I graduated from NTUU KPI with a bachelor's degree, and from CHNTU
with a master's degree in software engineering. Practice at the
institute led me to system analysis and writing my first technical
assignment for the Kiev State Permit Centre. At first, I worked for 3
years as a software engineer for a local internet service provider.
Then I wrote the technical documentation for
the NSC
integrated control system, which was being thrust on ChNPP Unit 4.
In 2016 we set up a company called DigitalDataPro to solve various
tasks in text recognition and data processing. I had absolutely no
involvement in development because I was the director of this company.
In 2017 I had a son, Vince. Everything turned upside down (it happens
that way, you know...) and only after 2 years I was able to start a
new job.
I was invited to Ukrainian WTBit project as a translator and that's
how the official
Ukrainian Bitcoin Whitepaper
appeared. It was hard to stop, so I translated almost the whole book
"Inadequate Equilibria: Where and How Civilizations Get Stuck" by the
great and incomparable Eliezer Yudkowsky into Ukrainian.
A little later I became co-owner of a small cosy
shop with goods from Europe. It was the perfect platform for experimentation because I could be
in the role of photographer, designer, creative director, supply
manager and, of course, salesperson. My colleague and I had the whole
cycle of this shop on our shoulders - from selecting products on the
shelves of foreign shops to selling them. I worked hard and took
photographs, and it paid off.
... A sudden war knocked the ground out from under me. Our town was
cut off from food and medical supplies for a month, all roads were
blocked and there was active fighting around town. Ten days without
electricity in the middle of winter and endless air raids left an
indelible impression on me and my family, so after a month we drove as
far through the forest as we could see at our own risk.
We could only stop at Gran Canaria because there was nowhere else to
run. This is where I decided to go back to my roots and try my hand at
being a front-end developer.
I love photography, yoga and a bit of travelling. I am always open to
new things. Once I worked with two colleagues to install a new antenna
on
the Duga radar
(Russian Woodpecker, 150 meters height) in the Chernobyl zone.
Although I'm terrified of heights, I had to climb up without any
equipment. After this incident, I drew a conclusion:
You have to move not only forward, but also upwards.
