Maxim Tkachenko Senior Product Designer | 10+ Years Exp | Ex-EPAM & NBC

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Lead Product Designer

Studio MTK

Aug 2024 - Current (1 year 10 months)

Flare CRM / AI — Mediaspectrum Acted as strategic design partner to the CEO, leading the product’s design foundation for FlareAI and AI transformation for CRM platform. Key Highlights: 🎨 Design Ops: I closed the gap between design and engineering by building a Design System that mirrors the developers' Storybook Playground. This ensured 100% UI consistency in production. 🤖 AI Integration: I designed the core UX and UI for FlareAI (web and mobile), solving complex logic tasks like AI-driven message filtering and creating AI agents. 📈 Business Strategy and Impact: I translated high-level business visions into intuitive user flows, ensuring the product remains competitive in the fast-growing AI market and resulting in 6-month contract e

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Senior UX/Product designer

Individual Practice

Jul 2022 - Aug 2024 (2 years 2 months)

Operated as an independent Senior Product Designer and strategic design partner, delivering high-impact UX solutions for global enterprises and fast-growing startups across the US, Russia, and CIS markets. Focused on rapid MVP development, complex system redesigns, and turning complex business logic into intuitive, scalable digital products. Selected projects and impact: • NBC Universal (US) via Forte Group — Led UI/UX strategy for GolfNow Intel, a Business Intelligence platform. Transformed massive datasets into clear, actionable dashboards for golf club owners and managers. • Chemdirect (US) via Forte Group— Designed and successfully launched the MVP of a B2B chemical products distribution marketplace, bridging complex supply-chain re

User Experience Designer

EPAM Systems

Sep 2020 - May 2022 (1 year 9 months)

Delivery Central (Performance Module) Designing a complex analytics module for a massive internal ecosystem (CRM/ERP/PMS). The module focuses on visualizing project KPIs and predictive analytics for thousands of projects across the company. Key Responsibilities & Solutions • Research-Driven Approach: working in a team I spent a 6-month research cycle (stakeholder interviews, process audits, hypothesis validation). This deep preparation allowed me to complete the final UI design phase in just one week due to a clear understanding of user pain points. • Solving the "Blind" Data Entry: designed a Live Preview solution that allows managers to see chart changes in real-time as they adjust parameters. This removed a major friction point and sig

UX/UI designer

Coherent Solutions

Jan 2018 - Aug 2020 (2 years 8 months)

Crunchtime I spent 4 years transforming the mobile experience for a leading Restaurant Enterprise SaaS. My main mission was to move the company away from outdated "Photoshop design" toward a professional Product Thinking approach. What I brought to the table: 🚀 Process Leadership: I established a UX-first culture, replacing static PNGs with interactive prototypes and user validation cycles. 🛠️ Scalability: I built a mobile design system from the ground up (the "Underground" initiative) to sync logic across 5 different products. 📈 Business Impact: Led the design for a high-stakes mobile app launch for a major US Trade Show, delivered in just 5 months with a 100% success rate. 🤝 Collaboration: Acted as a bridge between US stakeholders

UX/UI Designer

ISsoft

Jan 2016 - Aug 2020 (4 years 8 months)

Crunchtime I spent 4 years transforming the mobile experience for a leading Restaurant Enterprise SaaS. My main mission was to move the company away from outdated "Photoshop design" toward a professional Product Thinking approach. What I brought to the table: 🚀 Process Leadership: I established a UX-first culture, replacing static PNGs with interactive prototypes and user validation cycles. 🛠️ Scalability: I built a mobile design system from the ground up (the "Underground" initiative) to sync logic across 5 different products. 📈 Business Impact: Led the design for a high-stakes mobile app launch for a major US Trade Show, delivered in just 5 months with a 100% success rate. 🤝 Collaboration: Acted as a bridge between US stakeholders

User Interface Designer

ISsoft

Aug 2015 - Jan 2016 (6 months)

___________________ United Bankers’ Bank Credit risk management product for effective loan portfolio control Produced prototypes and mockups for hand-off Prepared detailed design specifications

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