CTO · Architect · Consultant

Valery Lobachev

Information & AI Systems Architect · SAP FI/CO Lead

Engineering systems where enterprise intelligence meets modern architecture — from SAP S/4HANA conversions to multi-agent AI platforms.

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25+
Years of experience
4+
Countries — international projects
20+
Enterprise systems delivered
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About Me

Currently
Freelance Architect & Lead FI/CO Consultant
📍 Moscow, Russia · Available Remote

I am an experienced CTO and enterprise systems architect with 25+ years at the intersection of business consulting and software engineering. My dual expertise spans SAP FI/CO and S/4HANA transformation on one side, and modern distributed system architecture — Microservices, Event-Driven, AI/ML — on the other.

I have delivered international projects across Africa, the CIS, and Eastern Europe, including a multi-country SAP rollout for British American Tobacco across 20+ African nations. I led the architecture of the award-winning MVideo-Eldorado intranet portal (Intranet 2020) and designed a predictive maintenance system for Russian Railways that replaced SAP PM.

Today I architect multi-agent AI systems, LLM-based document processing pipelines, and ML demand forecasting platforms — while still consulting on the most complex SAP CO configurations. I am the creator of the open source Annette Platform, a distributed microservice framework used in production enterprise systems.

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Work Experience

Mar 2019 — Present
Amber Labs
Moscow · Remote · Freelance
Architect & Lead FI/CO Consultant
AI Architecture SAP CO S/4HANA Microservices
  • Designed and built a multi-agent AI sales forecasting system (LangGraph + Qwen3-8B/vLLM) with ABC/XYZ analysis and 7-algorithm demand forecasting including Prophet, XGBoost, and ARIMA.
  • Led architecture of the RZhD freight wagon management system — SAP PM import substitution: 15 microservices, 18+ integrations, 600+ DB tables, Kubernetes orchestration, full DevOps pipeline.
  • Delivered SAP ECC → S/4HANA Discovery phase: Readiness Check analysis, Simplification List, FI/CO and IFRS process mapping, top-management presentation.
  • Architected the award-winning MVideo-Eldorado intranet portal (Microservices + EDA + Akka Cluster on SAP HR/BW + Annette Platform) — winner of the international Intranet 2020 award.
Sep 2018 — Feb 2019
Sibintec / Rosneft PJSC
Moscow · Freelance
Solution Architect
AI Big Data SAP Digital Transformation
  • Designed conceptual architecture for Rosneft's digital transformation programme based on SAP + Apache Hadoop stack.
  • Scenarios: digital supply chain with predictive analytics, digital twin for supply chain simulation, AI-driven sales planning, and AI for additive volume calculation.
  • Production robotisation concept: drone-based infrastructure inspection with computer vision for pipeline and terminal monitoring.
Aug 2017 — Aug 2018
Anik Lab
Moscow · Co-founder · Freelance
Solution Architect & Co-founder
Enterprise IS Scala / Akka GovTech
  • Designed architecture of a construction project management information system commissioned by the Moscow Government Department of Construction.
  • Led the development team from architecture through delivery.
  • Stack: Scala, Akka, Play Framework, Cassandra, PostgreSQL, Docker, TypeScript, Angular.
Mar 2016 — Jul 2017
OXY Consult LLC
Moscow · Co-founder
CEO, Solution Architect & Co-founder
IoT → SAP MES Integration SAP Fiori
  • Built and led the Annette integration platform — collecting real-time data from production equipment and IoT devices and posting it to SAP ERP.
  • Delivered Tele2 logistics operations and expense report system in SAP HANA using SAP Fiori concept.
  • Delivered Zagorsky Pipe Plant: full SCADA ↔ MES (1C) ↔ SAP ERP integration stack.
Oct 2014 — Feb 2016
British American Tobacco
Africa · CIS · IBM Contractor
Lead FI/CO Consultant
SAP CO Global Rollout IFRS
  • Rolled out the global SAP solution across 20+ African countries in 3 waves (Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana, and others) as IBM South Africa contractor; also covered CIS region (Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova) as IBM EEMEA GBS contractor.
  • Led SCF (Supply Chain Finance) and MAR (Management Accounting Reporting) workstreams — CO-PC-ACT, CO-PA, parallel valuations (Local IFRS, Local GAAP, Group).
  • Managed cut-over planning: opening stock load in 3 parallel valuations, Production Controlling and Material Ledger period-end close across all countries.
Jul 2013 — Sep 2014
Megapolis Group (FMCG)
Moscow · CIS · Freelance
Lead FI/CO Consultant
SAP CO CIS Rollout CO-PA
  • Rolled out the Russian SAP solution to subsidiaries in Belarus and Kazakhstan: CO-OM-CCA, CO-OM-OPA, CO-PA, CO-PCA configuration, testing, and go-live.
  • Ongoing development and support of CO (CCA, OPA, PA, PCA) and FI (GL, AR, AP, AA, FM — Fund Management) modules.
Mar 2012 — Mar 2013
Belvest (Footwear Manufacturing)
Belarus · Freelance
Solution Architect & FI/CO Group Lead
SAP CO Solution Architecture CO-PC-ACT
  • Designed FI/CO/MM/PP solution architecture and led the FI/CO consultant team.
  • Developed methodology for production controlling, supply chain procurement cost accounting, and fleet cost accounting.
  • Implemented group-valuation management accounting with intercompany profit elimination: Material Ledger (CO-PC-ACT), production controlling (CO-PC, CO-ABC), CO-PA, CO-OM.
Jun 2011 — Feb 2012
Freelance SAP CO Projects
Moscow · Freelance
Lead SAP CO Consultant
SAP CO IFRS Energy & FMCG
  • Gazprom Energoholding: designed parallel-valuation solution for IFRS accounting, standard cost planning, and repair cost accounting during SAP ERP implementation conceptual design phase.
  • Efes: CO/MM solution for toll-processing malt accounting on the processor side.
  • Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat: conceptual design and prototype configuration for CO-PC, CO-PC-ACT, CO-ABC, CO-PA, CO-PCA at an oil & gas processing plant.
Nov 2007 — Nov 2010
Mareven Food Central
Moscow · FMCG · Freelance
FI/CO Group Lead & Lead SAP CO Consultant
SAP CO Production Controlling SAP BW
  • Participated in 4 SAP ERP implementation phases at a food manufacturing company — full lifecycle from conceptual design to production go-live and support.
  • Designed and configured supply chain controlling (CO-OM-OPA, CO-PC-ACT), production controlling, CO-PA, and IFRS-compliant cost accounting.
  • Built CO reporting in SAP BW: data sources, InfoObjects, InfoCubes, management reports.
Apr 2002 — Nov 2007
IBS
Moscow
Consultant → Lead SAP CO / MBS Navision
SAP CO MS Navision OLAP
  • SAP CO implementation at a metallurgical plant: CO-PC-ACT, CO-PA, WIP accounting, custom CO-PA user-exit for industry-specific requirements.
  • Built sales forecasting and warehouse replenishment mathematical models in MBS Navision; created OLAP-based analytics and ABC/M methodology.
Jul 2001 — Mar 2002
Genexim (Tommy Hilfiger Russia)
Moscow
IT Manager
ERP OLAP ABC/M
  • Set up company business processes and implemented an enterprise management information system.
  • Created an OLAP-based performance analytics system and developed ABC/M management accounting methodology.
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Technical Skills

