Роман

Roman Kirchenko
Analyst — Research, Evidence & Complex Systems

Remote, Ukraine · [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) · romankir.com · stratoatlas.com · LinkedIn

Summary
I work with complex information and operational systems where a wrong assumption, weak
source, or undocumented decision can have real consequences.

My background combines independent research, enterprise product work, and international
project management. In StratoAtlas, I investigate how complex systems fail and verify claims
against sources before publication. In enterprise products, I worked with ERP, cybersecurity,
role-based workflows, operational data, and audit links. Earlier, I managed grant-funded
humanitarian projects involving procurement, reporting, external audits, and international
stakeholders.

I am comfortable working with incomplete information, checking what is actually supported,
documenting uncertainty, and turning fragmented evidence into a clear basis for further
review.

English: professional working proficiency; used regularly in international research,
consulting, and client communication.

Core Strengths
● Open-source research and source verification
● Evidence review and corroboration
● Clear, traceable documentation
● Identifying relevant risk signals and open questions
● Complex operational and data-heavy systems
● Communication across teams and stakeholders

Experience
Founder — StratoAtlas

Independent Research Practice
Remote · Feb 2026 – Present
StratoAtlas is an independent research project focused on failures in complex operational
and institutional systems.

● Built a verification workflow for checking claims, sources, and mechanism links
before publication.
● Keep findings traceable through a versioned registry and documented revisions.
● Work with external contributors who challenge findings and help test whether
conclusions hold.
● Published 190+ documented cases across AI, defence/miltech, enterprise, and
institutional systems.
● Separate established facts from inference and unresolved questions instead of
forcing uncertain evidence into a definitive conclusion.
● Applied the same approach to non-financial risk in the note “From Public Signal to
Reviewable Risk”: stratoatlas.com/pwc_analytical_note

Senior Product Designer — B2B ERP / Trading Platform

NDA · Remote, Switzerland
Mar 2023 – Mar 2026

Worked on a large B2B trading platform connected to ERP and CRM systems, with complex
operational workflows and structured data.

● Redesigned the data model to separate product specification from physical inventory
allocation, removing a recurring source of allocation errors.
● Designed state-dependent trading and QC workflows that prevented known error
paths.
● Changed role-based hierarchy while keeping operational history and audit links
intact.
● Worked with complex datasets, exceptions, state changes, and role boundaries.
● Collaborated with product, engineering, and business teams from problem definition
through implementation.

Senior Product Designer — Integrio Systems

Reconizer / R-MOR · Remote, Canada
Jan 2023 – Nov 2024

● Redesigned navigation and information hierarchy for an enterprise cybersecurity
platform.
● Worked with dense operational information, complex workflows, and multiple
enterprise user roles.

Independent Consultant — Product, Brand & System Design

Remote · Ukraine / Europe / US
Apr 2010 – Present

● Worked with international clients on digital products, information architecture,
positioning, and analytical interfaces.
● Structured complex information for operational and decision-support use.
Earlier Experience
Project Manager — Happy Child Foundation

Ukraine
Jun 2012 – Feb 2017

Managed international humanitarian and medical-aid projects involving procurement, grant
reporting, external audits, and multiple stakeholders.

● Completed three consecutive Embassy of Japan in Ukraine Kusanone grant
projects; all were independently audited.
● Managed procurement of medical equipment and reporting to donors and project
partners.
● Represented Ukraine at the NATO Charity Bazaar in Brussels, receiving second
place.
● Worked directly with the NATO Charity Unit and the Ukrainian Consulate to NATO.
● Coordinated donors, suppliers, medical institutions, and external partners.

Leading Marketing Specialist — Zaporizhzhia Factory of Non-Ferrous
Metals

Ukraine
Dec 2006 – Apr 2012

● Conducted market and competitor research for a B2B industrial manufacturer.
● Developed product positioning and supported marketing strategy.

Education
MSc — Foreign Economic Management
National University of Zaporizhzhia

BSc — Economic Cybernetics
Institute of Engineering, National University of Zaporizhzhia

Additional self-education: research methodology, AI, management, social design.