
Ilia Aleksandrov
Head of Design in Amsterdam
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Work Experience
As part of the Yandex Maps Team my role is to Identify new opportunities, evaluate company product performance and help develop long-term strategic plans for the future.
- Interpreting abstract business concepts and users analytics and turning them into product strategy.
- Meeting with stakeholders and team members to discuss their needs and the design solutions they want.
- Developing product plans and design with projected timelines and resources.
- Analyzing market research to create more effective designs.
- Reviewing feedback from users and making alterations according to the users needs.
- Pitching ideas and the product and creative vision to the stakeholders and communicating the project outline to the team.
- Hiring, developing, and inspiring the design team, or selecting a design team from outsource teams.
- Overseeing the design projects, from start to finish, and monitoring the staff members to ensure they adhere to the resources and timeline constraints.
Awards
Self-isolation index
Speaking
Our team presented detailed maps where buildings, roads, trees and other objects look almost like real ones. In the future, this will help both pedestrians and drivers navigate the streets faster.
Writing
"Yandex Maps" showed a project of "super-detailed" maps — with road markings, underpasses and trees
Volunteering
Yandex Design School is a project for budding product designers. Yandex employees and invited experts share their experience in product design with project participants. At the end of the program, participants will present a personal project.
Education
Dissertation topic: Research on channel separation methods in a digital information transmission system
Certifications
Academy: Driven By The Ocean / Has obtain skills and knowledge by the standards of ISSA for Inshore Skipper
Academy: Driven By The Ocean / Has obtain skills and knowledge by the standards of ISSA for VHF Radio Training