Languages
JavaScalaKotlinPythonGolangRustTypeScript
Backend
Spring BootAkka/PekkoLagomgo-zeroAxumActix
Frontend
ReactAngularVueSAP UI5Zustand
AI / ML
LangChainLangGraphvLLMMLFlowProphetXGBoostARIMA
Infra & DevOps
DockerKubernetesHelmKeycloakKafkaGitlab CI/CD
Databases
PostgreSQLCassandraRedisOpenSearchClickHouse
SAP
FI (GL/AR/AP/AA/FM)CO-PC-ACTCO-PACO-PCACO-OMS/4HANASAP BWSAP Fiori
Soft Skills
Architecture GovernanceTeam LeadershipConsultingC-level Communication
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Key Projects

2026
Multi-Agent AI Sales Forecasting System
Designed and built a multi-agent AI system for demand forecasting using LangGraph, local LLM inference (Qwen3-8B / vLLM), and 7 forecasting algorithms. Includes ABC/XYZ analysis, inventory risk reporting, and chatbot interface.
Python · LangChain · LangGraph · vLLM · MLFlow · PostgreSQL
2023–2025
RZhD Wagon Management System
Chief Architect of the freight wagon maintenance system for Russian Railways — replacing SAP PM. 15 business services, 18+ system integrations, 600+ DB tables, full Kubernetes deployment with DevOps pipeline and production launch.
Kotlin · Spring Boot · Kafka · Kubernetes · Keycloak · PostgreSQL
2019–2021
MVideo-Eldorado Intranet Portal
Chief Architect of the corporate intranet portal for 50,000+ employees. Hybrid Microservices + EDA + Akka Cluster architecture on SAP HR & SAP BW with the Annette Platform.
Scala · Akka · Lagom · Kubernetes · OKD · Kafka · Keycloak
🏆 Intranet 2020 International Award
2018 — ongoing
Annette Platform (Open Source)
Creator of a distributed microservice platform featuring application management, authentication/authorisation, HR & org structure, CMS, BPM, notifications, and task scheduling. Used in production enterprise systems.
Scala · Akka · Golang · Rust · PostgreSQL · Cassandra · Docker
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Education & Certifications

2021
SAP Certified Application Professional
SAP SE
Financials in SAP S/4HANA for SAP ERP Finance Experts (S/4HANA 2020)
2006
SAP Certified Application Associate — FI/CO
SAP SE
2004–2006
MBA — Financial Management
Synergy Institute, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics · Moscow
Self-study of MIT Sloan MBA programme (Finance & Management Accounting) via MIT OpenCourseWare
2000–2003
Postgraduate Studies (PhD Programme)
Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPHI)
1994–2000
M.Sc. Applied Mathematics — Engineering Mathematician
MEPHI — Faculty of Cybernetics · Moscow
Other
Additional Certifications
CMA (IMA) — 3 of 4 exams · Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) · Microsoft Certified Dynamics Navision/Axapta