Vasiliy Pugovkin

Vasiliy Pugovkin has extensive work experience in UX and UI design. Vasiliy currently works at Sledgehammer Games as an Expert UX Designer since March 2022. Prior to this, they held the position of Senior UX Designer at the same company from December 2020 to March 2022.

Before joining Sledgehammer Games, Vasiliy worked at Lesta Studio (Wargaming Saint Petersburg) for several years. Vasiliy served as the UX Lead for the console game "World of Warships: Legends" from June 2017 to November 2020. In this role, they led a team of designers, artists, tech artists, and programmers to create UI for the naval MMO game. Additionally, Vasiliy was responsible for planning design production within the Interaction Department.

Prior to their role as UX Lead, Vasiliy worked as an Interaction Designer and Senior Interaction Designer at Lesta Studio from May 2013 to April 2016. Vasiliy was responsible for designing and implementing interfaces for the action MMO game "World of Warships" and played a part in developing UI tools.

Before their time at Lesta Studio, Vasiliy worked as a Product Designer at Radario.ru from September 2011 to April 2013. Vasiliy worked on designing the Russian e-ticket service for events, focusing on the overall look and feel of the product and user interaction.

Vasiliy also held the position of Designer at Positive Communications from September 2011 to January 2013. In this role, they worked on various client and internal projects, including designing scenarios and interface wireframes for the mobile app "fotonyny.ru".

In 2010, Vasiliy co-founded Pulseture, a project management service. During their time there from October 2010 to August 2011, they were responsible for designing the product and its user interface, creating mockups and wireframes, developing branding, and creating a video demonstration.

Vasiliy began their career as a UI Designer at navolne.tv from September 2010 to March 2011.

Overall, Vasiliy Pugovkin has a strong background in UX and UI design, with experience in leading teams, designing interfaces for games and software, and creating innovative solutions.

Vasiliy Pugovkin began their education in 2005 at ITMO University, where they pursued a field of study in Ecology. The specific degree obtained is not provided in the information. Additionally, in December 2021, they obtained a certification in "Mastering Design Thinking" from the MIT Sloan School of Management.