20+ years in design
Extensive expertise in user-focused UI/UX design across gaming, productivity tools, messaging platforms, web design, illustration, and branding.
Complex products
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Strategic Leadership
Built a core team of designers, partnered with select developers.
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Strategic Leadership
Collaborate directly with C-level executives to ensure design strategies align with broader business objectives, integrating user experience with strategic goals.
Team Building and Cost Optimization
Hired two top notch designers and streamlined the design process, reducing design-related expenses by 50%.
Transition of Outsourced Projects
Transitioned all design projects from external contractors to in-house teams, centralizing operations and significantly improving control over quality and consistency.
Brand Evolution
Led a comprehensive update of visual identity to enhance accessibility across various formats.
Achievements
3D Lut Mobile: App Transformation
Relaunched the 3DLUT mobile app, driving 20x in-app purchases, 12x more photos retouched, and 15x ads engagement
Complete Web Relaunch
Revamped the website with a new shop and subscription features, enhancing user experience and functionality.
Rapid MVP Launch for Photo Editing App
Delivered the MVP of Arams, a photo editing app with batch culling and retouching features, in record time. Streamlined workflows for professional photographers, enhancing efficiency and productivity.
Photoshop Plugin Redesign
Redesigned the Photoshop plugin to integrate cloud retouching, boosting functionality and improving usability.
photos4.me: Website Overhaul
Led a complete website redesign, creating a cohesive brand identity and distinctive style while significantly enhancing visual appeal and user engagement.
myshot.ai: Instant Photo Delivery Solution
Developed a platform for instant photo delivery from cameras via FTP, with integrated cloud storage and seamless sharing through unique links.
Achievements
Overall
Shipped 10+ core products, personally leading launches from concept to release.
Tested and validated 100+ MVPs and prototypes, driving rapid product discovery.
Spent 6 years scaling design and UX as we grew from startup to market leader.
Built intuitive, human-first interfaces that let field teams onboard in minutes.
Helped 50+ companies manage projects worth billions by making adoption seamless.
Initial Core Product Design
Developed the first design for the core product, securing over $12M in seed funding, including significant investment from a key client.
Designed 15+ Products for Clients and Internal Operations
Streamlined processes and created management tools that optimized workflows and improved efficiency.
Maximized Team Output with Lean Operations
Hired and led a team of three designers, reducing product launch time from two quarters to one and cutting marketing material delivery time from four weeks to one.
Leveraged Design for Competitive Advantage
Crafted a seamless UI/UX that drove client preference and caused competitors to be overlooked.
UX Research & Innovation
Conducted UX research and developed POCs/MVPs, leading to higher user adoption, increased sales, and acquisition of top-tier industry clients.
Design System Implementation
Established design principles, a cohesive visual language, and clear guidelines, fostering a stronger design culture and accelerating development speed.
Office Renovation
Transformed an empty building into a welcoming, functional workspace featured in design publications.
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Contributed to the development of key features for mobile communication
Chats, calls, group video calls, channels, and stories.
Revamped the ICQ client for Mac OS with a new design
Improved the user experience, better retention.
Explored new ideas for communication
Launched stories, communities, citations, encrypted calls.
Designed concepts and conducted user testing
Resulting in the release of a new messenger based on the prototypes.
Games
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Designed and Launched Two Free-to-Play Mobile Games
Developed two mobile games from concept to publication on the App Store and Google Play, providing comprehensive post-launch support. Completed full-cycle releases for:
An online word game, engaging players with challenging word puzzles.
A multiplayer online action game, inspired by Agar.io, delivering dynamic real-time gameplay.
Multidisciplinary Designer
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Freelance Projects for Leading Brands
Delivered photorealistic illustrations for digital and outdoor advertising campaigns, as well as high-profile publications for major local and international brands.
Led design and development teams to craft branding and websites for clients across diverse industries, including music, education, entertainment, and opposition politics.
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Multidisciplinary Designer at Art Lebedev Studio
Worked on 47 web and graphic design projects, showcasing versatility and attention to detail.
Overcame the studio’s most challenging probationary period, achieving accelerated success.
Took on and successfully delivered critical delayed projects.