Stan Zavoyskiy, PhD
New York,NY
Summary
Expert UX Researcher currently leading site optimization research. I excel at mixed-methods research — ranging from A/B and multivariate testing to journey maps and comprehensive usability testing. My experience, adaptability, and interpersonal skills enable me to provide stakeholders with nuanced and actionable data-driven insights that drive company growth.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead UX Researcher
FreshDirect
04.2022 - Current
- Founding UX Researcher and leader, instilling a rigorous, data driven, mixed-methods research culture and building the UX team from the ground up.
- Drove research priority roadmap, increasing usability benchmarks by nearly 58% in six months.
- Conducted and analyzed winning A/B/(n) tests that increased average revenue per order by 5.6%
- Spearheaded B2B site research and development, achieving “A” usability scores and 20% increase in revenue.
- Collaborated cross-functionally with marketing, branding, data analytics, and health and sustainability teams on critical research projects.
- Pioneered health and sustainability research, leading to the implementation of a wide array of eco-friendly programs.
- Successfully employed rigorous mixed-methods research leading to the expansion of the UX team through multimodal quantitative and qualitative methods.
- Streamlined product design process through effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless integration of UX research findings.
- Presented research insights to stakeholders at all levels, leading an agile user research workflow.
Applied Researcher and Analyst
IARPA (Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity) & The Research Foundation at the University at Albany
05.2017 - 09.2021
- Designed a number of research paradigms (in collaboration with human-factors and cyber-security researchers), administered and managed their execution from end-to-end.
- Developed a cyber-threat detection paradigm that predicted malicious intent at greater than 90% accuracy.
- Received the distinction of research excellence from the National Security Agency (NSA).
- Worked with product owners, business team leaders, national security and intelligence authorities, and cross-functional research teams.
- Led and managed a team of junior researchers in laboratory and naturalistic research paradigms.
- Worked on time sensitive deadlines for deliverables on projects critical to national security interests
- Analyzed large data sets using advanced multivariate statistical analyses, providing time-sensitive deliverables.
- Published numerous peer-reviewed papers and presented research findings at conferences.
Professor
The University at Albany, SUNY
05.2016 - 08.2019
- Primary instructor for Social Psychology, Personality, Introduction to Psychology, Statistics, and Evolutionary Biopsychology courses.
- Course feedback metrics were consistently above the 90th percentile for both seminar and lecture courses.
- Led and mentored team of junior researchers studying Human-Computer-Interaction.
- Contributed to the advancement of knowledge in the field by publishing research articles in peer-reviewed journals.
Professor
The College of Saint Rose
08.2019 - 12.2019
- Primary instructor for Sensation and Perception & Introduction to Psychology Seminar Courses.
- Enhanced student understanding by designing interactive and engaging lectures.
- Increased course relevance by incorporating real-world examples and case studies into lesson plans.
- Developed weekly laboratory research curriculum for advanced Sensation and Perception Course.
Professor
SUNY Cobleskill
08.2016 - 12.2016
- Primary instructor for a Community Psychology seminar course.
- Facilitated cross-disciplinary learning opportunities for students by collaborating with colleagues from other departments.
- Advised students on academic planning, career goals, internships, research opportunities, and graduate school applications to foster successful outcomes postgraduation.
Education
Ph.D. - Personality And Social Psychology
University At Albany, State University of New York
Albany, NY04.2022
Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, Psychology (Minors: English, Philosophy) -
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY05.2011
Skills
- R, SAS, SPSS, SQL
- ContentSquare, Google Analytics, UserTesting
- Jira, Confluence, AirTable, Microsoft 365
- A/B and Multivariate Testing
- Statistical Analysis
- Survey Design
- User Interviews
- Wireframing
- Eye Tracking
- Journey Mapping
- Technical Writing
- Prototyping
- Collaborative Design
- User Experience Testing
- Persona Development
- Card Sorting
- Affinity Diagramming
- Usability Testing
- Wireframing and Prototype Design
- Interpersonal Communication
- User Empathy
- Team Collaboration
Accomplishments
National Security Agency Award for Research Excellence February 2017
Gordon Allport Scholar Award May 2011
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Russian
Native or Bilingual
Ukrainian
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working
peer reviewed publications
- Smartphones and Emotional Transfer: An Investigation of Smartphone-To-Human Emotional Contagion, Doctoral dissertation, 2023, State University of New York at Albany
- A Reinvestigation of the Source Dilemma Hypothesis, Music Perception: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 36, 5, 448-456, Kowalewski, D. A., Friedman, R. S., Zavoyskiy, S., Neill, W. T.
- Affect-incongruency in emotional responses to music, Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain, 26, 3, 247, Zavoyskiy, S., Taylor, C. L., Friedman, R. S.
- Using Active Probes to Detect Insiders Before They Steal Data, Association for Information Systems, 2017, Goel, S., Williams, K., Zavoyskiy, S., Rizzo, N.
academic honors
- National Security Agency Award for Research Excellence, 02/2017
- Gordon Allport Scholar Award, 05/2011
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Lead UX Researcher
FreshDirect
04.2022 - Current
Professor
The College of Saint Rose
08.2019 - 12.2019
Applied Researcher and Analyst
IARPA (Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity) & The Research Foundation at the University at Albany
05.2017 - 09.2021
Professor
SUNY Cobleskill
08.2016 - 12.2016
Professor
The University at Albany, SUNY
05.2016 - 08.2019
Ph.D. - Personality And Social Psychology
University At Albany, State University of New York
Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, Psychology (Minors: English, Philosophy) -
Syracuse University
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