Web Software Developer and Interactive Director
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Senior Web Developer at CNET Networks
- Interactive Designer and Rich Media Consultant at Yahoo! Inc.
- Creative Director at JiDG, New Media Agency
- Past
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- Web Developer at CNET Networks
- Web Developer at Sugo Music
- Web developer at Ekster and Associates, Inc
- Education
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- AcademyX
- 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 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
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Senior Web Developer
CNET Networks
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CNET; Online Media industry)
March 2008 — Present (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 2006 — Present (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 2005 — Present (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 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
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AcademyX
Java Fundamentals 2007 — 2007
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Odessa State Polytechnic University
Information Management Systems and Technologies 1998 — 2001
Computer Science
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Spree Akademie GmbH
Information Systems in Banking 1996 — 1998
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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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