Kirill Ulyanov

Web Software Developer and Interactive Director

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Senior Web Developer at CNET Networks
  • Interactive Designer and Rich Media Consultant at Yahoo! Inc.
  • Creative Director at JiDG, New Media Agency
Past
  • Web Developer at CNET Networks
  • Web Developer at Sugo Music
  • Web developer at Ekster and Associates, Inc
Education
  • AcademyX
  • Odessa State Polytechnic University
  • Spree Akademie GmbH
Connections
94 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Kirill Ulyanov’s Summary

Experienced and success-oriented web software developer and interactive director. Primary interest in data syndication, dynamic content and user interaction.

Kirill Ulyanov’s Specialties:

Data syndication and management, feed design and development, interactive content creation, Flash design and programming, user experience optimization. Digital imaging, retouching and photography.


Kirill Ulyanov’s Experience

  • Senior Web Developer

    CNET Networks

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

    March 2008Present (5 months)

    • Active participation in syndication projects and feeds development, customization and optimization, working closely with Strategic Partnerships and Marketing
    • Collaborating with Engineering, Product, Design, Marketing, QA, Operations and Editorial teams in order to meet and exceed customer expectations

  • Interactive Designer and Rich Media Consultant

    Yahoo! Inc.

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

    December 2006Present (1 year 8 months)

    • 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

  • Creative Director

    JiDG, New Media Agency

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

    January 2005Present (3 years 7 months)

    • Facilitating design, technical and content objectives for new and current projects
    • Creating project scopes, directives and timeframes, including the recommendations for particular tools to be used (i.e. making decisions on Ajax vs Flash usage, hosting recommendations, etc)
    • Communicating project requirements with design and development teams, making sure comps are delivered in time and the coding is relevant to the layout
    • Researching and recommending new technologies relative to Web Application Development, including the techniques of Web 2.0, Ajax, Ruby on Rails and ActionScript 3 for Flash
    • Establishing contacts with new clients and supporting existing clients base

  • Web Developer

    CNET Networks

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

    February 2007March 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 2002June 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 2002October 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

  • AcademyX

    Java Fundamentals 20072007

  • Odessa State Polytechnic University

    Information Management Systems and Technologies 19982001

    Computer Science

  • Spree Akademie GmbH

    Information Systems in Banking 19961998


Additional Information

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Kirill Ulyanov’s Interests:

New media, rich-media content, photography, digital arts, user experience, data syndication, technology and innovations


Kirill Ulyanov’s Contact Settings

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