Currently at
MileIQ

I joined MileIQ as a designer after meeting Dan, the founder, in my graduate capstone presentation. Since then, my focus has been on improving the lives of millions of MileIQ users, building a brand that celebrates the beauty of driving for work, and growing the MileIQ design culture and team.

Previous
Experience

Stanford University

I graduated from Stanford's Design Impact Masters Program as an AABS Graduate Fellow in 2021. At my time there, I worked as the Head Teaching assistant for ME101 Visual Thinking—Stanford’s longest-running Product Design Class—and ME120 History and Ethics of Design.

yelo

Prior to coming to Stanford, I built Yelo—Latvia’s #1 Driver’s Ed app which makes it faster, easier, and less expensive to learn road traffic rules

Art Academy of Latvia

And I taught Brand Design and Portfolio Design at the Art Academy of Latvia, a leading institution of higher education and scientific research in art in the Baltic states

white label
overpriced

And I co-founded White Label and Overpriced, two of the region’s leading brand strategy and design studios.

Awards &
Scholarships

I am a grateful recipient of

Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies Graduate Fellowship

Fulbright Scholarship (which I turned down)

Baltic-American Freedom Foundation Scholarship

State Culture Capital Foundation Scholarship

Erasmus+ Staff Moblity Scholarship

And my work has been recognized at the

Latvian National Design Award — Special Award

SXSW Conference — Best Educational Campaign

Speaking
Engagements

I have given talks on design thinking at

Stanford University

Snapchat

Stanford Design Bootcamp

Stanford Nordic Mobility Summit

Nordic Council of Minister’s Office

Mondragon University

Art Academy of Latvia

Latvian Art Director’s Club

Kuldiga Creative Summer School

and elsewhere

Mentorship

In my spare time, I mentor international students on their university- and scholarship applications, after myself being accepted to

Stanford University

Harvard University

University of Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University

and elsewhere

If you would like my help, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.

About
Me

In my free time—of which there does not seem to be too much nowadays—I enjoy riding motorcycles, taking care of my plants, collecting music that gets better the more you listen to it, and thinking about the necessary conditions for a meaningful life.