About Me
I speak four languages including the one your users speak.
I'm a UX/UI designer who's lived, studied, and worked across 8 countries. That journey taught me something valuable: domain ignorance can be an advantage. When you don't assume you know the answer, you actually listen.
M.Sc. Media Informatics
RWTH Aachen University
Palo Alto, California
Current Location
10+ Years
Design Experience
8 Countries
Lived & Worked
My Journey
From Astana to Palo Alto
Every country taught me something different about design, culture, and
understanding people.
2006 - 2010
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Eurasian National University, Astana
Started my journey with Computer Science in Kazakhstan's capital. Built the foundation in programming and logical thinking that still serves me today.
Computer Science
Bachelor's Degree
2009
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Exchange Program, South Korea
First international experience. Discovered how differently cultures approach technology and design. Korea's attention to detail in digital products left a lasting impression.
Exchange Student
Cultural Immersion
2010
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London, United Kingdom
Professional English courses preparing for postgraduate studies. London's design scene opened my eyes to the intersection of tradition and innovation.
Language Studies
Postgrad Preparation
2011 - 2014
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RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Master's in Media Informatics with focus on Human-Computer Interaction. Prof. Dr. Jan Borchers' "Designing Interactive Systems" course changed everything - this is where I built Vacuumon and decided to become a designer.
M.Sc. Media Informatics
HCI
Interactive Systems
2013
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University of Murcia, Spain
Second Master's in Computer Engineering. Deep dive into machine learning, image processing, pattern recognition, and advanced HCI. Istanbul's chaos taught me to design for complexity.
Erasmus Program
Exchange Student
2015 - 2017
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Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Turkey
Second Master's in Computer Engineering. Deep dive into machine learning, image processing, pattern recognition, and advanced HCI. Istanbul's chaos taught me to design for complexity.
M.Sc. Computer Engineering
Machine Learning
Pattern Recognition
2017 - 2019
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Saudi Arabia
Working in a rapidly transforming market during Vision 2030. Designed for users navigating between tradition and modernity.
Professional Experience
Digital Transformation
2020 - 2022
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Return to Kazakhstan
Led design at Clever Market - Kazakhstan's first same-day delivery marketplace. Grew from 10 to 150+ employees, acquired for $50M. Designed Baiterek Board System for the $20B sovereign wealth fund.
Clever Market
Baiterek
Design Leadership
2023 - Present
🇺🇸
Palo Alto, California
Currently based in the heart of Silicon Valley. Seeking product design roles where I can bring my international perspective and proven track record to products that matter.
UX/UI Design
Open to Opportunities
Design Philosophy
What I believe about design
1
Trust is the product
In markets where trust has been broken, your
interface doesn't just communicate functionality - it
builds confidence.
2
Ignorance can be an asset
When you don't know an industry's conventions, you
design for people who also don't know them. My
confusion becomes their clarity.
3
The invisible enables the visible
Beautiful customer apps mean nothing if operations
can't deliver. I design the admin dashboards as
carefully as the user-facing screens.
4
Arguments are design tools
The best features come from productive conflict. I
seek out people who will tell me I'm wrong - they're
not obstacles, they're quality control.
Design
User Experience Design
User Interface Design
Design Systems
Interaction Design
Information Architecture
Prototyping
Visual Design
Research
User Interviews
Usability Testing
Heuristic Evaluation
Competitive Analysis
Journey Mapping
Persona Development
A/B Testing
Tools
Figma
Adobe Creative Suite
Sketch
Principle / Framer
Miro / FigJam
HTML / CSS / JS
Git / Version Control
Languages I speak
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Kazakh
Native
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Russian
Native
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English
Fluent
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Turkish
Fluent
Beyond the screen
When I'm not designing, I'm probably exploring. I've traveled through Europe, Central Asia, China, Tunisia, and
more. Each place taught me something about how people live, work, and interact with the world around
them. Those observations find their way into my design work - the understanding that "intuitive" means
different things to different people, and that great design meets users where they are.
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Germany
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France
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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Austria
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China
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Tunisia
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UAE
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Uzbekistan
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Kyrgyzstan
Let's create something meaningful
I'm currently open to UX/UI design opportunities. If you're building something
that matters, I'd love to hear about it.
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