Kirill Ulyanov

Current

Senior Web Developer at CBS Interactive
Interactive Director at JiDG, New Media Agency

Past

Web and Rich Media Consultant at Yahoo! Inc.
Web Developer at CNET Networks
Web Developer at Sugo Music

Web developer at Ekster and Associates, Inc

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Education

Odessa State Polytechnic University
Spree Akademie GmbH

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Kirill Ulyanov’s Summary

Experienced and success-oriented web software developer and interactive director. Primary interests: data syndication, dynamic content and user interfaces.

Kirill Ulyanov’s Specialties:

Data syndication and management, feed design and development, interactive content, Flash design and programming, user experience and interfaces.

Kirill Ulyanov’s Experience

Senior Web Developer

CBS Interactive

(Public Company; CBS; Online Media industry)

March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

Formerly CNET Networks, which was acquired by CBS Corporation in July 2008.

- Working as a Senior Web Developer for CNET Engineering group.
- Primary developer and point of contact for all partner syndication/feeds projects.
- Designing, scoping, developing and implementing custom feeds of various content available throughout CNET properties, including News, Reviews, CNET TV and Shopper.
- Working together with Strategic Partnerships department to deliver the best possible solution to the customer in the shortest timeframe.
- Researching and implementing new ways to improve and simplify the overall operation of CNET feeds platform.
Interactive Director

JiDG, New Media Agency

(Online Media industry)

January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)

• Facilitating design, technical and content objectives for new and current projects
• Creating project scopes, directives and timeframes; managing all aspects of project life-cycle, from planning and scoping, to delivery and user acceptance
• Communicating project requirements with design and development teams, acting as a liaison between creative, technical and administrative camps
• Establishing contacts with new clients and supporting existing client base
• Researching and recommending new technologies relative to Web Applications Development, User Experience and Rich Media production
Web and Rich Media Consultant

Yahoo! Inc.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; YHOO; Internet industry)

December 2006 — November 2008 (2 years )

• Designing and creating Flash banner campaigns, interactive presentations, and print graphics using Flash, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Scoping, managing and delivering top-notch rich-media interactive projects, crisp and clear HTML websites and artwork
• Working with Marketing and Engineering departments to make sure advertisement campaigns are delivered on time and exceed expectations
• Researching and suggesting new technologies and different ways to improve overall workflow, cut the production costs
• Providing consultations and support to Art Directors and Marketing staff with various tasks, including the evaluation of different designs, suggestions on possible improvements and usability

Effective November 2008 will continue providing various services as an agency.
Web Developer

CNET Networks

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CNET; Online Media industry)

February 2007 — March 2008 (1 year 2 months)

• Active participation in syndication projects and feeds development, customization and optimization, working closely with Strategic Partnerships and Marketing
• Responsible for developing and maintaining both back-end and front-end code for high-volume, high-traffic, end-user facing websites
• Collaborating with Engineering, Product, Design, Marketing, QA, Operations and Editorial teams in order to meet and exceed customer expectations
• Implementing and maintaining final, production-quality code directly within site JSP/Java/PHP code base, primarily contributing to new projects and also minor bug-level work
• Working with version control systems (CVS and SVN), handling RPM management, setting up and configuring development environments on Linux
Web Developer

Sugo Music

(Media Production industry)

October 2002 — June 2006 (3 years 9 months)

• Developed site templates and CMS using PHP, xHTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Programmed and implemented e-commerce solution based on company needs
• Created dynamically loading pop-up pages using JavaScript and xHTML/CSS techniques
• Designed and developed Flash presentations for various corporate clients which significantly impacted customer flow and revenues; Flash 8 and ActionScripting
• Ensured smooth transactions via 128-bit encrypted SSL protocol and cURL utility
• Adopted and tested code provided by other developers to comply with W3C rules
• Updated and supported web site when needed, researched and applied new technologies and techniques, such as CSS2, Ajax, XML
Web developer

Ekster and Associates, Inc

(Privately Held; Industrial Automation industry)

February 2002 — October 2002 (9 months)

• Designed and developed site back-end and structural components, PHP and MySQL were used as the back-end engine
• Created site front-end, user interface and graphics elements. Sketches and mock-ups created in Photoshop, sliced and put together using DHTML, CSS and JavaScript tools
• Implemented cross-browser compatibility tests (IE, Netscape, Safari)
• Created technical documentation for both site back-end and front-end, which included complete reference of the site architecture and internal mechanisms
• Researched new technologies and products

Kirill Ulyanov’s Education

Odessa State Polytechnic University

Information Management Systems and Technologies 1998 — 2001

Computer Science
Spree Akademie GmbH

Information Systems in Banking 1996 — 1998