Oleh Kovalchuke

More than three years of usability inspection methods, including usability assessment and contextual interviews.
More than six years of website, web-based application, software and print design experience.
Developed application architecture and workflow, created graphic elements, styles, templates and finished solutions.
Analytical, conceptual, strategic, and client-savvy.

Key areas of expertise:

	Architecture of user experience
	User centered interaction design
	Usability research and testing
	Graphic design
	Web development

• Software interface architecture
  Suggested, architected and prototyped task based interface for beginner and intermediate level of users of Enterprise Configuration Manager - web based enterprise level system management application, scalable to tens of thousands machines. Organized and classified user tasks, generated UI taxonomy. Architected conceptually new application module based on analysis of user tasks. Developed workflow diagrams.
• Usability studies and testing
  Conducted one-on-one usability studies, contextual interviews and user focus groups. Composed user questionnaires, gathered user information and analyzed user profiles to build architecture of most common, valuable user tasks. Gathered and validated UI requirements from users and all branches of organization: Product Managers, System Engineers, Support and QA. Performed competitive product analysis. Defined UI specifications based on usability standards and best practices.
• Interaction Design
  Prototyped both advanced and entry level interface based on user feedback. Created high fidelity UI prototype storyboards (wireframes) in Visio. Conceptualized and implemented UI graphics and HTML templates.
  

• Software design
  Designed interface and coded layout prototypes for all screens of Enterprise Configuration Manager. Supervised development of workflow for one of the application modules. Produced storyboards. Conducted usability studies. Contributed to architecture design. Designed and produced all graphics and styles used in the application. Key contributor to transition to new, entirely web-based version of the product.
  "Extremely easy to use, it also has the power and functionality to manage even the largest network" - SC magazine about redesigned interface
• Company website and web marketing
  Solely responsible for complete redesign and maintenance of company website (visual concept, site architecture, information flow, page layouts, all graphics, Flash and Gif animations, coding, content updates etc.) and for all web related marketing materials (banners, virtual exhibits etc.). Redesigned website generated 6 times more leads than the old one (average weekly new user registration). As a result of granular optimization, website comes up on top of search results in several relevant keyword searches on Google.
• Graphic and Print design
  Designed print ads for magazines, two tradeshow booths, print collaterals and white papers. Designed document templates and trained personnel to use them.
  

• Development of site architecture: information flow on page and site level
• Design: concept; logo; layout; selection and integration of images, textures, colors, fonts.
• Implementation (development): HTML and JavaScript coding of layout templates, image cropping and optimization, animation.
• Collection of client requirements and presentation of design solutions to clients.

• HTML editing, creation of charts and animations
• Database maintenance (MS Access): Data parsing and queries design
• Evaluation of initial public offerings: Analysis of offerings filed with SEC
• Client support

• Design related projects: design and maintenance of 'Windows NT reference' and personal web sites