A little about me.

I grew up in Yakutsk and went to an ordinary school. I was the kind of kid who enjoyed being around people. As class representative, I cared about looking out for my classmates and making sure their voices were heard. Before I had a professional identity, I had a place among people.

I’m proud of my Sakha culture. At the same time, I dreamed about experiencing Western life — seeing for myself what it would be like to live somewhere different. When I was seventeen, I moved to Canada with my parents. New experiences helped me find confidence and expand my sense of what was possible.

Home is somewhere you can always return to, no matter where you go.

In June 2026, I graduated from BCIT and joined G&A ROBOT just a week later. But the experience was about more than education or starting a career. I met people who became close friends, and somewhere along the way, Canada started feeling a little more like home.

Living in Greater Vancouver doesn’t erase where I’m from. Yakutia is part of how I see the world, and part of what I want to give back to it.

I admire Arsen Tomsky and what he built with inDrive. Seeing someone from Yakutia create something with a global impact reminds me that where you come from doesn’t have to limit what you can achieve. Someday, I’d like to create opportunities for young people back home, too.

I’m still figuring out the shape of that future. For now, I’m building a life that leaves room for curiosity, human connection, and remembering where it all began.