Senior UX (User Experience) Designer
Resume:
Jan Maska
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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
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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
Planning
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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.
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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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