Volodymyr Mezko

Innovation Projects Coordinator / User-Centered Design & Prototyping

Innovation Projects Coordinator at the Science Park of Additive Technologies Sikorsky Challenge, a veteran who combines his own rehabilitation experience with engineering approaches to creating practical, in-demand solutions.

Provides the link between the engineering team, users and partners, shaping a user-centered approach to developing additively manufactured products.

Expertise

  • coordination of innovation projects and prototyping processes
  • collecting and analyzing user and anthropometric data
  • organizing testing of 3D-printed products
  • managing communication and stakeholder engagement
  • engaging students and schoolchildren in engineering projects

Practical Role

  • organizes interaction with users, patients and medical partners
  • coordinates prototype testing together with users
  • collects and transforms user experience into technical requirements
  • handles communication with the Park’s visitors and records all visits to the Science Park  from international delegations to patients
  • prepares analytical materials for the engineering team
  • engages young people in creating innovative projects

Impact

  • implementing a user-centered approach to creating engineering products
  • improving solution quality through real user feedback
  • developing solutions in rehabilitation and assistive technologies
  • strengthening the Science Park’s openness and international cooperation
  • engaging veterans and young people in innovation activities
  • personal experience makes it possible to shape solutions that best match users’ real needs.

Approach

  • Works within the logic: user → data → prototype → feedback → implementation
  • Creates the core value for innovation projects — turning engineering solutions into ones that truly work for people.