I’m a Product Designer and community builder with a deep passion for design, community, and entrepreneurship.
🌎 Who am I:
Born and raised in Moldova, shaped by Canada, starting a new chapter in Australia.
Travelled to over 25 countries, actively volunteering in humanitarian initiatives around the world.
Published author x2, including a book on mental health, a cause I deeply care about.
You'll always catch me smile when I run Obstacle Course races: x3 Tough Mudder, x1 Spartan, x1 Half Marathon finisher
My go-to reads are biographies + books that strengthen my weaknesses (the more I learn the less I know)
I follow the F1 season (go McLaren!)
🎩 Professional Achievements:
Worked on a diverse range of projects, from scaling a corporate Design System across three distinct brands, helping founders with MVP design, creating mobile designs for non-profit organizations to designing internal tools and customer-facing products that serve millions.
Founded UX Design Talk, a thriving design community that has grown to over 2600 members. I have facilitated over 70 events in the last 3 years, from design critiques, interactive workshops to design challenges.
Launched the UX Curious Podcast, where I interview design leaders and explore the applications of UX across different industries.
Have been a guest speaker on the topic of UX Design at the University of Toronto's Human-Computer Interaction course, UX Untamed Podcast, Design Downtime Podcast and the STEMing Up Program that helps underserved youth with building experience in tech.
