Maria Kulikovskaia

MARIA KULIKOVSKAIA

Product manager / Project leader

MARIA KULIKOVSKAIA

Product manager / Project leader

Dreamer and doer, visionary and maker, innovation lover.

Over 9 years of experience in international business. Detail-oriented and big-picture thinker. I challenge the status quo, see opportunities for improvement and find creative solutions for problems.

I take initiatives, give them momentum, and drive them to completion. Specialist in creating and launching innovative products with experience in bringing businesses to new markets and working in conditions of uncertainty.

Articulate communicator, recognized for adaptability, curiosity, and insight, rapidly ramping up on new topics through collaboration, influence, and creative thinking. Thrives in global teams and environments. Passionate about the fields of medicine, education, and innovations.

English

Spanish

French

Ukranian

Languages spoken:

English

/ Spanish

/ French

/ Ukranian

Languages spoken:

CORE COMPETENCIES

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Since 2020
Canada
Montreal

DD_Consulting

Senior Product Manager / Consultant

Product delivery, ML engineering and program management services

2022
Canada
Montreal

MindSea

Product Manager

Worked with leaders in Healthcare and Wellness to build mobile and web applications that empower people to lead healthier life.

2020-2022
Canada
Montreal

TribeUne

Co-founded an international startup

which unite family generations through technology.
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2018-2020
Eastern Europe / Canada

International Academy of Clear Aligners

Founded educational center in digital dentistry

2014-2016
Chile
Santiago

iHelp

Managed business expansion

Opened four new network service centers for digital devices in Latin America.

Until 2014
Russia
Moscow

Medical Doctor - Dentist

Private practice. Adopted state-of-the-art techniques: dental microscope and laser, digital planning, computer tomography, 3D technologies.

EDUCATION

SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS

International Academy of Clear Aligners
(Russia / Canada)

Founder and CEO

IACA - an international educational institution for dentists in digital orthodontics.

In 2019 organization of international congresses of IACA with the participation of top world stars in the field of digital dentistry
Became a partner of the Professional Society of Orthodontists of Russia
Currently (2021) in process negotiation about selling the company

Role

Defined the concept, business model, and strategy
Raised funds and managed cash and P&L
Defined and oversaw the execution of the marketing strategy
Oversaw the program and logistics of conferences, incl. pivoting to remote educational events during the pandemic and restructuring the business
Managed relationships and negotiations with speakers and sponsors
Hired and trained employees, incl. Managing the switch to remote working and a globally distributed team

TribeUne (Canada)

Co-founder,
Head of product & marketing

A startup that reconnects seniors with their families through technologies
TribeUne allows family members to keep parents and grandparents in the loop by allowing them to share pictures and messages through a mobile application. At the end of every month, TribeUne creates prints and delivers a family album with the family's content to their ageing loved ones' mailbox
The service went live in early 2021 and has already attracted hundreds of B2C. We are now in the process of finding the product/market fit in B2B (senior homes).

Role

Ran customer discovery process
Defined marketing/product strategy and oversaw execution
Oversaw development of the web app, from mockups and requirements to MVP to final product
Got selected by and graduated from the District3 incubator in Montreal
Currently, in the process of raising a state grant as a significant social project

Steamology (USA)

Project manager / Part of production team

The development of sauna culture in America.
Steamology -a global movement to propagate and develop community steam healing culture. Born in traditional steam baths, catalyzed at Burning Man, growing worldwide. The project comprises several components:

Architecture. Design and implementation of a steam room complex for private customers
Retreat center. A stationary complex has been created, where guests come, sessions are held, and training is also underway.
Institute. Training"steam masters". Development of a new profession in the USA
Mobile complex. Innovative development of a mobile steam bath for researching the operation of technology in the field. Was presented as an art project at Burning Man.

In process of planning

HUMANITARIAN / NON - PROFIT PROJECTS

Project
Burning man is an annual event (79,000 participants) focused on community, art, self-expression, and self- reliance. For one week a year, in the white desert of Nevada grows a real city, which was built by the participants and lives by 10 principles.
Featured on the cover of an article in SF_Weekly (May 2021) and as a full-length episode in an upcoming Netflix documentary on Burning Man
Role
Co-organized the Art of Steam camp (75 people) in 2017-2019; managed logistics, communications, and was part of the production team of the art pieces of the camp.

Art of steam at Burning Man (USA)

Project: Burning man is an annual event (79,000 participants) focused on community, art, self-expression, and self- reliance. For one week a year, in the white desert of Nevada grows a real city, which was built by the participants and lives by 10 principles.
Featured on the cover of an article in SF_Weekly (May 2021) and as a full-length episode in an upcoming Netflix documentary on Burning Man
Role: Co-organized the Art of Steam camp (75 people) in 2017-2019; managed logistics, communications, and was part of the production team of the art pieces of the camp.

Art of steam at Burning Man (USA)

Project
International exhibition on WWII in the memorial, located on the territory of one of the largest former concentration camps and crematorium
(Neuengamme).

Role
2013- Volunteer, part of an international team in charge of preparing and organizing the exhibition.

Memorial Exhibition (Germany)

If it seems like we should work together,
please feel free to contact me.

Canada, Montreal
Phone: +1-438-355-9066
Email: maria@kulikovskaia.com

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