Work Experience
Instructional Designer and Professional Development Trainer
October 2023-Present
As an instructional designer, I work with a design team to plan, create, iterate, and launch a digital executive functioning curriculum for grades K-12. I use authoring tools like Vyond, Articulate 360, and Storyline to create interactive, digital, multimedia resources and educational content.
Research Institute for Learning and Development
Lexington, MA
Instructional Design Consultant
August 2025 - Present
Advised university faculty on the design of learner-centered courses by integrating instructional best practices, accessibility standards, and active learning strategies to boost student engagement and outcomes. Reviewed and refined assessments, rubrics, and interactive activities to align with course objectives and learning taxonomies (e.g., Bloom’s), ensuring academic rigor and measurable learning impact.
Freelance
Instructional Designer
June 2025 - October 2025
As a freelance Instructional Designer at Tiny Boom Limited, I collaborated with founders, product designers, and marketing to shape product vision, define OKRs, and execute rapidly in a global, cross-functional environment. I built instructional design frameworks for a microlearning app targeting adult learners, using Figma to design scalable, user-friendly experiences. I pitched and refined concepts with senior leadership, developed assessments tied to key learning outcomes, and applied cognitive science and learning theory to create impactful, research-driven learning solutions
Freelance, Tiny Boom Limited ​
Educator
November 2021- August 2024
As an educator, I was responsible for creating and delivering engaging learning experiences that supported students who were behind grade level in math and reading. Many of my students were neurodivergent with learning differences; their needs informed every design choice to ensure a supportive learning experience.
Catapult Learning
Greater New York Region
Instructional Design Assistant
July 2020 - August 2022
As an instructional design assistant, I worked with faculty to redesign their courses to reflect up-to-date pedagogical and instructional design practices.
Carnegie Mellon University, Orange County Community College, Mount St. Mary College
Remote
Curriculum Designer
September 2018-May 2022
Holy Virgin Protection Church Russian School
As a curriculum designer, I redesigned an outdated Russian history curriculum emphasizing technology's advantages and accessibility to prevent learning loss. This involved developing targeted assessments to evaluate the digital curriculum. Additionally, instructional materials for elementary and middle school were designed in Russian, with a pilot program implemented to gather feedback and ensure educational standards were met.
Nyack, NY
Educator
September 2018 - May 2022
As an educator, I taught history and literature to elementary students in the Russian language. I created multimedia learning resources to meet the individual needs of each student and developed assessments to monitor the academic progress of my students.
Holy Virgin Protection Church Russian School
Nyack, NY
Education
Harvard University
Masters in Education
Learning Design, Innovation, and Technology
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2023-2024
I pursued my passion for learning at Harvard Graduate School of Education where I studied instructional design, cognitive science, theories for successful innovation, entrepreneurship, design thinking, informal learning, and Universal Design for Learning.
Cambridge, MA
State University of New York at New Paltz
Bachelors in Liberal Arts
Psychology
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2018-2021
New Paltz, NY
I pursued my curiosities about human nature, motivation, personalities, physiological psychology, and phenomenology at SUNY New Paltz which has set a sturdy foundation for understanding and empathizing with people and their needs.
Design Expertise
Creative Thinking
User-Centric Design
Articulate 360 and Storyline
Universal Design for Learning
ADDIE
Figma
Canvas Course Design
JavaScript
Languages
English (native)
Ukrainian (fluent)
Russian (fluent)
French (intermediate)