born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, precisely 93 days after the collapse of the soviet union

Discovered the Creative Suite at the age of 15 Starting with Photoshop CS3

graduated from Louise-Schroeder high school in Berlin business focused highschool

Completed A marketing internship at Cactus Language School in Brighton, UK, while actually working as a motion graphics Designer creating a promotion video to elevate the brand

Four-month marketing internship in a Brighton-based language school agency.

・In charge of conception, planning, designing and supervising the “Where You Can Learn a Language Your Way” social network awareness campaign, which reached over 10,000 views on Facebook alone
・Designed the company’s motion logo for added brand personality and recognizability

Graduated from the University of Passau with a bachelor's degree in International Cultural and Business Studies while studying Japanese by myself as a hobby for the past 2 years

・University studies focusing on economy and marketing in an international/ intercultural context
・Bachelor thesis on the 'U.S.-Russian Historical Rivalry in Relation to the Annexation of Crimea in 2014.'

Moved to Tokyo, Japan, for a working holiday year because my marketing prof. told me, "you will never understand Japanese culture"

・First experience working in a vastly different cultural context under high pressure
・Peforming tasks with a high standard even with a significant information gap
・Analysing, understanding, and adapting to cultural norms with a high amount of flexibility
・Studying the Japanese language and culture through full immersion

Joined Tokyo Ad Designers as Video editor, Web & motion Graphics Designer and also as the first foreigner in the 60-year history of the company

Tokyo-based advertisement production company and sub-contractor of Hakuhodo Inc.

・Responsible for the supervision of video projects, storyboard creation, and production of
motion-based content
・Web and digital graphic design for companies such as Hitachi Appliances, Google, Amazon, Konika
Minolta and the like
・Worked closely with copywriters to create memorable slogans and captions for companies such as
Starbucks Japan and Suntory
・Expanded the video production capabilities of traditionally print-oriented Tokyo AD Designers to a level where clients were approaching us directly for motion graphics based work

Scouted as lead designer by tech startup bitkey inc., Amere eight months old and with less than 50 employees

Joining one of Japan's fastest-growing start-ups.

・Conceptualization and design of new hardware/software products and mobile applications
・Production of different contents in a wide variety of design disciplines
・Quality control, direction and cross-functional collaboration

Promoted to creative manager with a big focus on corporate branding while still being the lead designer for an organization with now 200+ employees and japans biggest companies as shareholders

Now one of Japan's Forbes Magazine Top 20 start-ups.

・Direction of the corporate branding and creative development of the company as a whole
・Conceptualization and design of new brands and creative marketing strategies
・Supervision and management of the company's entire creative and design output
・Development of new business strategies and concepts
・Creation of outputs in a wide variety of design disciplines
・Team building and management

Left Japan after almost 7 years, moved to Toronto, became self-employed, and realized that I have never actually experienced real winter in my life