With 7+ years in tech, I turn ambitious business ideas into reality—leading teams from concept to delivery and adoption with impact, innovation, and scalable solutions.
mikstop@sibdxb.com
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Experience
Senior PM Marketplace Profitability and Abuse
Driving profitability and innovation across MENAT and LatAm
Amazon MENAT
March 2022 – Present
Dubai, UAE
- Designed and launched Amazon first global product verification program with custom applications built on AWS in MENA and LatAm marketplaces resulting in 1.7M$ annual cost savings
- Led a group of finance, accounting, and tech teammates to reduce marketplace P&L Bad Debt cost by 3M$+ by launching initiatives to prevent cash-on-delivery accounts receivable and unrecoverable debt
- Developed internal application integrating a custom UI for Ops Associates with Amazon systems and databases to improve product inspection productivity by 3 times using AWS products (GenAI, Computer Vision, S3, API Gateway)
Business Analyst
Scaling delivery speed and pricing efficiency through analytics
Amazon EU and MENAT
May 2019 - February 2022
Munich, Germany and Dubai, UAE
- Improved delivery speed by 12% in KSA through an inventory replication system, saving $84K+ monthly in transshipment costs.
- Built an unsupervised ML pipeline to identify the 56% of selection driving MENA sales, prioritizing procurement and ensuring competitive pricing.
- Deployed new speed benchmarking metrics against global competitors, influencing 60M+ customer delivery promises, and automated inbound operational reporting across EU.
Early Career
Consulting, real estate, and NGO leadership across Europe
2016-2019
Russia, Czech Republic, Germany
- Consulting & Startups – Led pro bono projects in Berlin, advised on refugee entrepreneurship strategy for a UN Migration–affiliated body, and analyzed operational inefficiencies at Talixo to define ML implementation opportunities.
- Real Estate & Development – Supported Cushman & Wakefield in client development, and managed growth projects at resort managing company, increasing seasonal sales by 18% and expanding services with 40% YoY renter growth.
- International NGOs – Coordinated communications with 300+ parliamentarians at PNND in Prague, organizing events at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Skills
Technology & Data
- Cloud Platforms (AWS Certified Solutions Architect)
- Data Analytics & Business Intelligence (Python, SQL, Quicksight, Tableau)
- Machine Learning Applications & AI (AWS AI Practitioner)
- UX & Product Design (Figma, Web Development)
Leadership & Collaboration
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Stakeholder Management & Communication
- Innovation & Problem-Solving
- Training, Mentoring & Coaching
Business & Strategy
- Program & Product Management
- Marketplace Profitability & P&L Optimization
- Operational Excellence & Process Improvement
- Go-to-Market & Growth Strategy
Education
Heriot-Watt University
Remote (Jul’25 - Present)
Master of Science in Computer Science
European School of Management and Technology Berlin, Germany (Sept’17 - Sept’19)
Master of Science in Management
Track: Innovative Management/Entrepreneurship
Anglo-American University Prague, Czech Republic (Sept’13 - Sept’16)
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations
Certifications: ↗
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
AWS AI Practitioner
Google Digital Marketing
Google UX Design Professional
Effective Business Presentations with MS PowerPoint by PwC
Advanced Excel for Data Analytics