.

ASORA / DATA OPERATIONS

Bond-data integration

Identified a coverage gap, selected and negotiated with an additional provider, then built a daily API feed for bond pricing and reference data.

Smaller tools

Local project launcher

A Python launcher for my local apps: detects running servers, selects available ports and keeps each app’s startup and logs organized.

PythonProcess management

This portfolio

A responsive personal website with authentic project galleries, accessible case-study dialogs and a reproducible CV download.

HTML / CSS / JavaScriptPython

03 / BACKGROUND

About me

I work where financial data, operations and client delivery meet. I take ownership from provider requirements through to validated outputs, combining hands-on engineering with the practical work of coordinating people and resolving issues.

My background in economics and financial analysis helps connect data work to business decisions. Outside work, I build personal software for reflection, job search, finance, rental and car discovery, and driving-theory study, taking ideas through to working products.

EDUCATION

B.A. International Economics

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

2015 — 2019

HOW I WORK

01

Delivery & technical leadership

Client and provider relationships · Requirements & acceptance
Technical mentoring · Code and release review

02

Data engineering & cloud

Python · SQL · APIs · SFTP · Git
Azure Foundry · Azure Functions · Blob Storage · App Insights

03

Quality & financial analysis

Reconciliation · Reference data · Pricing controls
Excel / VBA · Tableau · Qlik Sense · Xceptor · P&L forecasting

04

Independent product delivery

React · TypeScript · Capacitor · Firebase
SQLite · Local applications · Agent-assisted workflows

04 / CONTACT

Get in touch.

PROJECT NOTES

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