Val Paliy

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Summary

Held a position of a web master/library computer class assistant in Biddeford High School, Biddeford, ME, USA. Acted as an aid to the school’s main office staff. Helped a number of teachers repair problems with hardware/software.

Took part in various program presentations as an alum of both Freedom Support Act/Future Leaders Exchange (ACTR/ACCELS) and Undergraduate Exchange (IREX) exchange programs, which were held for applicants, as well as in various seminars for alumni in both Ukraine and Washington DC.

Did an internship in Ashland University’s Information Technology Department, Ashland University, Ashland, OH, USA. Among my responsibilities were repairing and installing hardware, installing and configuring software, working on student’s computers. Led a Bible study under the supervision of Dr. Michael Gleason Ph.D., who at that time was a director of religious life there. Also participated in various activities organized by International Student Services at AU and those organized by IREX.

Held a position of a web design project manager, search engine optimization specialist (as well as art director and a coder) in a web design studio called OxygenWorks, Nikolaev, Ukraine. Took part in an International Scientific Conference titled “Higher Education Perspectives: The Role Of Inter University Consortia”, presented a later published speech entitled “My Experience In The United States: What Makes A University Better”.

Held a position of web consultant, content writer and translator, and HR manager in a web design and development studio called DeepArtDesign, Nikolaev, Ukraine. Held a position of Project Manager/Developer/Tester at CrownITGroup.

Experience

Valticus Creator of & author at Valticus

valcodes Curator of Svelte Ukraine May 2020 - May 2021 (1 year 1 month) Don’t know what Svelte is? Ask me!

paliy.biz Freelancer, self-employed 2012 - May 2020 (8 years) Web & mobile applications developer using HTML, CSS, JavaScript + frameworks.

Crown IT Group Project Manager/Tester/Developer January 2009 - September 2011 (2 years 9 months) Go on to the web site to find out more about the company. CITG develops great web sites, and is now out of the shadow of sub-contracts. Please contact me to discuss opportunities further - I am sure we can help you create your next Drupal web site or a Facebook Application. My main responsibility at Crown IT Group is to manage the team and its projects according to the Agile principles. This invokes fast and efficient decision making, problem solving, and time management. I endorsed the use of Drupal CMS to speed up the development process. I am also responsible for overseeing custom web site development. We use the Code Igniter framework for that. I encourage heavy use of Open Source Software and Solutions during the developing process, to make sure no laws are broken. I myself am a strong believer in an Open Source nature of Information Technologies, and try to bring the same notion to my work. The work is done form home, over the Internet, and the team currently consists of 5 people.

ViPDesign (deprecated) Founder & CEO September 2006 - August 2008 (2 years) Founded the small company and ran it for a short time.

DeepArtDesign Junior HR/PR manager, SEM, Information Architect, Translator June 2006 - September 2006 (4 months) Comprehensive database management, hardware installation and maintenance, software installation and configuration, computer related problem solving, Web design project management, search engine optimization management, web site UI consulting, public relations, brand development, web site traffic growth, translation of web site content, writing and translating web site content, advertising revenue, new development deals generation. As a web consultant I made sure the web sites our team created were easily usable and accessible. This involved all kinds of tests I had to performed, even accessing our web sites with my eyes closed. As a team leader I was to make sure the work flow is optimized, the resources are spread accordingly, and the team itself is interconnected. I had endorsed daily meetings at the office, implementation of new technologies, such as the use of Content Management Systems and Zend Framework for custom PHP development. I consider the use of CMS when there were only a few of them, as well, as well as using a PHP framework to optimize the development process an achievement of my own, and the DeepArtDesign as a whole, as a result.

OxygenWorks HR/PR manager, SEM, Information Architect October 2002 - September 2005 (3 years) Web design project management, search engine optimization management, web site UI consulting, public relations, brand development, web site traffic growth, translation of web site content, writing and translating web site content, advertising revenue, new development deals generation. As a web design project manager at OxygenWorks I was responsible for managing various projects, which were mainly assignments from clients overseas. My team (and myself as a leader) was responsible for creating web sites from the ground up. This included creating a design mock up, discussing it with clients (I was responsible for all the communication), getting the feedback back to my team, and making sure we, as a team, acted upon it to a 100% of client satisfaction. My team consisted of approximately 10 IT-specialist, administrators, designers, and programmers. Back in 2002 we were the only team in Nikolaev (to my knowledge) that had an organized team that worked for clients overseas. I take personal pride in getting together a group of people that worked as one, utilizing HTML and Flash. Flash, at that time, was something new. The work was a done from home.

As a search engine optimization specialist, I personally made sure different modifications to the code were made, in order to make sure the sites we make get a good search engine position. This required HTML coding experience, Photoshop mock ups to HTML transaction, CSS, and DHTML programming, which I had to take on during the course of a few projects. As a participant of an International Scientific Conference titled “Higher Education Perspectives: The Role Of Inter University Consortia”, presented a later published speech entitled “My Experience In The United States: What Makes A University Better”, wrote an article telling my respected audience about the life of people with disabilities in the United Stated, particularly students.

Ashland University Information Technology Department AU Information Technology Department Intern September 2001 - March 2002 (7 months) Comprehensive database management, hardware installation and maintenance, software installation and configuration, computer related problem solving. While doing an internship in Ashland University’s Information Technology Department, Ashland University, Ashland, OH, USA, I was responsible for repairing faculty, staff, and student computers, taking care of the department’s help desk database, as well as computers within the department itself.

At the same time, while leading a Bible Study, I was responsible for spreading the Word Of God to the students who were interested in what the Bible has to say. We had frequent meeting during which we studied theology and watched theological movies, such as JESUS by Campus Crusade for Christ. While in Ashland University, I’d studied Non-degree American Studies, in an effort to help people with disabilities back home, by adapting the best American practices of working with people with disabilities, helping them be a part of society, and live a normal life.

Biddeford High School Web master/Library computer class assistant September 1997 - July 1998 (11 months) Web site UI design, instruction on workstation setup, assistance in information gathering for academic projects, assistance to the main office, hardware/ software related problems solving. Helped students of Biddeford High School in finding information they needed either in computerized catalogs or on the Internet. Acted as an administrator to 15 computers in the school’s library, which were Windows 98 machines. Created the first web site for the schools library. At that time the school itself didn’t have a website, while their library, with my help, did.

Education

• Nacional’nij Universitet ‘Kievo-Mogiljans’ka Akademija’, Masters, Computer Science · (1999 - 2006)
• Ashland University, Non-degree (Exchange Student), American Studies · (2001 - 2002)
• Biddeford High School, Non-degree, Exchange Studies · (1997 - 1998)