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Palina Sarokina

Cross-functional operator — operations, creative technology, spatial design

Berlin, GermanyLinkedInGitHub

[SUMMARY]

Cross-functional operator with a background in architecture and anthropology, and a current practice spanning operations, creative technology, and product development. I bridge business operations and creative execution — coordinating AI initiatives, building internal tools, managing finance workflows, and directing visual projects. Looking for roles that value systems thinking, operational clarity, and the ability to move between strategic and hands-on work.

[EXPERIENCE]

Operations & AI Project Coordinator

2023 — 2025

Curve Labs (Web3 / AI venture studio) — Berlin

  • Coordinated AI and Web3 product initiatives across distributed teams
  • Managed product documentation, research synthesis, and deliverable structuring
  • Finance coordination — invoicing, cash flow tracking, operational dashboards
  • Built internal tools: finance dashboard, social media kit, grant management system

Creative Technologist

2022 — present

Independent Projects — Berlin

  • Designed and developed 6+ full-stack applications (Next.js, React, TypeScript, Vercel)
  • Built AI-powered creative tools: dream analysis pipeline, tarot reflection app, meditation platform with voice cloning
  • Product design: pranayama breathing lamp (3D renders, product videos), object design
  • Art direction and editorial photography (AETHER project)

Spatial Designer & Architect

2016 — 2022

Architecture practice + Freelance — Berlin

  • LiDAR interactive pavilion (Kineze) — spatial choreography with real-time sensing
  • Acoustic shell concept (Die Muschel), minimal living modules (Capsule)
  • Festival installations and spatial experience design
  • Architecture degree — pavilions, public space, installation logic

[SKILLS]

Operations & Coordination

Project management · Executive support · Finance ops · Research synthesis · Stakeholder communication

Development & Tech

Next.js · React · TypeScript · Node.js · Vercel · AI / LLM integration · Graph databases

Design & Creative

Figma · Blender · Product design · Art direction · Photography · Editorial layout

Tools

Git · VS Code · Linear · Notion · Adobe Suite · Midjourney · Claude / GPT

[EDUCATION]

B.Sc. Architecture (Grade: 1.9)

Technische Universität Berlin — 2020–2025

B.A. Sociocultural Anthropology & Political Science (Grade: 1.4)

Freie Universität Berlin — 2017–2020

Exchange Semester (Full Scholarship)

Indiana University Bloomington — 2019

[LANGUAGES]

Russian (Native (C2))Belarusian (Native (C2))English (C1)German (C1)Spanish (B2)Arabic (A1)