Bringing cutting-edge science from labs to market. For 15 years Commercialization Reactor (CR) has been established as a startup creation platform and engine, enabling the birth of innovative science-based start-ups.The core philosophy is to focus on the nature of talent and their strongest sides, i.e. bringing Academic Talent (Scientists) to co-create ventures with Entrepreneurial-minded individuals (Entrepreneurs) of various non-technical backgrounds.Cooperating with numerous Universities and Business communities across the globe CR has proven its proprietary method by creating over 140 Deep Tech Startup Teams that are valorizing science of various Universities and Research & Development centers.

Member of a group of deep tech entrepreneurs who support young startup teams in deep tech in reaching pre-seed investment readiness (technology understanding, customer development, market positioning, team competence strengthening, regulatory advice, pitch preparation etc.).

The simplest point-of-care solution for faster and better skin renewal. It helps surgeons quickly extract and reapply patient's own skin cells in large quantity, in the simplest way possible, right on the spot. Application areas include burn and other wound treatment, aesthetic surgery, beauty procedures and point-of-care skin construct bioprinting.

- Improved conversions for eCommerce clients through better UX (user journey and UX audits, user research, A/B testing).- Led the agency’s A/B testing projects and loyalty program offering creation. Managed full CX audits.Scandiweb is a prominent Latvian digital agency specializing in eCommerce solutions and web development, particularly known for its expertise in the Magento platform. Established in 2003, Scandiweb has evolved from its initial focus on content aggregation to become a full-service performance marketing agency that offers a wide range of services.Scandiweb has worked with a variety of high-profile clients, including Fortune 500 companies like Jaguar, Ford, and Nestle, showcasing its capability to deliver complex digital solutions.

Led the organization of the youth leadership program - organizing team of 8 and 15 participants. Took the program online for the first time in 10 years during COVID.

As part of the organizing team, organized and supported the execution of 4-month social impact projects by teams of the youth leadership program participants.

Summer internship at SEB turned out to be unconventional – instead of a monotonous bank everyday one might imagine, I was highly involved with the Innovations team and had a great opportunity to practice in design process (and fell in love with it). It was an amazing learning experience that helped me grow as a person and UX designer. Here's what I did during my time at SEB:• Facilitated ideation session for employees involving different design thinking techniques• In a team, developed a concept for improving youth segment engagement with banking services, receiving an award as the idea with the biggest business potential from the jury panel comprised of Heads of SEB Baltic divisions• Designed an Ideation Session Toolkit with useful techniques for idea generation within the corporate environment• Tested and helped improve customer experience in a new service for bank customers

Brain Games is the largest board game publishing, localizing and distributing company in the Baltics. Games published by Brain Games are available in more than 40 countries, with several new games being published every year.Most recently I was responsible for developing relationships with the US clients. Here are my main responsibilities and results:US clients• Establishing cooperation with sales representatives to streamline the sales process in the US• Sending offer/follow-up/upsale emails to the prospective clients (mainly toy stores and stores specializing on educational materials), which has contributed to nearly 30% sales growth• Maintaining stable, quality communication with clients (calls, emails, timely order processing)• Organizing a comprehensive overview of order status with the US clientsAmazon• Fully set up product pages (pictures, descriptions, product information)• Tested Vine service (paid reviews) impact on product awareness• Launched detail page for the flagship board game, Ice Cool• Implemented basic product SEO, increasing discoverability when searching on AmazonOther duties/results:• Designed the main board game catalogue consisting of 120+ board games and kept it up-to-date• Translated full rules of 5+ games, as well as more than 200 game descriptions for the website (from Latvian and English to Russian)• Coordinated sales support material preparation for the team and corporate clients (involved managing the design development, negotiating with suppliers/ partners, and testing)• Worked in the store as a retail consultant during the periods of the most intense customer traffic• Assisted in management of multiple events, both corporate and customer- oriented

During the first four months of the program, I worked in a team of four, helping young asylum seekers integrate into the Latvian society. Keeping in mind that they stay in Latvia for about 3 months, our proposal was to regularly organize profession days for the asylum seekers – during these, they would have an opportunity to visit a representative of a profession of their choice at work and find out more about the profession.The aim was to provide the young people with practical value even though they would leave quite soon. In the result, we have prepared a step-by-step guide and recommendations for organizing the Profession Days for relevant organizations, based on our experience and feedback.In the individual project part of the program, I developed a brand selling exclusive iPhone cases created in collaboration with young talented artists.The program included regular skill seminars led by professionals in different areas (such as leadership, entrepreneurship, project management, emotional intelligence, creative thinking, presentation skills etc.), monthly meetings with personal training coaches and mentors and, of course, the amazing supportive and motivated community.

Tracky was meant to be the most convenient public transport app in Latvia, using GPS for public transport tracking.• Developed an app prototype in team• Reached an agreement on cooperation with Riga's public transport authority • Joined and successfully graduated from LU Student Business Incubator, gaining valuable advice on the project’s pitch and road to the marketIt was a great learning experience of working in a team, building cooperation, managing a project and pitching an idea to potential partners and investors, even though we didn't succeed to create the final version of the app.