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YURII KALASHNIK
AI Solutions Architect | AI Automation Consultant | Product Architect
Ukraine | Remote / Global | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | stviga.com
Founder-minded AI and product leader with 10+ years across business analysis, system design, delivery leadership, and AI-enabled SaaS. I help companies turn ambiguous ideas and manual workflows into structured, production-ready systems through discovery, solution architecture, automation design, requirements, and implementation alignment. My current focus is AI consulting, intelligent automation, LLM-enabled workflows, and scalable product systems with real business value.
CORE EXPERTISE
AI & Automation
LLM workflows, RAG patterns, agent behavior design, prompt/context strategy, structured outputs, document intelligence, workflow automation, API orchestration, AI quality controls
Product & Architecture
Discovery, product scope, capability mapping, user/system flows, requirements architecture, backlog decomposition, acceptance logic, roadmap framing, stakeholder alignment
Technical Delivery
Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, SQL/PostgreSQL, REST APIs, OpenAPI, Postman, Vercel, CI/CD, Python integration glue, data modeling, dashboards
Domains
AI SaaS, e-commerce, recruiting automation, content platforms, fintech-adjacent systems, internal productivity tools, gaming, founder-led product environments
SELECTED PORTFOLIO
BA / PO Assistant | Lead Developer / Solutions Architect
Stack: Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, Tailwind CSS, Vercel Cron
• Built a specialized AI-enabled toolkit for Business Analysts and Product Owners to support requirement analysis, backlog structuring, discovery workflows, and product planning.
• Designed the product as a practical “second brain” for structured product work, with automation, scheduled processes, and a production-oriented SaaS foundation.
AutoVacancy | Full-Stack Developer / Product Owner
Stack: Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, Tailwind CSS
• Architected and launched an AI-supported recruitment automation platform that helps teams create, structure, and manage job vacancies with far less manual effort.
• Focused on time savings, process consistency, and operational efficiency through a clean B2B SaaS workflow.
TubeNest | Full-Stack Developer
Stack: Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, Tailwind CSS, Paddle, Stripe
• Developed a content cataloging and monetization SaaS for YouTube workflows, combining scalable content architecture, search-friendly structure, and recurring billing.
• Integrated subscription logic and payment infrastructure while keeping the product optimized for growth and discoverability.
StViga LLC Website | Founder / Product Architect / Web Lead
Stack: HTML5, Modern CSS, Vanilla JavaScript
• Created the official website for my own company as a lightweight corporate brand platform supporting positioning, partner communication, and trust-building.
• Used it as the digital foundation for a founder-led AI and product consultancy rather than a simple brochure site.
Additional product and web projects: StViga Minifigs (e-commerce storefront), Sanitarium (web-based game experience).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Product Lead & Product Architect | StViga LLC | Sep 2025 - Present
• Lead the design and evolution of multiple AI-first SaaS products focused on automation, knowledge-heavy workflows, decision support, and embedded AI behavior across products such as AHRAS, BA Assistant, TubeNest, and AquaLura.
• Own product scope, solution architecture direction, delivery alignment, and production-readiness standards, ensuring that ideas move from concept to implementable systems instead of staying at demo level.
• Translate ambiguous business goals into maintainable architectures with workflow orchestration, agent logic, API integrations, retrieval-based knowledge flows, structured outputs, and practical guardrails for quality and controllability.
• Define product decomposition, backlog structure, capability maps, requirements, system flows, acceptance logic, and release expectations so engineering work stays connected to business outcomes.
Senior Business Analyst & Product Architect | Document Intelligence & Prompting (NDA) | Jan 2025 - Dec 2025
• Worked across fintech and internal AI platform initiatives, operating at the intersection of business analysis, product architecture, and applied AI design.
• Designed structured requirements, integration logic, and architecture direction for distributed systems involving REST, SOAP, RPC, queue-based interactions, and AI-assisted user flows.
• Defined prompt and behavior requirements for intelligent validation, contextual guidance, and controlled AI outputs in environments where predictability and compliance matter.
• Produced SRS, UML, ERD, and OpenAPI-based documentation while serving as a synchronization point between business goals, product expectations, and technical implementation.
Middle Business Analyst | EPAM | Jul 2021 - Jan 2025
• Worked on enterprise and client-facing initiatives across e-commerce and internal education, focusing on requirements elicitation, process analysis, delivery support, and stakeholder alignment.
• Owned BA activities within project teams, facilitated workshops and grooming, maintained user stories and acceptance criteria, and supported UX and development teams through implementation and validation.
• Contributed to large e-commerce refactoring and discovery efforts, helping move customer-facing solutions from concept to implementable scope.
Senior Business Analyst | Giraffe Software | Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
• Led analysis and solution shaping for 10+ client projects across taxi, fitness, medical, and messaging domains.
• Worked directly with clients to clarify business goals, structure functional requirements, and create analytical artifacts including workflows, specifications, use cases, and prototype-level visualizations.
• Acted as both analyst and business consultant, balancing business needs with technical feasibility and delivery realities.
Middle Business Analyst / Lead Analyst / Scrum Master | Zakaz.ua | Oct 2018 - Dec 2019
• Worked in a hybrid BA, Scrum Master, and leadership role inside a growing e-commerce company, supporting scale-up from one analyst across two teams to a BA function serving six teams.
• Built Scrum processes across the company, trained team leads to act as Scrum Masters, facilitated Scrum of Scrums, and supported backlog structuring with product leadership.
• Led redesign and integration initiatives, supported long-term planning, and used SQL and BI reporting to improve delivery visibility and decision-making.
Business Analyst / Scrum Master | LeBoutique | Nov 2016 - Oct 2018
• Supported Agile delivery and business analysis within an e-commerce product team, facilitating ceremonies, backlog refinement, stakeholder meetings, and requirement clarification.
• Worked closely with product and development teams to align priorities, reduce ambiguity, and support redesign and integration initiatives.
Game Designer / Game Analyst | NDA GameDev Company | Jun 2018 - Jan 2021
• Contributed to Magic Streets, a GPS AR game, across concept design, analytics, live product iteration, A/B test hypotheses, and player behavior analysis in a small cross-functional team.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Education
Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University (VSPU)
Physics and Mathematics Faculty
2001 - 2006
Selected Training
Comprehensive Business Analysis Training (BABOK 3.0)
Generative AI for Machine Learning Engineers (Google Cloud Skills Boost)
Author of Prompt Engineer course (GoIT, 2025)
Portfolio and company background: stviga.com