ABOUT · IGOR KALENNYY
I’m naturally drawn to seeing products beyond individual screens or features - understanding how different interactions across an experience come together to shape overall customer perception.
Built across disciplines
I believe customers experience products holistically across a much broader ecosystem shaped by interfaces, messaging, services, support, physical interactions, and adaptive experiences. Some interactions are visible. Others work quietly in the background so seamlessly that customers barely notice them - yet they still shape how the product is experienced and perceived over time.
Products are more than interfaces. Every interaction shapes perception - including the invisible ones.
My perspective was shaped across a range of disciplines. Together, those experiences reinforced how I naturally think about products - end-to-end and across interconnected systems.
Each contributed a different perspective on how I observe problems, understand people, and approach products and systems.
Structure, interpretation, adaptation, discipline, and performing under pressure.
I studied music professionally for 12 years, culminating in a Master’s in Music Performance from Carnegie Mellon University .
Implementation realities, interconnected systems, dependencies, and technical constraints.
Bachelor’s in Computer Science from Franklin University , with extensive experience in software development and architecture.
Human behavior, ambiguity, decision-making, and real-world friction.
My more recent professional focus shifted toward UX design and research, including a Master’s in Human–Computer Interaction from Indiana University .
Observation, composition, perspective, storytelling, and attention to subtle detail.
Photography has remained a long-term creative interest that reinforced how I observe environments, framing, subtle detail, and visual storytelling.
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Patience, ecosystems, iteration, maintenance, and long-term thinking.
Gardening reinforced my appreciation for how interconnected systems depend on one another over time. Observing how natural ecosystems function — often through subtle relationships and invisible dependencies — strengthened the way I naturally think about systems, interconnected behaviors, and long-term evolution.
Shaping direction, not just interfaces
What increasingly attracts me to product management is the opportunity to help shape product direction more directly - not just the usability of individual screens or flows, but the broader vision, decisions, systems, and long-term evolution of the product.
I see myself in a role that connects users, business goals, design, systems thinking, and engineering into one coherent direction.
The more experience I gained across different disciplines, the more I realized I want to take ownership of helping figure out what should be built, why it matters, and how to make sure the product genuinely helps people while still making sense for the business.
I’m most invested when I can help shape the direction, vision, and long-term evolution of the product itself.
These are just a few areas of my interest
Problem Definition
Understanding underlying problems before jumping into features or solutions.
Workflow & Systems Thinking
Looking beyond isolated screens to understand workflows, dependencies, and operational realities.
Product Direction
Thinking about how products evolve and how decisions contribute to long-term product value.
Cross-Functional Alignment
Bridging UX, engineering, systems understanding, business goals, and user needs into cohesive product decisions.
Decision-Making & Prioritization
Evaluating tradeoffs, reducing friction, and focusing on what matters most across the broader ecosystem.
Future Product Experiences
Products where AI-enabled and agent-assisted systems increasingly shape how software behaves and adapts to users.
LET’S CONNECT
I’m open to opportunities focused on product management, product strategy, UX, systems-oriented problem solving, and complex end-to-end product experiences.