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Gerald Benayun

Gerald Benayun

UX Expert
Matan

Summary

Creative UI Developer with 20 years facilitating and supporting human interactions with complex systems and software. Maintains user-centric designs while adhering to prescribed interface principals and related development goals. Dedicated to creating inviting and unintimidating interfaces for everything from simple open-source applications to complex proprietary systems. Accomplished designer with outstanding interface performance analysis, project modeling and mapping skills. Analyzed, documented and reported challenges affecting interface output. Critical thinker with great analytical background. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior UI/UX Designer

Kandiru
Tel Aviv
01.2022 - Current
  • Communicated with product managers and UX designers to translate project requirements and business objectives into polished user interfaces.
  • Worked closely with UX and product teams to define visual and functional requirements.
  • Used Agile Scrum model to deliver solutions with high level of flexibility and adaptability.
  • Devised site maps and mockups for designs based on proven methodologies and end-user feedback.

Principle senior Engineer, UX Team Lead

Cadence
Petah Tikva
01.2013 - 12.2019
  • Responsible for overall design of the Cadence Indago debug platform
  • Leading a UX Designer and UX Researcher.

UI Consultant

INSIDE PACKET , TERA GROUP
01.2020 - 12.2021
  • Improved and expanded project platforms using JavaScript to develop rich User Interfaces.
  • Used wireframes, mock-ups and prototypes to establish user interface design and architecture.

Owner

SPARK INTERFACES LTD
01.2008 - 01.2013
  • UX research, UX planning, Defining usability goals, Defining scenario, Knowing users, Creating Storyboard, Wireframes, Prototypes, Style Guide, UI Infrastructures and products (Java and Swift), Conducting Usability test and User Survey. Self-learner, creative and determined approach to challenges in a dynamic environment, excellent working relationships with all stakeholders, local and global interfaces, managing close relations with ECI TELECOM, CERAGON, RAD, EXPERITEST and XTREMIO

GUI Team Lead

ETHOS-NETWORKS
Herzelia
01.2006 - 01.2010
  • Responsibility for all interface settings from defining requirements, collecting data from users, characterize, performing analysis, translating to Wireframes and development (Java).

Software Developer

ATRICA, NMS Group
Herzelia
01.2001 - 01.2006
  • Developed software for desktop NMS application
  • Designed intuitive graphical user interfaces to improve user experience.

GUI Developer

KNOW-NET
Herzelia
01.2000 - 01.2001

Software Developer

AMDOCS
Raanana
01.1998 - 01.2000
  • Gerald.mail@me.com
  • Matan

Education

Tuina Therapist -

BROSHIM
Tel Aviv
11.2019 - 06.2022

Master of Science - Information Systems Engineering & Management

BEN GURION UNIVERSITY
Beer Sheva
10.1995 - 08.1999

IDF
10.1990 - 09.1994

High school diploma - science fields

ORT ARAD HIGH SCHOOL
01.1988 - 1 1990

Skills

Agile development methodologies

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Accomplishments

  • ECI TELECOM - “…Gerald participated in all R&D lifecycle, starting from consulting in system UI requirements/concepts bringing his vast experience in human engineering and client side UI operation, followed up by monitoring and guiding UI designers and finally by coding major parts of UI infra based on Java Swing, E-OPS system is deployed today in many customers, some of them Tier1 customers with very demanding requirements. The feedbacks we get from most of our customers on E-OPS management system that it seems to be a very professional and easy-to-use application, part of this excellent feedback is due to Gerald’s contribution in innovation and UI concepts “planted” in the very beginning of development and the robust client infra framework he has developed in early days which serves us till today. Avi Shapira, Director of Engineering
  • CERAGON - “I had the chance to work with Gerald, as he served as a Java UI consultant for my NMS group at Ceragon for 2.5 years. Gerald is very professional and super talented in all related to UI design and Java client side design and implementation. Gerald was very initiative, and was responsible for significant improvement of Ceragon's PolyView product UI and usability. Ayal Laleh, Principal Group Software Engineering Manager
  • ETHOS-NETWORKS - “Gerald was top 5% employee on the basis of professional capability, reliability and delivery on time and personal and team skills. He was awarded employee of exceptional performance award and was one of the team elders I trusted completely to get the job done at high quality, on time and with no political/HR implications. Great professional “ Yuval Davidor, PhD, CEO of Ethos Networks

Timeline

Senior UI/UX Designer

Kandiru
01.2022 - Current

UI Consultant

INSIDE PACKET , TERA GROUP
01.2020 - 12.2021

Tuina Therapist -

BROSHIM
11.2019 - 06.2022

Principle senior Engineer, UX Team Lead

Cadence
01.2013 - 12.2019

Owner

SPARK INTERFACES LTD
01.2008 - 01.2013

GUI Team Lead

ETHOS-NETWORKS
01.2006 - 01.2010

Software Developer

ATRICA, NMS Group
01.2001 - 01.2006

GUI Developer

KNOW-NET
01.2000 - 01.2001

Software Developer

AMDOCS
01.1998 - 01.2000

Master of Science - Information Systems Engineering & Management

BEN GURION UNIVERSITY
10.1995 - 08.1999

IDF
10.1990 - 09.1994

High school diploma - science fields

ORT ARAD HIGH SCHOOL
01.1988 - 1 1990
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