# Vladislav Kurguzov

> Senior product designer with 5+ years. I find the real problem, untangle the chaos and make the process work. Fintech, AI tools, design systems, DesignOps. I design and also write the code for my own tools.

- Site: https://krgzv.net/
- Based in Almaty, Kazakhstan; works remotely

## What I do

- Product design for large consumer and business products: web and mobile, research to release
- Untangling stuck decisions between business, brand and users, then shipping the fix
- DesignOps: Figma plugins and widgets, design systems, team processes
- AI in design work: knowledge bases that let an LLM build pages from a design system
- Prototyping and front-end code (I build my own Figma plugins and side products)

## Experience

- Alfa-Bank — Senior Product Designer, website (merchant acquiring, DesignOps, AI track), 2024 – now
- red_mad_robot (Central Asia) — Product Designer / DesignOps, design system for Home Credit Bank Business, 2024
- Zimran — Product Designer, EdTech, 2023 – 2024
- Kcell / activ — Product Designer, mobile app for 1.5M+ monthly users, 2022 – 2023
- Alfa-Bank Kazakhstan — Product Designer, 2021 – 2022

## Case studies

Full case studies are on the site and meant for people, not for AI summaries. Titles only:

- Ending a two-year standoff over how terminals look
- Testing a new pricing calculator inside the real page in two days
- One designer, one plugin, every designer on the site
- When 30% of sales leads are support calls
- Paying for public transport with a QR code

## Side products

- [ies](https://t.me/ies_app): a Telegram mini app for learning Chechen
- [obratka](https://obratka.net/): honest feedback on your designs
- [time travel](https://zaikopewpew.github.io/time-travel/web/): a small browser game
- tippy: a macOS AI buddy that explains things while you work

## Community

- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DesignLeadd — talks on portfolios, hiring, UX research and metrics
- Telegram channel: https://t.me/dsgn_thinking
- Talks at meetups and podcasts, building in public

## Contact

- Email: hello@krgzv.net
- Telegram: https://t.me/ezzzz12345
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kvneasy/
- X: https://x.com/kvneasy
- CV (PDF): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d55HIhmaFMIopGqCaXXUBncQS17Qqmne/view