Jan Maska

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Software needs to

make my work easier.

- any user in IT history

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Leadership

Built and led successful

cross-disciplinary

teams. Transformed

small design units into

fully functional UX & UI

teams.

Design

Knowledge of modern

trends, ability to design

compelling and timeless

visuals. Proven ability to

create unique visuals

while adhering to

corporate branding.

Development

Expert knowledge of

web technologies,

mobile technologies,

and accessibility stan-

dards such as Section

508 and WCAG.

UX / UI

Successfully trans-

formed data-driven UIs

into easily usable and

intuitive user experi-

ence with accent on

modern trends and

standards.

I worked with Jan on a number of projects is a very fast-paced environment. He was always able to respond with creative and thoughtful work on time, and was very helpful in supporting our business efforts.

- Ian Bruce, VP Corporate Communications, Intralinks

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Professional History

Senior Web Developer (2012+)

Monster Technologies

Division of Monster Worldwide, Prague, Czech Republic Objectives

Design & Development of next generation User Interface for Monster Government Solution (MGS) software suite. Improvement and incremental updates of existing user interfaces. Education of developers in modern web technologies and standards, mentoring junior team members.

Achievements

Establishment of UI Development as part of development process Modernization of significant part of MGS suite

Section 508 compliance of MGS suite

Introduced jQuery, AJAX, SASS technologies into MGS suite Integrated Bootstrap/SASS as foundation of UI design&development Keywords

User Experience, UX Design,

Visual Design, HTML5, CSS3,

jQuery, Bootstrap, SASS, JSP,

Freemarker, STRUTS

Justinmind, Axure RP,

Mindmap, VUE, Adobe CC,

IntelliJ IDEA, Perforce, JIRA

Section 508, WCAG,

Responsive Design,

Mobile & handheld UX

Education, Mentoring, Agile,

SCRUM, Teamwork, Problem

Solving, Accessibility

Evangelization

Senior UX Designer (2007-2012)

Hewlett-Packard

Software R&D Division, Prague, Czech Republic

Objectives

Design HP SOA family of software products. Apply incremental updates to existing user interfaces. Design and document next generation UX and UI standards for HP SOA family. Support UI development and mentor junior team members.

Achievements

Successful reinvention of UX and visual form of HP SOA family Unification of visual style of existing HP SOA products Co-authorship of HP Application Lifecycle Intelligence (ALI) Collaboration on UX of several HP Quality Center modules Innovative UI of HP SOA initiated company-wide UI redesign effort Keywords

User Experience, Visual

Design, Proof of Concept,

Prototyping, ExtJS/Sencha,

PrototypeJS, jQuery, JSP, JSF

Visio, Axure RP, Mindmap,

VUE, Adobe CS, Photoshop,

Illustrator, SVN, Quality

Center

Section 508, WCAG

Project Management, Agile,

SCRUM, Teamwork,

Communication Facilitation,

Mentoring

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Lead Designer (2003-2007)

Systinet

Prague, Czech Republic

Objectives

Form and lead a cross-disciplinary UI Team, consisting of both designers and front-end developers. Design and develop web-based UI for entire Systinet family of products, with special attention to usability and Section 508

Achievements

Formed a successful cross-disciplinary UI team

Successfully promoted UX to become a vital factor in development Established Design Phase as a crucial part of development process Led the UI Team and inspired even developers to actively support updates and rewrites of the front-end

Keywords

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UX Design, Visual Design,

Proof of Concept, Core

Javascript, CSS, HTML/XHTML,

Flash, Laszlo, XSLT

Visio, Axure RP, Mindmap,

VUE, Adobe CS, Photoshop,

Illustrator, SVN, Quality

Center

Section 508, WCAG

Project Management, Agile,

SCRUM, Team Management,

Teamwork, Problem Solving,

Mentoring, UX Design

Evangelization

Webmaster / Designer (2001-2003)

Systinet

Prague, Czech Republic

Objectives

Design company’s new website. Design and build accompanying websites (community portal, client portal/download site/license registry, etc). Work closely with Marketing Dept. to increase online presence of company.

Achievements

Led a small team of webdevelopers to deliver a unique Content Management solution integrated with Macromedia Contribute and CVS versioning system.

