Tom Melnikov

Tom Melnikov

Product & Business Analyst

Business Analyst with 5 years of experience identifying operational inefficiencies and growth opportunities through quantitative analysis. Analyzed customer behavior, product usage, and business processes to deliver measurable impact: 80% reduction in onboarding time, $112K enterprise deal closure, $30K/month in cost savings. Built data pipelines and dashboards (SQL, Python, Power BI) that automated reporting and scaled decision-making across product, operations, and executive teams. Deep experience in financial modeling, user research, and cross-functional stakeholder management.

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Professional Experience

HockeyStack
Data Analyst/GTM & Revenue Operations
Series A / YC & Bessemer
November 2025 - Present

Technical Showcase

Feedback Clustering Pipeline

From 100+ messy tickets to structured user stories with Python + OpenAI text-embedding-3-small

Real examples: These represent aggregated feedback from multiple support tickets

Scale: Automated processing for 100+ support tickets → ranked roadmap items every week

Tech Stack: Python (Pandas, scikit-learn clustering), OpenAI text-embedding-3-small, JSON schema validation

Impact: Eliminated 8+ hours/week of manual ticket review & roadmap synthesis

Skills & Expertise

Data & Automation
SQL (Postgres, BigQuery)
Python (Pandas)
Power BI
Power Automate
Power Query
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
ETL
Financial Modeling
Data Governance
Business Analysis & PM
Requirements Gathering
Stakeholder Management
Agile/SCRUM
Waterfall
Business Process Improvement (BPI)
Process Mapping
Technical Specification Documentation
Change Management
Methods & Concepts
LEAN Principles
Feasibility Studies
Financial Modeling
Market Analysis
Systems Analysis
Quality Management
Unit Economics
Competitive Analysis
Languages
German
Russian
English
Beyond Analytics
High-performance mindset & discipline

Mixed Martial Arts

Competed at international/national levels. Combat sports are basically optimization under pressure—learning to stay sharp, think fast, and iterate on strategy. Same mindset I bring to product decisions.

Varsity Soccer

Varsity taught me that leadership isn't about having all the answers; it's about coordinating smart people toward a shared goal. Applies to cross-functional startup teams just as much as it does to the field.

Education & Certifications

Humber College
Bachelor's, International Business
January 2021 - April 2024

Concentrated on supply chain management, finance, and marketing, with a focus on applying strategic business analytics to solve real-world challenges.

Participated in cross-functional team projects that required gathering requirements, analyzing stakeholder needs, and presenting data-driven solutions.

University of Vienna
Bachelor's, Political Science
January 2018 - April 2020

Applied quantitative research methods to policy impact assessment, strengthening data analysis capabilities.

Participated in high-level diplomatic events, developing exceptional professional communication and networking skills vital for stakeholder engagement.

Professional Certifications
  • Product Management: Foundations & Stakeholder Collaboration - IBM
  • Python for Data Science, AI & Development - IBM
  • Databases and SQL for Data Science with Python - IBM
  • Scrum Master Training - LearnQuest
  • Strategic Planning Foundations - LinkedIn Learning
  • Learn Python 3 - Codecademy