Serge Pukhaev

Serge started his career in tech in 1996 as a software engineer. Over the years, he has gone through the roles of System Analyst, System Architect, Product Manager, Project Manager, and Head of Software Development Department. By 2018, when Serge joined ScienceSoft as a Project Manager, he had established himself as a professional PM with solid management competencies, a strong technical background, and empathetic communication skills.

Serge’s experience in leading large-scale software-hardware projects for the measurement equipment manufacturing, electronics, and telecoms industries became a precious asset for ScienceSoft’s growing IoT direction. Serge stood at the origins of the company’s IoT consulting practice and fostered ScienceSoft’s competencies in IoT engineering for the fleet management and supply chain management domains.

As an IoT Expert, Serge helps ScienceSoft’s clients design high-performing, secure IoT solutions that digitally transform production, maintenance, asset control, and risk management operations. Well-versed in data analytics and big data, Serge also assists businesses in selecting pragmatic tech stacks and implementation options for IoT analytics.

As a Project Manager, Serge brings his in-depth knowledge of IoT specifics and mature PM practices to help clients plan and steadily implement innovative IoT solutions while keeping project costs under control. His first-hand experience in software architecting and engineering enables him to recognize and effectively mitigate both operational and technical project risks.

Serge has led ScienceSoft’s major IoT application development projects for the transportation and logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, and insurance sectors. Among the solutions successfully delivered with Serge’s involvement are an AWS-based IoT system for automated fleet management, fleet telematics processing software powered by IoT and big data, and an IoT-powered system for real-time monitoring of hospital stretcher conditions.

Serge is a frequent contributor to ScienceSoft’s software development blog. In his articles, he describes ways to build reliable asset tracking IoT solutions and shares best practices for realistic planning of complex IoT projects.

Having no insight into your asset performance is like navigating in the dark. IoT solutions switch on the lights, revealing patterns and connections that were previously hidden. But to truly benefit from that visibility, you need more than just some sensors and control software — you need a clear strategy, a well-integrated tech stack, and a team that can turn smart ideas into reliable, scalable systems. Underoptimized IoT generates more operating costs than useful insights.