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
Solo founder · Design & development
Solo founder · Design & development
AI communication coaching
AI communication coaching
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 interactions with no patterns to copy, on a product that was already live. I shipped daily, kept the old and new interface working together, and made the case for each decision with research.
New AI interactions with no patterns to copy, on a product that was already live. I shipped daily, kept the old and new interface working together, and made the case for each decision with research.








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 resources
design resources
Figma & Framer components and kits
Figma & Framer components and kits
Downloaded by 190k+ designers. used in design courses and tutorials.
Downloaded by 190k+ 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.