Product · Operations · Perugia / Remote · Available for full-time roles + consulting

Strategy, systems, code, and whatever else it takes.

I'm Paul Popov. I work at the intersection of product, operations, design, and marketing — and over the past year I've added software to the mix, building full-stack applications from spec to deployment, independently.

If it needs to exist and work, I'll figure it out.

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I've worked across genuinely different worlds — simultaneous interpreting, real estate, e-commerce, Web3, engineering startups — and the thread running through all of it is the same: I make things work.

That range taught me to learn fast and pick up new tools with ease. In the last year I've pushed that further: I build software independently now, taking full-stack applications from spec to deployment. Same approach I took with Webflow, Shopify, Airtable — learn it properly, then own it.

I care about getting things right without unnecessary complexity.

Outside of work: trail running, slow coffee, and growing alpine strawberries.

Languages

  • English — fluent
  • Russian — fluent
  • Italian — fluent
  • Greek — intermediate

Certifications

  • CompTIA Security+
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner
  • Mastering Web3University of Nicosia
  • Codebase Entrepreneur Academy

Education

  • MSc Fashion & Luxury ManagementLUISS Business School
  • BA Advertising CommunicationsUniversity for Foreigners, Perugia
greatprocess Live alpha

At the intersection of PM and CRM. Workspaces contain projects, pipelines, tasks, and contacts. Plans cut across workspaces independently of project hierarchy. Attach a page to any resource — projects, contacts, pipelines. A Constellation view renders any grid as a navigable node graph.

Next.js Supabase Vercel Tiptap keyboard-first
Riccy In design

A self-verifying contract platform. Every other e-signature platform gives you a PDF that claims something — the actual verification lives on their server. Riccy's Evidence Package would contain the proof itself: contract text, cryptographic hash, and both parties' Ed25519 signatures in a ZIP you own, verifiable anywhere with no server call. Designed for stackable contract logic, with optional blockchain timestamping and permanent Arweave storage. Currently in design and being pressure-tested with the TEAconf community.

Arweave blockchain optional agent-ready

A professional teleprompter in a single HTML file (~200KB) that runs entirely in your browser. No install, no server, no accounts — your script never leaves the device. Time-domain acceleration curve that mimics how the eye actually reads, accurate across font size, line height, and window width. Multi-speaker mode parses speaker labels in Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic and assigns each a color. Four broadcast-standard cue styles. Open source on GitHub. A Next.js rebuild with canvas rendering for sub-pixel scroll motion is in progress.

vanilla JS single file offline multi-speaker v2 in progress
conceptspace Live alpha

A space for structuring words, images, files, and their relations. Private archives, research trails, project materials, and the context around them. Spaces hold nested Blocks, Blocks hold Items — text, images, files, links, references. A graph view shows how Spaces, Blocks, Items, and tags connect. Drop links let others submit files and text into a Block from outside the app. Collaborative Spaces coming.

Next.js Supabase graph view drop links
xsstudio In development

A single-file HTML graphics editor in the spirit of the early classics — small, self-contained, made to be opened and used. Raster painting and vector objects on stacked canvases, image import, a deep glitch effects system. No build, no dependencies, runs offline. In a world where perfect images are commodified, their value is superseded by authenticity and expression.

vanilla JS single file offline canvas system fonts only
TEA Foundation Course Active

End-to-end production of the Triple Entry Accounting Foundation Course for TEAconf. Shaped the course format from the ground up, record and edit all materials, built the full course infrastructure, and manage all publishing and content operations.

course production instructional design Web3 education Webflow certification systems

What I built & run

  • Dedicated course page on teaconf.org (Webflow)
  • Fillout quiz integration for module assessments
  • Certifier.io certificate issuance via Zapier automation
  • All recording, editing, and content publishing
  • Contributed to course format and structure

2024 — Present

AccuVol

Product & Operations Consultant

Supported product development and CE certification for an early-stage engineering startup building high-precision volumetric pumps. Designed strategic documentation, coordinated compliance and cross-team communication, and contributed to fundraising by sourcing and onboarding an investment consultant.

Built and maintain the company website. Leading outreach to potential investors and partners.

2024 — Present

TEAconf

Product & Operations Lead

Built and manage teaconf.org — a Webflow site with a large multi-collection CMS covering events, speakers, academic papers, talks, and course content. Airtable systems for financial and organisational tracking.

Led marketing through the TEAtalks podcast (recorded, edited, published with international Web3 speakers), visual assets, and social presence on X and LinkedIn. Leading community outreach and partnership development.

Currently leading production of the TEA Foundation certification course: shaping format, recording and editing all materials, building course infrastructure with Fillout quizzes and Certifier.io certificates, and managing all publishing.

2019 — Present

Independent

Product & Marketing Strategy Consultant

Supported startups and SMEs across finance, engineering, and emerging tech with product development, coordination, and go-to-market strategy. Pitch decks, research synthesis, graphic assets, UX feedback.

Provided UX and onboarding feedback for HoverTrusts, a DeFi platform.

E-commerce and web builds:

  • Luhusati — Shopify store build; custom Airtable system for expenses, margins, and pricing decisions; branding workshop and creative direction; brand identity design including business cards, envelopes, and certificates of authenticity; photographer and model sourcing (in progress)
  • Adaptonic — Square store, 100+ SKU herbal supplement catalog, Airtable product architecture, GA4, full post-launch ops
  • Isabella Bambagioni — Shopify store, product catalog, and payments

Apr — Dec 2023

Selected Projects Ltd.

Brand Strategist / Co-founder

Led market research, vision workshops, and brand development for early-stage startups. Supported fundraising for an Innovate UK-funded transport innovation project.

Product & UX

  • User research
  • Information architecture
  • Onboarding logic
  • CMS setup & management
  • Layout & interface design

Digital Platforms

  • Webflow (Expert)
  • Shopify
  • Squarespace / Square
  • Airtable / Notion
  • Google Workspace

Development

  • Next.js / React
  • Supabase · Vercel
  • Cloudflare R2
  • Claude · Codex
  • VS Code

Cloud & Security

  • CompTIA Security+
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner
  • Netlify · Vercel
  • Proton Drive

Web3 & Blockchain

  • IPFS
  • Solana
  • Solscan / Etherscan
  • Snapshot

Creative & Content

  • Adobe Illustrator & Acrobat
  • Pitch decks & presentations
  • Podcast production
  • Course production & editing
  • Brand strategy

Let's work together.

Available for full-time product/operations roles, plus consulting engagements. Based in Perugia, working remotely — happy to travel.

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