About me.

I'm a product designer with

3+ years of creating designs

that unlock potential.

🎨 Product Designer

🫖 Tea lover


🇺🇦 Originally from Ukraine

🇨🇦 Based in Toronto, Canada





Born and raised in Ukraine, I developed strong values of community and compassion that continue to guide me in both my life and professional journey.

While earning my Bachelor's in Software Engineering, I became passionate about improving unintuitive interfaces, leading me to UI/UX design—a field where I found purpose and impact.

Video games, my refuge during stressful times, inspired me to create safe and engaging spaces for others. As a Game Designer and Narrative Writer, I led a small team to craft immersive stories and experiences, pushing my skills as a designer.

Relocating to Canada due to the war, I joined the University of Toronto's exchange program, where I explored Human-Computer Interaction research and product lifecycles.


As a Product Designer at UHN, I designed and tested accessible medical tools with a focus on user empathy and strategy, making an impact that I could both see and feel.


When not working, I craft Dungeons & Dragons campaigns🧚‍♂️, paint🎨, surf🏄‍♀️, do improv🎭 and pottery🪴.

I also have a cat🐈 and a dog🐕 !

Pssst…You can move through these

Pssst…You can move through these

Work Experience

Product Designer

University Health Network


In my role as a Product Designer for UHN, I am responsible for conducting user research and designing AI-powered tools that save time, energy and lives.

My impact:

• Reduced patient wait time by 44% by leading end-to-end design, prototyping and implementation of an AI Assistant for primary care clinics.


• Made navigating medical data 50% faster for clinicians by transforming ML-prognosis tool into an intuitive, user-centred dashboard.

• Created AI enablement resources (educational tutorials, workshops, guidelines), collaborating with the target audience to provide a seamless transition to new technology.

• Organized and documented user stories, workflows, and design patterns for AI-human interactions to assert consistent standards across the product.

In my role as a Product Designer for UHN I am responsible for conducting user research and designing AI-powered tools that save time, energy and lives.

My impact:

• Reduced patient wait time by 44% by leading end-to-end design, prototyping and implementation of an AI Assistant for primary care clinics.

• Made navigating medical data 50% faster for clinicians by transforming ML-prognosis tool into an intuitive, user-centred dashboard.

• Created AI enablement resources (educational tutorials, workshops, guidelines), collaborating with the target audience to provide a seamless transition to new technology.

• Organized and documented user stories, workflows, and design patterns for AI-human interactions to assert consistent standards across the product.

In my role as a Product Designer for UHN I am responsible for conducting user research and designing AI-powered tools that save time, energy and lives.

My impact:

• Reduced patient wait time by 44% by leading end-to-end design, prototyping and implementation of an AI Assistant for primary care clinics.

• Made navigating medical data 50% faster for clinicians by transforming ML-prognosis tool into an intuitive, user-centred dashboard.

• Created AI enablement resources (educational tutorials, workshops, guidelines), collaborating with the target audience to provide a seamless transition to new technology.

• Organized and documented user stories, workflows, and design patterns for AI-human interactions to assert consistent standards across the product.

2022 · Present

Game Designer

Self-employed

Video games have always been my refuge during stressful times. Inspired to create such safe space for others, I recruited a small, dedicated team of designers and developers, and took on the roles of Game Designer and Narrative Writer.


2021 · 2022

Education

Human-Computer Interaction Research

University of Toronto

During my academic exchange at the University of Toronto, I focused on human-computer interaction research, collaborating with esteemed professors Michael Brudno and Alex Mariakakis.

1 year

Bachelor of Software Engineering

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

While pursuing my Bachelor degree, I developed a strong foundation in software development and discovered my passion for ensuring that software is both intuitive and visually engaging.
I proactively took on design and management roles in course projects, where I could channel my creativity and empathy.

Related Courses:

• UI/UX Design

• Web Development

• Game Development

• Project Management

While pursuing my Bachelor degree, I developed a strong foundation in software development and discovered my passion for ensuring that software is both intuitive and visually engaging.
I proactively took on design and management roles in course projects, where I could channel my creativity and empathy.

Related Courses:

• UI/UX Design

• Web Development

• Game Development

• Project Management

While pursuing my Bachelor degree, I developed a strong foundation in software development and discovered my passion for ensuring that software is both intuitive and visually engaging.
I proactively took on design and management roles in course projects, where I could channel my creativity and empathy.

Related Courses:

• UI/UX Design

• Web Development

• Game Development

• Project Management

4 years

Ready to bring your vision to life or just want to chat?

Ready to bring your vision to life or just want to chat?

Ready to bring your vision to life or just want to chat?

I'm here to listen, collaborate, and design solutions that make impact.

I'm here to listen, collaborate, and design solutions that make impact.

I'm here to listen, collaborate, and design solutions that make impact.

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