design.laboratory.bukengolts

Information architecture, Usability, Web Design

PAVEL BUKENGOLTS
Nashville, TN, USA
Phone: +1.615.866.2369
E-mail:  pavel@bukengolts.com

Skills

General:

• Strong working knowledge of user-centered design methodologies
• Steadfast in pursuit of clean, simple, and intuitive user interfaces
• Well acquainted in the economic importance of “usable” interface designs
• Considerable experience in user research and usability testing techniques
• Adept at translating business strategies into functional specifications
• Proficient at translating complex concepts into visual representations
• Skilled at balancing business goals with user needs while minding technical limitations
• Solid foundation of programming fundamentals
• Deep understanding of dynamic web application architectures and deployment techniques
• Understand real-world tradeoffs between desired features and implementation time
• Quite familiar with the limits and constraints of design for the Web and SEO

Design

• User Interface/Interaction Design
• Knowledge usability testing heuristics evaluation
• Information Architecture and Taxonomy
• Photography, Graphic Design
• Grids/Template Construction
• Graphics and Code Optimization
• Project Transition —Documentation, Hand-off and Training

Technology:

• Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash.
• QuarkXPress
• Axure
• Digital documents production, post-production and pre-press
• Advanced knowledge of: CSS, (D)HTML, XHTML, XML
• Working knowledge of: Flash, JavaScript
• Familiar with PHP and SQL
• Well versed in browser and platform issues
• OS: MAC OS, Microsoft Windows
• Other abilities: SAXoTECH Publicus Online Publishing System (CMS), OpenPages, Page Director Classified Layout System, Roundhouse Ad Tracking System, Graphics Pro, RIP, Print Plotter, Networking

Objective

• Develop user-friendly, functional and elegant interfaces for web sites and applications
• Promote thoughtful and effective user-centric methodologies
• Work with passionate, collaborative and earnest teams

Summary of Qualifications

• Experienced interaction designer with engineering background and 16 years of industry experience developing human-computer interfaces and web applications
• Proven skills in web and online media, graphic design. Skills in problem-solving and troubleshooting
• Capable of total involvement of projects from concept to completion
• Combining Master’s degree in Computer and Communication Science and Bachelors of Arts in Graphic Design
• Full range of experience creating art for electronic and print reproduction – from basic cut-and-paste to producing multi-layered, key-lined mechanicals for four-color printing
• Deep knowledge of contemporary technology, ability to setup and work with RIP’s, imagesetters, outputting and pre-press stations

Experience

Edgenet Inc.
UX Designer
2008-Present [Nashville, TN]

• Usability evaluation and design of rich user interface prototypes
• Working with Product Management and Developers teams utilizing mockups

Art Institute of Tennessee – Nashville; Web Design & Interactive Media Dept.
Web Design & Interactive Media Instructor
2008-present [Nashville, TN]

• Course of lectures and labs «Information Architecture»
• Course of lectures and labs «Usability Evaluation and Accessibility»
• Course of lectures and labs «User-Centered Interface Design»
• Course of lectures and labs «Interactive Design Concepts»
• Course of lectures and labs «Conceptual Interactive Design»

The Gannett – The Tennessean
Online Technical Production Coordinator II (Sr. Web Designer)
2005-2008[Nashville, TN]

• Design and develop look and feel of www.tennessean.com
• Analyzed existing site and content
• Developed site architecture to blend visitor and corporate goals
• Translated corporate concepts to web-safe, accessible design
• CMS prototype and production templates design and development forwww.tennessean.com
• CMS objects and macros development
• Daily update and check for SEO and web-promotion
• Quality control and established site design standards
• Prototype, templates design, architecture and usability consulting forwww.TennesseeGreen.com, www.TennesseanTravel.com, www.TuneInMusicCity.com and other corporate products.

The Gannett – The Tennessean
Online Technical Production Coordinator (Web Designer)
2002-2005 [Nashville, TN]

• Daily update content on www.tennessean.com
• Responsible for design, production, and site maintenance
• Primary tasks include web design and development, website redesign, usability analysis, information and design architecture
• Design special projects for web-site
• Web-unique content: streaming video, audio, photo galleries
• Quality control and established site design standards

The Gannett – The Tennessean
Graphic Artist/Paginator
1999-2002 [Nashville, TN]

• Advertiser and in-house ads design
• Page layout and ad placement
• Technical and pre-press troubleshooting

Belarus State University, Department of Journalism
Electronic Media Instructor
1996-1998 [Minsk, Belarus]

• Course of lectures and labs «Design, Layout And Make-Up Of The Publications»

NIKTAGRAPHICS Publishing House
Art Director
1997-1998 [Minsk, Belarus]

• Supervised and art-directed design and pre-press projects
• Started a web design studio
• Trained and supervised new employees

MAGIC Publishing House
Art Director
1992-1996 [Minsk, Belarus]

• Identity and style for internal and external customers
• Advertising projects
• As logic analyst, helped in making custom CMS and database for a business magazine

Minsk Radio-Technical Institute
Specialist in Graphics Software
1990-1993 [Minsk, Belarus]

Design and make-up of teaching booklets for MRTI

Education

School of Visual Arts

1986-1990
[Minsk, Belarus]
Graphic Design, BA

Minsk Radio-Technical Institute
1988-1993
[Minsk, Belarus]
Computer and Communication Science, MS