Paul Popov Product & Operations Builder Design # Strategy, systems, code, and whatever else it takes. I'm Paul Popov. I run product and operations, and I build the software and systems behind them: full-stack applications from spec to deployment, designed properly. If it needs to exist and work, I'll figure it out. ## Now - Zabut the Splendid news soon - AccuVol - TEAconf - Jet 9000 ## Available Full-time roles and consulting Perugia, Italy. Remote, happy to travel. [hey@heypaul.xyz](mailto:hey@heypaul.xyz) ## Selected work ### [Zabut the Splendid](https://zabutsplendid.com) News soon Hospitality Sambuca di Sicilia 2026 A place to stay, eat, celebrate and rest in the Sicani hills of Sicily. I built the site in English, Italian and Turkish, and run the project's digital and IT setup and its local operations, from meetings with the municipality to property visits. ### [AccuVol](https://accuvol.com) Ongoing Engineering UK 2024 to now Precision volumetric pumps for regulated industries. I built and run the website, with its 3D product viewer and investor materials, wrote the CE self-certification documentation, and support fundraising: the pitch deck, meetings with VC funds, and bringing in an investment consultant. ### [Tech-Plas](https://tech-plas.com) Live Manufacturing Istanbul 2026 Plastic injection molding with roots in 1976. A Turkish and English site built around the quote: a page for every sector, PDF catalogs, and a ready-made request for every product. ### francesco.network Launching soon Network English and Italian 2026 People and places worth knowing: restaurants, hotels, professionals and opportunities, filtered by type and destination. It opens as a split screen, with Fontana Maggiore on the other half. ### [Fontana Maggiore](https://fontanamaggiore.com) Live Law firm Perugia 2026 A law and consulting studio on Piazza IV Novembre, working with a network of notaries, accountants and consultants. An Italian and English site, quiet and exact. ### [Luhusati](https://luhusati.com) New site Jewellery Shopify Moissanite jewellery made in limited runs. The new Shopify store, plus the brand identity, an Airtable system for margins and pricing, and creative direction. ### [Adaptonic](https://adaptonic.com) New site Herbal extracts Shopify Small-batch herbal extracts from Massachusetts. A brand overhaul and a move from Square to a new Shopify store, with the product database and operations behind a catalog of more than 100 products. ### [TEAconf](https://teaconf.org) Ongoing Conference Product & Operations Lead 2024 to now The Triple Entry Accounting conference. I run its technical side end to end: teaconf.org on Webflow with a large CMS, Airtable systems with automations across bases, the TEAtalks podcast, and the Foundation course, from dialogue scripts and recording to certificates issued with zero manual admin per learner. ### Also - [Isabella Bambagioni](https://isabellabambagioni.com) Artist's Shopify store, catalog and payments - Selected Projects Ltd Brand strategy, workshops and identities for startup founders, London - Pitch decks For several clients, including fundraising decks ## Things I make ### [Jet 9000](https://jet9000.vercel.app) Browser flight simulator In progress A flight simulator that runs in a browser tab, built on one rule: it should feel like flying the real jet, only simpler. Real terrain, real airports and live weather; a cockpit whose instruments follow how pilots actually place and read them. Aircraft model by Luca Martina, CC BY. ### [Ultrascript](https://ultrascript.vercel.app) Open source A professional teleprompter in a single HTML file. Runs offline in the browser, scrolls the way the eye reads, and handles several speakers across Latin, Greek and Cyrillic. Code on [GitHub](https://github.com/tigraki/ultrascript). ### [tally.ie](https://voteresults.vercel.app) Pilot 2027 Real-time tally verification for PR-STV elections, with a dashboard for every role in the count. Postgres, role-based access, migrations and a GitHub Actions workflow. ### [Riccy](https://riccy.xyz) Design study Contracts that carry their own proof: the text, its hash and both parties' Ed25519 signatures in one package you own, verifiable offline. A working demo in the browser. ## About I've worked across genuinely different worlds: simultaneous interpreting, luxury, real estate, e-commerce , Web3, an engineering startup and now hospitality. 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. I ship full-stack applications with AI tools, Claude and Codex, across the terminal, GitHub and GitHub Actions, Vercel, Cloudflare and Postgres, from build to production, including their design. Same approach I took with Webflow, Shopify and 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 - Russian native - Italian fluent - English fluent - Spanish, French, Greek intermediate Education - Master in Fashion & Luxury Management LUISS Business School, 2017 to 2019 - Bachelor in Advertising Communications Università per Stranieri di Perugia, 2012 to 2016 Certifications - CompTIA Security+ - AWS Cloud Practitioner - Recorded Future Intelligence Fundamentals - Webflow Expert - Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce ## Experience - 2026 to now ### Digital & Operations Zabut the Splendid Website, IT infrastructure and systems for a hospitality project in Sambuca di Sicilia; translation, municipal relations and property scouting. - 2026 to now ### Food Tour Guide Oxy Rise Food and wine tours through Perugia's old town for international groups, in several languages. - 2024 to now ### Product & Operations Lead TEAconf Own the technical infrastructure end to end: the Webflow site and its information architecture, Airtable systems with cross-base automations including the Malta event budget, the automated certification course, and the TEAtalks podcast. - 2024 to now ### Product & Operations Consultant AccuVol A regulated engineering product: built the website, handled CE self-certification documentation, and support fundraising with the pitch deck, meetings with VC funds, and sourcing and onboarding an investment consultant. - 2024 to now ### English Tutor Freelance One-to-one tutoring, with lessons planned around each student's level and goals. - 2019 to now ### Freelance Consultant Digital, e-commerce , brand & product Web and e-commerce builds on Webflow, Shopify, WooCommerce and Square; brand strategy for Selected Projects Ltd in London; pitch decks; and my own products, built and shipped. - 2023 ### Solomeo Talent Academy Brunello Cucinelli Luxury training: product, styling, retail, visual merchandising, buying and CRM. - 2022 ### Real Estate Agent, Trainee Prima Immobiliare, Perugia Property scouting and listing, showings, and communication between buyers and sellers. - 2015 to 2018 ### Simultaneous Interpreter, English and Russian EUBC / AIBA, Assisi Live interpreting during international courses for boxing trainers, referees and judges, and the participants' point of reference throughout. - 2012 to 2021 ### Social media, marketing, interpreting Marla, Dempsey's, Key Business, IAAF Social media for Marla and Dempsey's Perugia, a marketing internship at Key Business, and interpreting at the IAAF World Challenge in Rieti. ## Tools & skills ### Build & deploy AI-assisted full-stack work in Next.js, React, Node and Postgres. Vercel, Cloudflare, Netlify, GitHub and GitHub Actions, Supabase, Neon. ### Design Interface and visual design for everything I build. Claude Design, Illustrator; brand, graphic and print assets. ### Web & e-commerce Webflow (Expert), Shopify, WooCommerce, Square, Squarespace, WordPress. ### Automation & operations Airtable, Zapier, Fillout, Certifier. Operational systems, documentation and data structure. ### Media production Remote recording with Riverside, video editing, Vimeo, iMovie, podcast production. ### Marketing & brand Pitch decks and presentations, including for fundraising. Branding, strategy, content, social media, digital marketing. ## Contact Let's work together. [hey@heypaul.xyz](mailto:hey@heypaul.xyz) Available for full-time product and operations roles, and for consulting. Based in Perugia, working remotely, happy to travel. - [LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/paulxyz](https://linkedin.com/in/paulxyz/) - [GitHubgithub.com/tigraki](https://github.com/tigraki) heypaul.xyz Perugia, Italy