Management · Construction · IT · Urban Transport & Environment

Diana Zimina

Project Manager & Operations Leader

Experienced in delivering complex, large-scale projects across construction, transportation, urban development, IT, and business operations. Proven track record of building organizations from the ground up, leading multidisciplinary teams of 40–100+ professionals, and driving measurable operational improvements.

Tivat, Montenegro · dzimina@gmail.com · linkedin.com/in/dizimina
19+
years of project management experience
30+
projects delivered across diverse industries and scales
40+
people under management
Profile

Experienced in delivering large-scale public infrastructure projects, implementing digital transformation programs, and scaling businesses from launch to profitability. Adept at aligning government stakeholders, private businesses, engineering teams, and technology partners to achieve strategic objectives. Certified project management professional with strong expertise in project governance, operational excellence, organizational transformation, and cross-functional leadership.

Key Competencies
·Project Management
·Construction
·Team Building & Organizational Transformation
·Business Process Design & Optimization
·Strategic Planning & Business Development
·IT systems development and implementation
·Operational, financial and legal management
·Urban transport and environment
Experience
Operations Manager
2022 — present
“Exit.Design” Design Studio · Moscow, Russia

Led end-to-end operations of a multidisciplinary urban design consultancy specializing in transportation wayfinding and navigation systems.

Directed finance, legal, contracts, resourcing and client relationships while managing 40+ architects, designers, analysts and cartographers across 30+ client projects.

Co-Founder
2022 — 2025 (business sold)
Wake Montenegro — Wakesurf Club · Tivat, Montenegro

Founded and scaled the first wakesurf club in the Balkans, owning strategy, finance, marketing, operations and customer experience end to end.

Built a community of 250+ returning customers, reached full seasonal capacity, and achieved profitability within two years before a successful exit.

Head of Division, Surface Urban Passenger Transport
2017 — 2022
Moscow City Department of Transport · Moscow, Russia

Built Moscow’s Surface Transport Development Division from scratch, growing it to 50+ people and developing and implementing an in-house analytics platform that cut planning time from 24 to 2 hours.

Directed a citywide route network relaunch affecting 200+ routes, 1,800+ vehicles and 2.3 million residents — reducing travel times by 30–40% and doubling walk-accessible coverage from 43% to 86%.

Led the transformation of a 400+ person Traffic Operations Service, lifting schedule adherence from 75% to 90–95% and raising average salaries by 15%.

Project Manager
2014 — 2017
Strategic Business Solutions · Moscow, Russia

Co-developed, with McKinsey & Company, the governance framework for managing Moscow’s capital construction projects end to end.

Led a comprehensive assessment of a distressed IT company that unlocked new investment — revenue grew 2.7× afterward.

IT Project Manager / Deputy Head of the IT Department
2007 — 2014
PMSOFT · Moscow, Russia

Led enterprise rollouts of Oracle Primavera systems across oil & gas, energy and nuclear-sector clients.

Coordinated 7 project managers under one delivery standard, from planning through completion.

Education & Certification
International Project Management Association (IPMA)
Certified Project Management Specialist · 2011
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Engineering & Economics of Urban Construction and Management · 2003–2008
Let’s talk

Open to senior project and operations leadership opportunities across construction, urban development, infrastructure, and related industries.

dzimina@gmail.com  ·  LinkedIn  ·  +382 67 134 146
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