Successfully designed, launched, and maintained Systinet website Extended core website with community portal (discussion forum, mailing list) and customer portal (licensing, download central, updater) Assisted Marketing Dept. in increasing company’s online footprint Recognized for achievements, promoted to Lead Designer and tasked with building a UX/UI Team within Systinet

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Visual Design, Database

Architecture, Software

Architecture, MySQL, PHP,

PERL, Python, HTML, CSS,

Core Javascript, XSLT, Flash

Adobe CS, Photoshop, Eclipse

IDE, NetBeans, Macromedia

Contribute, CVS, Bugzilla

WCAG, UAAG, General

Accessibility

Project Management,

Waterfall, Technical Analysis,

Software Architecture,

Marketing Analysis, Business

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Team Leader (2000)

Computer Help

Prague, Czech Republic

Objectives

Form and lead a cross-disciplinary development team which would deliver a framework and contents of eLearning application. Achievements

Formed a successful project team

Led the team to deliver a fully functional eLearning framework Led the team to deliver initial set of online courses Successfully completed project in less than a year, exceeding original expectations

Keywords

Other Skills & Experience

Corel Suite, Adobe Creative

Suite, Adobe Creative

Cloud, Blender 3D,

Autodesk 3DMax,

Photoshop, Premiere,

AfterEffects, Illustrator,

Axure RP, Justinmind, Visio,

MS Office, MS Project

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Workflow Design,

Web/Desktop/Mobile

Design, DTP Design, Theory

of Games, Psychology of

Shapes, Psychology of

Colors, User-Centered

Design, Business Analysis,

Technical Analysis

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Javascript, ECMAScript,

jQuery, Prototype,

ExtJS/Sencha, JSP,

Freemarker, HTML, HTML5,

CSS 1/2/3, LESS,

SASS/SCSS, SQL, PHP,

PERL, Python, Jython

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Team Management, Project

Management, Project

Planning, Visual Design,

Technical Analysis

Visio, Adobe CS, Photoshop,

Illustrator, Corel, CVS, JIRA,

Wiki, MS Office, MS Project

WCAG

Project Management, Team

Management, Project

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I worked with Jan for many years on a number of projects. He was always able to deliver top quality work on time, and his graphic designs created distinctive individuality for each project. Jan's expertise with web technologies and knowledge of Accessibility and Section 508 was a great asset when government contracts came into play.

- Radovan Janecek, SVP Engineering, GoodData

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Education

Mass Communication / Psychology (1997-2000)

Masaryk University

Brno, Czech Republic

Art Gymnasium (1992-1996)

Akademicke Gymnasium Mojmirovo Namesti

Brno, Czech Republic

Frequently Asked Questions

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What can you bring to the table, that we can’t get anywhere else? A vast amount of experience, passion, attention to detail, and desire to improve. I believe that every design must be both esthetically pleasing and practical. Users are people, not fictional personas; we need to design for them, to make their life easier. map-marke

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Are you eligible to work in U.S.?

Yes. I am a holder of a CR-1 visa, and a Green Card holder. I am eligible to work in U.S, and require no sponsorship.

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Do you have a complex Portfolio?

No. There are projects I would love to share but am not allowed to, for legal reasons. I am, however, constantly updating my personal portfolio with both real past projects, and designs and studies which I did either as a part of a volunteer activity, or just for fun. You can download the portfolio as whole or in parts using links at the end of this Resume. bubbles4큧

Have you studied HCI or related?

Not formally. When I began my careed of UX Designer, studying HCI at an university wasn’t an option yet. I have studied HCI in my private time, and as a part of my career. I have however found out that, when it comes to applicable results, practical experience is at least as valuable as formal diploma.

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Portfolio

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All items in the Portfolio are available as ZIP archives, downloadable either separately, or as a single file. You may need to install additional oftware in order to view some of the files. HP ALI 2.0

Software, providing

detailed analytic reports

on software development

lifecycle.

HP ALI 2.0

Additional SCRUM & Agile

features for HP ALI, supporting

efficient project planning.

MGS Offboarding

Product from MGS family,

enabling employee separation

workflow and providing

complex control over it.

AXURE

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AXURE

social

Social Network

Brief study of redesign

of a social network website

with accent on simplicity

and mobile design.

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Mobile Game

Brief study of UX Design for

a mobile gaming platform.

Full Archive

Download a single file

containing the entire

Portfolio.

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