Miro Strahilov · Chicago
I build the systems a business runs on.
For fifteen years I have sat between what a business needs and what actually gets built: leading technology programmes, implementing the systems underneath them, and often building the software myself.
Work
Nine kinds of work.
Project & Program ManagementRunning a large change end to end, from agreeing what needs to happen through to the day people actually use it. Agile, Waterfall, governance, and risk.6 projectsData & Cloud MigrationMoving systems and records onto new infrastructure without losing anything or stopping the business. AWS and Azure, wave planning, validation, and recovery.9 projectsBusiness TransformationRedesigning how the work gets done, then implementing the software behind it and staying through adoption. CRM and ERP rollouts, automation, and process design.23 projectsEngineering & PlatformsBuilding the software when what a business needs does not exist off the shelf. Custom applications, mobile apps, integrations, APIs, and the data models underneath.15 projectsWeb DevelopmentWebsites with real operations behind them: storefronts tied to live inventory, search fed by a listing feed, pages that take payment. WordPress, Next.js, e-commerce.25 projectsMarketing & GrowthConnecting what a business delivers to the people looking for it, and measuring what worked. SEO, Google Ads, email, social, and marketplace channels.7 projectsDesign & BrandIdentity that holds up on a business card, a thirty-page catalog, and a phone screen. Logo systems, typography, print production, packaging, and product design.19 projectsMusic, Audio & VideoAn independent recording practice of more than a decade. Writing, producing, mixing, and mastering full releases, plus the visual catalog released alongside them.12 projectsGame & InteractiveSpaces you move through instead of pages you scroll. Unity environments, a spherical album experience, and a 3D exhibit shipped as a WebGL build.7 projects
Clients
Where the work happened.
20265forty fourFounder, Product Lead, Designer & Builderforty four is Miro's own company. Its product, 44OS, is a live multi-sided platform for independent creative work, combining discovery, commerce, personal libraries, community, and creator publishing across music, beats, sample packs, merchandise, books, and games. Built from scratch on Next.js and Supabase.Project & Program ManagementEngineering & PlatformsWeb Development2024–20251Northern TrustProject ManagerA global financial institution providing asset servicing, investment management, and wealth management. This work took place in a highly regulated environment and is described here within careful confidentiality boundaries.Project & Program ManagementData & Cloud MigrationBusiness Transformation2022–20235National Restaurant AssociationSenior Project ManagerThe world's largest foodservice trade association, whose ServSafe programme certifies food-safety professionals across the industry. Miro led major portions of its Business Transformation 3 programme, modernizing a legacy global training and certification ecosystem.Project & Program ManagementData & Cloud MigrationBusiness Transformation2021–20244YourChoice ConciergeProject Manager & Lead Zoho DeveloperA Zoho Premier Partner delivering back-office, process-improvement, and implementation services. Miro was lead Zoho developer and client-facing project manager, taking engagements from first conversation through to adoption.Data & Cloud MigrationBusiness TransformationEngineering & Platforms2021–20223Sunward ElectronicsProject Manager & Zoho DeveloperA parent organization operating through a national dealer network across the United States and Canada, including the Dog Guard and Out of Sight Fencing brands.Business TransformationEngineering & Platforms2019–202010Peak Realty ChicagoProject Manager & Zoho DeveloperPeak Realty Chicago is a Chicago brokerage operating inside a broader property-management environment, with an internal listing portfolio spanning more than 14,000 properties.Project & Program ManagementData & Cloud MigrationBusiness Transformation2018–201914QwaaqDigital Operations ManagerQwaaq is the operating company behind Windy City Cigars and the Kashmir product line, sitting inside a wider brand ecosystem that also includes Inter-Continental Trading.Business TransformationEngineering & PlatformsWeb Development2017–20194Cosmick TechnologiesProject Manager & Zoho DeveloperA digital agency delivering web, marketing, and systems work for client accounts, including a multi-location national retail brand.Business TransformationWeb DevelopmentMarketing & Growth2015–20172IntertekProject CoordinatorA global testing, inspection, and certification organization. Miro coordinated fire-safety inspection work across the United States and Canada.Project & Program ManagementData & Cloud MigrationBusiness Transformation2011–20154Apple Inc.Specialist, Technical Support & TrainingFour Chicago locations across four years, covering technical support, certified device repair, customer data migration, small-business consulting, and team training.Project & Program ManagementData & Cloud MigrationBusiness Transformation
Next step
Need someone who can make a complex programme easier to run?
For a senior role, a transformation, an implementation, or a project that needs clearer ownership and forward motion.