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Thomas Gabriel Chung

Growth & Partnerships

gabrielchung50@gmail.comTelegram @gabrielchungMoscow, Russiagabchung.net

Nigerian citizen with a valid Russian permanent residence permit. Open to relocation and to business trips.

Profile

Business development and growth specialist with four and a half years across Russia, Europe, the Gulf and West Africa. Founder-side and employee-side: a 1,000,000₽ government startup grant, B2B contracts with 10+ companies, a 200-prospect pipeline held at 90% of quarterly quota, and inbound qualification for luxury property buyers across five countries. English native, Russian C1.

Experience

  1. Lead Qualification Manager — MUSE Real Estate

    Aug 2026 — Present

    Spain (remote)

    • Qualify inbound leads from first contact — budget, requirement and readiness to buy.
    • Hand qualified leads to brokers with a full client briefing.
    • Track deal status with brokers through the funnel to minimise drop-off.
    • Negotiate and communicate with international clients in English at C2 level.

  2. Founder & Head of Business Development — GT Merch

    Mar 2022 — Present

    Kazan, Russia

    • Won a 1,000,000₽ government grant to continue developing the company in Russia.
    • Built the B2B sales strategy and closed contracts with 10+ companies.
    • Grew startup revenue by 40% in the first year of operation.
    • Managed logistics and supply chain for clients.

  3. Sales Manager — Outbound & Lead Generation — Ambersoft (AmberCore group)

    Feb 2026 — Jul 2026
    • Generated and qualified leads for Ambersoft, AMX and 17VLT — development, go-to-market and funding.
    • Ran targeted outreach and first calls with founders, technical and non-technical alike.
    • Built pipeline end to end, from sourcing contacts through to qualification and handover.
    • Worked the stack: Apollo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Crunchbase, plus direct Telegram and offline events.

  4. AI B2B Sales — Key Group

    Jun 2025 — Sep 2025

    Moscow, Russia

    • Sourced and won B2B clients using Apollo and LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
    • Launched and optimised email and LinkedIn sequences through Apollo and Expandi.
    • Automated workflows with Zapier, Amplemarket and Clay, plus LLMs for data processing.
    • Analysed campaign results and adapted strategy on the data.

  5. Financial Products Sales Specialist — Millenium Company (partner of Alfa-Bank)

    Sep 2023 — May 2025

    Kazan, Russia

    • Built and ran a sales strategy for banking products, lifting lead conversion by 25%.
    • Presented to B2B clients and closed deals from 250,000₽ upward.
    • Managed a pipeline of 200+ prospects in CRM.
    • Hit 90% of quarterly sales targets.

  6. Founder, CEO & ML Engineer — GT Augment

    Mar 2022 — Dec 2024

    Abuja, Nigeria

    • Developed 3 proprietary AI models for education, marketing and AR-based engagement.
    • Secured $100,000 in funding and scaled across 3 countries to 1,000+ users.
    • Oversaw technical content, investor decks and platform documentation.

  7. Campus Ambassador — Yandex

    Feb 2023 — Jul 2024

    Innopolis & Moscow, Russia

    • Delivered workshops and talks on IT, mathematics and computer science for international students.
    • Promoted Yandex products and internships at Innopolis University, lifting student engagement.
    • Brought in 50+ new customers through direct outreach and word of mouth.
    • Recommended students for Yandex internships and supported talent recruitment.

  8. Product Owner — Sales & Product Development — DREAM SPACE

    Sep 2022 — Dec 2022

    Kazan, Russia

    • Introduced Agile working across sales and development.
    • Ran 20+ B2B negotiations, demonstrating the product through AR.
    • Lifted site conversion by 15% through A/B testing of campaign material.

  9. Technical Copywriter — SOAX

    Mar 2022 — Jun 2022

    London, UK

    • Created technical content on AI/ML, proxy networks, VPNs and web data tools.
    • Increased website and social engagement by 20% through clearer product writing.
    • Owned end-to-end drafting and editing within a five-person writing team.

Education

  • MSc, Modern State of Artificial Intelligence — Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Moscow, Russia2022–2024
  • MSc, Technology Entrepreneurship — Innopolis University, Innopolis, Russia2022–2024
  • BSc, Automation of Technological Processes and Production — Voronezh State University of Engineering Technologies, Voronezh, Russia2018–2022
  • Certificate, Project Management — Google via Coursera, Remote2023–2024

Skills

Prospecting
Apollo · LinkedIn Sales Navigator · Crunchbase · Expandi
Commercial
B2B negotiation · Lead qualification · Funnel optimisation · Key account management · Investor negotiation
Automation
Zapier · Amplemarket · Clay · CRM systems
Languages
English — Native · Russian — C1 — Advanced

Awards & recognition

  • Ambassador — International Computer Science Competition2025
  • Finalist — Mathematics, master's level — All-Russian Olympiad2024
  • Winner — AI Hackathon — Latoken2024
  • Interview — AI and the future of urban mobility — KOTRA, South Korean Embassy, Moscow2024
  • Winner — startup grant, 1,000,000₽ — Russian Federation2023
  • Campus Ambassador — Yandex2023
  • Bronze — AR Hackathon — Innopolis University2022
  • Higher Scholarship Award for best students — Innopolis University2022
  • Winner — Russian Scholarship Project (AI) — Russian Federation2022