Yuriy Nekrasov

Yuriy Nekrasov has over 10 years of professional experience. Yuriy began their career in 2006 as a Marketing and Safety Intern for the Chicago Transit Authority. In 2008, they moved to Marcus Evans as a Sponsorship Sales Executive - Business Strategy Sector. In 2009, they became a Project Manager at INTERSOG. In 2010, they were a Social Media Marketing Specialist at ComboApp. In 2011, they held four roles at BayRu LLC: Sales Call Center Manager, Senior Project Manager, Business Analyst, and Marketing Manager. In 2013, they became the Principal at NKRSV Consulting Inc. In 2014, they were the Co-Founder and CEO of Babstr, Inc. Since 2017, they have been the President and CEO of UTECH, as well as the Director of Business Development and Director of Marketing and Sales. In their role as Director of Business Development, they sought out strategic white label partnerships to exponentially grow the business, and expanded the trucking client customer base in the Midwest. Yuriy also grew the customer base to 30,000 users and 3,500 companies nationwide. As Director of Marketing and Sales, they developed materials to support sales and lead generation, including optimizing website, advertising, social media, pitch decks, and proposal templates. Yuriy also researched the current marketplace, competitors, product offerings and target audiences, and coordinated all exhibitions, conferences, speaking engagements and tradeshow activity, along with corresponding publicity.

Yuriy Nekrasov began their educational journey at Glenbrook South High School from 1999 to 2003. Yuriy then attended Oakton College from 2003 to 2005. In 2005, they completed their Bachelor of Science in Commerce from DePaul University, majoring in Integrated Marketing Education (Strategic Analysis and Planning) and Management (Entrepreneurship). In September 2020, they obtained a Certificate in Product Strategy from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management.