recent work
recent work
Selected projects
Selected projects








AI communication coaching for founders who think in their second language.
AI communication coaching for founders who think in their second language.
Founder & product designer
Founder & product designer
AI coaching for leaders
AI coaching for leaders
Zero to one
Zero to one
Transcription tools give you a record of the meeting, not a better one. I designed Mirror to read how you actually communicate, turn that into specific things to change, and put it in front of real leaders in beta.
Transcription tools give you a record of the meeting, not a better one. I designed Mirror to read how you actually communicate, turn that into specific things to change, and put it in front of real leaders in beta.








AI tools marketers could actually use, before anyone knew what that meant
AI tools marketers could actually use, before anyone knew what that meant
Product designer
Product designer
AI workspace for marketers
AI workspace for marketers
Post-MVP
Post-MVP
New AI interaction patterns, and no playbook to copy. Chat wasn't the answer, and I had the research to show it. I shipped to production daily, ran the new UI alongside the old, and let usage settle the rest.
New AI interaction patterns, and no playbook to copy. Chat wasn't the answer, and I had the research to show it. I shipped to production daily, ran the new UI alongside the old, and let usage settle the rest.








A code-free analysis platform for biologists who shouldn't have to become programmers.
A code-free analysis platform for biologists who shouldn't have to become programmers.
Founding designer
Founding designer
Biotech
Biotech
Zero to one
Zero to one
Complex science, and a team that couldn't afford a wrong guess about the workflow. I spent 30 hours learning the domain, mapped the researchers' mental model, and built the interface directly on top of it.
Complex science, and a team that couldn't afford a wrong guess about the workflow. I spent 30 hours learning the domain, mapped the researchers' mental model, and built the interface directly on top of it.
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Maria built the foundation, planned the UX strategy and delivered fantastic designs that helped customers achieve their goals on immunotherapy design. She combined product management and product design thinking into a solid understanding of the domain, and expanded the limitations of a conservative biotech domain.
CEO at ImmunoMind
Vadim Nazarov



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Maria built the foundation, planned the UX strategy and delivered fantastic designs that helped customers achieve their goals on immunotherapy design. She combined product management and product design thinking into a solid understanding of the domain, and expanded the limitations of a conservative biotech domain.
CEO at ImmunoMind
Vadim Nazarov



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Maria built the foundation, planned the UX strategy and delivered fantastic designs that helped customers achieve their goals on immunotherapy design. She combined product management and product design thinking into a solid understanding of the domain, and expanded the limitations of a conservative biotech domain.
CEO at ImmunoMind
Vadim Nazarov



design recources
design recources
Figma & Framer components and kits
Figma & Framer components and kits
Downloaded by 180k+ designers. used in design courses and tutorials.
Downloaded by 180k+ designers. used in design courses and tutorials.





Writing
Published in UX Collective
I write for UX Collective about startup life from the inside — turning hard-won experience into frameworks. Every published piece featured by their editors.