About Vadim Kononov
A passionate technologist with 16+ years of experience building secure, scalable systems across diverse industries.
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Crafting innovative solutions across diverse industries with passion, expertise, and strategic thinking.
Innovation & Leadership
Driving technological advancement
With over 16 years in the IT industry, I've had the privilege of working across diverse sectors including Agriculture, Healthcare, Education, and Government. My journey began with a passion for solving complex problems through technology.
AgricultureHealthcareEducationGovernmentSecurity & Scalability
Building robust, future-ready systems
My philosophy centers on building secure, scalable systems that not only meet today's requirements but anticipate tomorrow's challenges. I believe in the power of DevSecOps practices to create robust infrastructure.
DevSecOpsCI/CDCloud ArchitectureImpact & Achievements
Throughout my career, I've led teams, mentored developers, and contributed to open-source projects that have impacted thousands of users worldwide.
Education
M.Sc., B.Sc.
Research
IEEE Published Research
Security
OWASP Secure Development
Location
Winnipeg, Canada
Career Highlights
Manager, Engineering (IAM)
Fullscript • 2025 - Present
Owning the architecture of authentication and authorization systems across all products and services. Driving identity lifecycle management and enforcing access control strategies (RBAC/ABAC) with emphasis on compliance and auditability. Ensuring high availability and security of identity systems supporting large-scale, transaction-heavy workloads.
Director of Technology and Information Security
Tactica Interactive • 2017 - 2025
Led architecture, development, and deployment of web/mobile applications using Ruby on Rails, React, and AWS. Implemented CI/CD pipelines reducing deployment time and errors. Integrated automated testing and static analysis, improving code quality. Designed secure coding practices company-wide, reducing security vulnerabilities.
Backend Developer
SkipTheDishes • 2016 - 2017
Developed scalable backend systems for Canada's leading food delivery platform. Analyzed data and processes to troubleshoot problems and identify improvements. Collaborated with front-end developers to enhance user experience and establish development objectives.
Web Application Developer
University of Waterloo • 2013 - 2016
Developed automated testing tools reducing QA time by 90%. Created URL monitoring system for 1000+ pages. Built data validation tools reducing course errors by 95%. Led conversion of 2500+ pages to CMS and refactored database architecture. Mentored co-op students and developed campus-wide event tools.
Founder & Interactive Systems Developer
Konoson • 2014 - Present
Founded consultancy designing innovative online platforms and applications for startups and businesses. Improved online visibility and search engine optimization for clients across various industries.
Technical Consultant
eHealth Ontario • 2013
Developed requirements and produced examples for 50 Business Intelligence reports. Researched real-time data replication solutions for databases with over 1B records. Implemented shell scripts and complex SQL-based data extracts for healthcare systems.
Lead Web & Systems Developer
University of Waterloo • 2012 - 2013
Led development of uWaterloo's largest website (2,500+ pages, 78,000+ hits/day). Managed team of co-op students and developers while coordinating technical components and ensuring high-traffic system performance.
Research Assistant
University of Manitoba • 2009
Created optimized multithreaded distributed software combining C and Assembly, reducing runtime from 10 years to hours. Contributed to IEEE published research on "3-Uniform Friendship Hypergraphs."
Technical Expertise
💻Programming Languages
🛠️Frameworks & Tools
☁️Cloud & Security
Let's Work Together
Ready to bring your next project to life? I'm available for consulting, development, and technical leadership roles.