Serj Fedik

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Serj Fedik

Head of AI, strategic initiatives and special projects

SEKTA (formerly Hair Sekta), Moscow

I bring AI into departments and measure the result. I start with the routine work employees do by hand.

Summary

Current role

I bring artificial intelligence into departments and teach people to use it. Several dozen people trained inside the company.

Who it’s for

Retail, wholesale and manufacturing companies

Skills
  • Analytics factory
  • Bringing AI into departments
  • Modules and dashboards
  • Websites and landing pages
  • Data systematization
  • Company management panels
  • Consulting

Experience

since 2026
Head of AI, strategic initiativesSEKTA (formerly Hair Sekta), Moscow

Processes that lived in spreadsheets and managers’ heads have become modules of the company management panel.

2022 - 2026
From launching production to COOSEKTA (formerly Hair Sekta), Moscow

I ran the company, and when it grew into dozens of departments and several business lines, I focused on operations: tuning processes where general management is no longer enough. Today it is our own full-cycle production in Moscow, about 3,000 m².

2019 - 2022
Moving to Moscow: opening and running a salonSEKTA, Moscow

I moved to Moscow to open a salon and run it, and was there at the very start of SEKTA (formerly Hair Sekta).

2017 - 2019
SMM agency and training coursesRostov-on-Don

I started as a stylist: an all-round hairdresser diploma, from assistant to stylist at Hair Sekta.

2014 - 2017
Brand managerAcademy of Scientific Beauty, Rostov-on-Don

Device-based cosmetology, with training on the equipment in Spain, then hair: Italian extensions, keratin, collagen, hair botox and repair.

2011 - 2013
AccountingRoslogistika, Rostov-on-Don

From staff accountant to deputy chief accountant.

2007 - 2009
Business educationRussian School of Management

In my third year at university I took their course “Advertising That Sells” and stayed on to work there as a regional representative and training organizer.

Education

2026
AI Assistant for EntrepreneursMoscow Small Business
2025
Operational Excellence LeaderHSE University (Graduate School of Business)
68 academic hours
2024
Operations ManagementRussian School of Management
32 academic hours
2004 - 2010
Applied Informatics in ManagementDSTU, Rostov-on-Don
diploma

Full track: 9 more documents, DSTU diploma, accounting, hairdressing

Product and case

ATLAS PANEL
A company management panel for businesses whose data is scattered across a dozen systems.

A first working prototype for several departments: 1-2 months. The full system: from 3 months. I lead the architecture, logic and development myself. Integrations and design are done by trusted contractors.

Case: HR department

An employee’s entire journey in one system, from the moment a new position is needed to the day they leave.

Preparing a candidate review, debriefing the interview and making the decision.

before: days, sometimes a week; after: a few hours

Résumé and market analysis; Job site integration and salary benchmarks; Matching the candidate against expectations and reviewing tests; Interview recording checked against the résumé; Onboarding, schedules, bonuses and compensation