Aleksandr is available for hire

Aleksandr Novolokov

Verified Expert in Engineering

UI Developer

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Toptal member since August 31, 2022

Expertise

Web Development Front-end JavaScript Angular TypeScript Git Rust React.js Sass CSS AngularJS MongoDB Meteor Docker

Bio

Aleksandr is a developer who excels in design. He believes that UX offers a universal perspective and looks at the software development process through the prism of user experience. He is an expert with all things UX, creating prototypes, building integrations, and helping to adjust that last checkbox before product launch. Aleksandr has built teams of game developers and artists, implemented designs in HTML and SASS, delivered cross-platform mobile apps, and managed web projects for tv-shows.

Portfolio

PRé Sustainability

TypeScript, React, Angular, Azure, UX Prototyping, UI Prototyping, Mockups...

DDG LLC.

UX Wireframes, Teamwork, Git, Front-end

DDG LLC.

UX Wireframes, Websites, UX Prototyping, UI Prototyping, Mockups, HTML, Sass

Experience

UX Prototyping - 10 years
UX Wireframes - 10 years
Human-computer Interaction (HCI) - 6 years
UI Prototyping - 6 years
Human-centered Design (HCD) - 6 years
Angular - 6 years
React - 3 years
Rust - 3 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

MacOS, Rust, React, Angular, Linux, Docker, Koa, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Meteor

The most amazing...

...tool I've built is a navigator app for pipeline engineers, enabling them to navigate pipelines in the field and inspect technical details off-site.

Work Experience

Medior Developer

2016 - 2023

PRé Sustainability

Developed web application features from prototypes to production.
Migrated a large codebase from AngularJS to Angular and built a hybrid application.
Designed a web application, organized creative sessions with the team, and performed tactical and strategic design.
Supported the team with migration from Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) to Git, which improved the developer experience.

Technologies: TypeScript, React, Angular, Azure, UX Prototyping, UI Prototyping, Mockups, UX Wireframes, Workshop Facilitation, User Testing, Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS), Git

Project Manager

2015 - 2016

DDG LLC.

Managed development of web projects for tv-shows and quizzes and their integrations with content-management and authentication platforms.
Oversaw content-management platform support and maintenance.
Managed authentication platform support, maintenance, and integration.

Technologies: UX Wireframes, Teamwork, Git, Front-end

UX Designer

2014 - 2015

DDG LLC.

Designed an Android app for pipeline engineers and integrations with external equipment.
Created a cross-platform mobile app for taxi drivers and their customers.
Built a cross-platform app for beauty clinic staff's internal use.

Technologies: UX Wireframes, Websites, UX Prototyping, UI Prototyping, Mockups, HTML, Sass

UI/UX Designer and Project Manager

2013 - 2014

Mozgy

Built a great team of game developers and artists that had fun working together.
Designed experiments and tested games.
Presented the game at the Winter Nights game developer conference.

Technologies: User Experience (UX), Startups, IT Project Management

Web Designer

2012 - 2013

O.F.I.S.

Designed high- and low-fidelity mock-ups and facilitated discussions around user interaction ideas.
Implemented design in HTML and SASS.
Created a design kit in Adobe Illustrator, allowing for faster iterations.

Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, HTML, Sass, JavaScript

Experience

Karma-hue-reporter

https://www.npmjs.com/package/karma-hue-reporter

This is a karma test reporter that connects with Phillips hue light bulbs. It computes color from a number of failed and succeeded tests. By design, it uses less saturated colors when tests are partially failing and highly saturated colors when signaling a dramatic change in the number of failures or successes.

Education

2007 - 2010

Associate's Degree in Fashion Design

Fashion Design and Arts college (ВПШМиПТТ) - Saint Petersburg, Russia

Certifications

JUNE 2016 - PRESENT

Quantitative Methods

Coursera

MAY 2016 - PRESENT

Web Application Development with JavaScript and MongoDB

Coursera

MAY 2016 - PRESENT

Input and Interaction

Coursera

FEBRUARY 2016 - PRESENT

Introduction to Meteor.js Development

Coursera

FEBRUARY 2016 - PRESENT

Design Kit: The Course for Human-centered Design

NovoEd

JANUARY 2016 - PRESENT

Social Computing

Coursera

OCTOBER 2015 - PRESENT

Responsive Website Basics: Code with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Coursera

OCTOBER 2015 - PRESENT

Design Principles: An Introduction

Coursera

SEPTEMBER 2015 - PRESENT

Introduction to Communication Science

Coursera

SEPTEMBER 2015 - PRESENT

Human Centered Design: An Introduction

Coursera

SEPTEMBER 2014 - PRESENT

Introduction to Data Science

Coursera

DECEMBER 2013 - PRESENT

Human Computer Interaction

Coursera

Skills

Libraries/APIs

React

Tools

Git, Adobe Photoshop, Karma

Languages

Rust, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, Sass, CSS

Frameworks

Angular

Paradigms

Interactive Design, Human-centered Design (HCD), User Testing, Human-computer Interaction (HCI), Unit Testing

Platforms

Docker, Meteor, Azure

Storage

PostgreSQL, MongoDB

Other

UX Wireframes, UX Prototyping, Design, Front-end, Websites, UI Prototyping, Mockups, Web Development, Teamwork, Workshop Facilitation, User Experience (UX), Startups, IT Project Management, Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS)

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