IT Leadership · Cybersecurity · AI & Automation
Secure, reliable technology operations for growing organizations.
I’m Yuri Kolesnikov, an IT leader with more than 20 years of experience—through full-time leadership roles and independent consulting. My work connects technology strategy with practical execution across infrastructure, cloud platforms, security, automation, and enterprise AI adoption.
Two ways to work together
IT Leadership
For organizations hiring a Director or Head of IT to build, scale, or modernize the function.
- Cloud-first IT operations and SaaS governance
- Identity, endpoint, and security programs
- Audit readiness: SOC 2, ISO 27001, TPN, PCI DSS, GDPR
- Building and leading distributed teams
Technology Consulting
Fractional technology leadership for companies that need senior expertise without a full-time hire.
- Infrastructure assessments
- Network design and security hardening
- IT strategy and roadmap
- Training and developing client IT teams
Selected results
Scaled IT through hypergrowth
Managed Skydio’s IT team as company headcount expanded from about 100 to more than 1,000 across offices, factories, and flight-test sites.
Modernized infrastructure at scale
At Zenfolio, migrated 15 PB of customer media to cloud object storage—saving $1M in annual operating costs—and consolidated five data centers into hybrid cloud.
Connected security with business operations
At KERV Interactive, achieved TPN Gold, prepared the organization for a SOC 2 Type II audit, and brought enterprise AI licensing and usage guidelines under IT governance.
Latest article
IT Without a Perimeter: An Operating Model for the Small to Medium-Sized Company
Why a 100–1,000-person company should organize IT around identity rather than a network perimeter—with a reference architecture, eleven capability domains, staffing guidance, and a staged path with measurable gates.
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