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Vlad Zhitnikov

Critic · DISC type C
Member at BNI Business Edge
📍 Vaughan, Ontario, Canada

Vlad Zhitnikov is the CEO of Cloud IT! Corp. , a firm he founded in 2005 to help organizations streamline their technology. He specializes in transforming inefficient IT environments into productive, cloud-based virtual workplaces. He is a serial entrepreneur with an MSc in Computer Science and is described by colleagues as an expert technical professional.

Originally from Moscow, Vlad has an international background, having lived and worked in Israel before moving to Canada. He is an active member of a B2B networking group and serves as a mentor for the York Entrepreneurship Development Institute. In 2017, he joined the Board of Directors for the UCANDU Foundation for Accelerated Learning.

His favorite professional challenge is taking on a client whose IT is a mess and turning it into a simple, maintainable system that employees love.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Personality Overview

How Vlad shows up

Negotiator
Information Seeker
Critic

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.

Priorities

Topics Vlad cares about

IT Transformation
Helps organizations make peace with their technology by implementing cloud-based virtual workplaces, hardware subscriptions, and offering comprehensive IT support.
Cybersecurity Threats
His recent activity shows a strong focus on emerging cybersecurity issues like phishing, malware, hacked accounts, and the seizure of DDoS domains.
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Career

Work history

11-2011
Member
BNI Business Edge
5-2005
CEO
Cloud IT! (CIT Corp.)
1999 - 2004
Tech Support Team Leader and Presale Engineer
Magalcom Communications & computers
1998 - 1999
Sr. System Administrator
Europ Assistance (Israel)
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Media appearances

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Education
1982 - 1987
MSc
Moscow State University of Railway Engineering (MIIT)
Education details unavailable
Schulich School of Business - York University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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