I grew up in Yakutia, Russia — where temperatures hit -60°C — and learned that extreme constraints breed creative solutions. When 90% of the year is winter, you master the art of working with what you have.

My pivot to tech came after witnessing how local unicorns inDrive and MyTona scaled globally from Siberia. I was fascinated by their systematic approach: identify underserved markets, apply technical leverage, and grow exponentially.

When COVID hit during university, I reverse-engineered my situation: limited income + lockdown = opportunity to experiment. While working as an electrician, I spotted a furniture opportunity. Yakutia had abundant unused wood from construction waste, so I partnered with a skilled craftsman to turn this free resource into profitable furniture sales.

The turning point was a 48-hour MPIT hackathon where I joined as a complete beginner with zero coding skills. My teammate Ivan handled the technical side while teaching me Figma basics. Despite my inexperience, our team won third place and I received the "Best Product Design" award. Ivan became my mentor, guiding me through JavaScript, React, and React Native courses, teaching me problem-solving frameworks rather than just giving answers.

At KozhinDev, I contributed to an open-source UI library used by hundreds of developers, focusing on component reusability that reduced development time by 35%. When war created new constraints, I applied the same problem-solving framework: define limitations, identify opportunities, execute rapidly.

Instagram's algorithm connected me to nFactorial Incubator in Kazakhstan. Within 7 days, I had relocated internationally and begun building my global network.

Since then, I've built systems across domains: a React Native social network for 200k users, a gym management SaaS that helped gym owners collectively earn $1 million in the first week after launch, and data visualization tools for an agrotech company featured on TechCrunch.

Today, as a business-focused engineer, I approach challenges by connecting technical solutions to market needs. I build scalable, user-centered applications that create measurable value and sustainable competitive advantages.

My goal is clear: building a billion-dollar company. I'm still optimizing for the most efficient path to my dreams, just with better algorithms.