I grew up in Yakutia, Russia — the coldest inhabited place on Earth (-60°C) — where I learned my first lesson in constraint-based innovation: finding creative solutions when 90% of the year is winter.

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 an opportunity when relatives needed wooden chairs. I partnered with a friend who had furniture-making skills, and together we created a small side hustle that gave us 90% profit margins from each sale.

The true turning point was a 48-hour MPIT hackathon where I joined as a complete beginner with zero coding or design skills. I met Ivan there, who 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. After the hackathon, Ivan became my mentor, guiding me through Udemy courses in JavaScript, React, and React Native instead of just giving me answers. This foundation in problem-solving became my approach to learning every new technology.

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 geopolitical constraints emerged, I applied the same problem-solving framework: define constraints, identify opportunities, execute rapidly.

I leveraged algorithms in unexpected ways when Instagram's recommendation engine 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: developing a React Native social network for 200k users, developing a gym management SaaS that helped gym owners to earn $1 million dollar within a first week after launch, and creating data visualization tools for an agrotech company featured on TechCrunch.

Today, I approach problems by decomposing complex challenges into solvable components. I build scalable, user-centered applications with a focus on measurable impact and technical excellence.

The savanna of my childhood dreams and the code I write today share a common thread: complex systems with elegant solutions, whether in nature or technology. I'm still optimizing for the most efficient path to my dreams, just with better algorithms.