Work History

CIO and Lead UAV Engineer

Miltech Company (NDA)
Oct 2023 – Current

• Designed and developed UAVs and peripheral equipment with a focus on innovative solutions for defense and industrial applications.
• Collaborated with teams on prototyping and testing to optimize product functionality and manufacturability.
• Drafted technical documentation and conducted quality control checks for UAV manufacturing.
• Integrated 3D printing technologies and advanced materials into production workflows.
• Developed racing drones from concept to realization as a personal hobby project, applying innovative design techniques and testing methodologies.

Art director / Level designer

StreamTech Ltd. Lviv

Mar 2020 – Oct 2023

• Designed and developed 16 square kilometers of open space world for the third camera, ensuring a seamless and immersive gaming environment.
• Spearheaded the planning and blocking for buildings and in-game locations, optimizing player experiences.
• Successfully implemented a robust system for terrain generation, vehicle modeling, and character design to enhance game realism.
• Pioneered the development of a character and car constructor, streamlining the content creation process.
• Fostered effective cross-departmental communication between 2D, 3D, Level Design, and Technical teams, promoting synergy and collaboration.
• Proficiently managed a ten(10)-member team, overseeing tasks, setting project milestones, and ensuring project deliverables were met on time.
• Conducted candidate communication and interviews, contributing to the recruitment and onboarding of top talent for the company.

Level Designer

Plarium, Kharkiv

Feb 2019 – Feb 2020

• Executed Level Designer duties, consistently delivering captivating gameplay experiences.
• Innovatively designed and developed tools to enhance level design efficiency, emphasizing speed and quality to elevate the overall gaming experience.
• Enhanced game levels based on thorough analysis of playtest feedbacks.

Level Designer / Environment Team Lead

Plarium, Kharkiv

Jul 2018 – Jan 2019

• Engineered a comprehensive production system, completely overhauling the project pipeline and management processes.
• Streamlined inter-departmental communication between 2D, 3D, Level Design and Technical teams.
• Successfully transitioned leadership responsibilities to a team lead from within the organization.

Technical Artist / Level Designer

Plarium, Kharkiv

Jan 2018 – Jun 2018

• Created a level development system from scratch.
• Produced whitebox and graybox designs (blockouts) for game environments.
• Established an in-house playtesting framework.

Level Designer / Team lead

Vostok Games, Kyiv

Mar 2017 – Dec 2017

• Developed the foundational compositions for all in-game locations in “Fear the Wolf.”
• Crafted and generated diverse landscapes.
• Orchestrated a team of three environment artists.
• Created Points of Interest (POI) compositions.
• Pioneered the concept of “auto-generating locations.”

Level Designer

Wargaming.net (Persha Studia), Kyiv

Feb 2013 – Feb 2017

• Designed immersive environments for “World of Warplanes.”
• Developed comprehensive level compositions and blockouts.
• Crafted engaging compositions for Points of Interest (POI).

CG Artist

Wargaming.net (Persha Studia), Kyiv

Aug 2011 – Jan 2013

• Created models and textures (tanks) for “World of Tanks”

CG Artist (2D/3D/Concept Art)

Nikitova Games (Persha Studia), Kyiv

Apr 2006 – Jul 2011

• Produced models and textures for outsourcing projects, including renowned titles like “Battlefield 2142”, “Overlord”, “Dirt 3”, “Sims 3”, “End of Nation”, “Siphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow (PSP)”, “Burnout Dominator (PSP)”, “DJ Hero 2”, “City of Villains”, “M&M’s Adventure”, “APB”, and “Grime Craft”.
• Additionally, contributed to the gaming industry by creating concept art and casual art for Facebook games.

Senior Print Designer

Scientific Methodological Center Of Ukraine, Nemishaeve, Kyiv region

Aug 2005 – Dec 2006

• Led a dynamic design team of six (6) professionals.
• Oversaw the design and production of educational books and teaching materials for the Ministry of Agrarian Politics of Ukraine.
• Managed the design and layout of instructional videos tailored for students in the agrarian field.
• Concurrently served as the in-house staff photographer.

Map maker (Level Maker for CS1.6 and Source)

Freelancer, Kyiv

Jun 2004 – Jul 2006

• Designed, customized, and marketed maps for “CS1.6” and “CS Source”, supplied to the prominent Kyiv games club.
• Skillfully integrated advertising elements into pre-existing maps.
• Enhanced core maps such as “de_dust” and “cs_office”.
• Crafted personalized player skins to elevate the gaming experience.

Printing Designer

Publishing House “BusinessTema”, Kyiv

Nov 2003 – Mar 2005

• Crafted artistic and contemporary designs for management professionals.
• Spearheaded the layout of colorful magazines.
• Created captivating advertisements for the magazine.