Smyrna V.
Knowledge Engineering & Unstructured Data
Helsinki, Finland · GMT+3
Profile
Knowledge engineer focused on unstructured data processing, NLP, and retrieval-augmented systems. Background in business analysis and UX design — I came to data engineering through the practical problem of navigating large document collections at work, which pulled me toward RAG and the full pipeline from ingestion to queryable knowledge bases. Currently building toward a Data Science & AI specialisation with emphasis on NLP and semantic search.
Technical Skills
Languages
Python · SQL · Bash · HTML/CSS · Markdown
ML & Data
PyTorch · scikit-learn · pandas · Polars · NumPy · fastembed · ChromaDB
NLP & Embeddings
HuggingFace Transformers · sentence-transformers · NLTK · Vector Databases · RAG
Infrastructure
PostgreSQL · Snowflake · Azure · Docker · Airflow · dbt · Linux · Git · CI/CD
Design & Analysis
Figma · Zeplin · UX Research · Wireframing · JIRA · Confluence · SWOT
Experience
Business Analysis & UX Design
Freelance
- Gathered and maintained stakeholder requirements; produced user personas, journey maps, and UX deliverables bridging client, designer, and developer teams.
- Conducted market research and competitor analysis (SWOT) to inform product strategy and design decisions.
- Managed feature prioritisation and documentation in JIRA/Confluence; facilitated design hand-offs via Figma, Miro, and Zeplin.
Volunteer Content Manager & Editor
FinUA
- Managed website content, wrote and edited articles, and organised social media for FinUA — an information hub connecting Ukrainians in Finland to legal consulting and support services.
- Refined communication strategy for outreach to Ukrainian communities.
Front Desk Operations
The Witchery · Kimpton · Yotel
- Managed guest operations using ResDiary, Reslynx, and Opera PMS; generated daily reports and cross-department handovers.
- Coordinated transport, deliveries, and urgent logistics; ensured compliance with safety protocols.
Administrative Assistant
Array Property Group
- Conducted rental market research and maintained up-to-date property database reports.
- Managed client correspondence, documentation, scheduling, and CRM records for a distributed team.
Translator & Research / Editing Assistant
Freelance (ENG ↔ UA)
- Translated technical documentation, user manuals, and academic content across liberal arts, cultural studies, and social sciences.
- Developed information architecture and structured content using Markdown, HTML, Git, CMS platforms, and Confluence.
- Interviewed subject-matter experts to clarify domain terminology; rapidly onboarded to new fields including software APIs and engineering specifications.
Projects
Anima Mundi
Self-organising Personal Knowledge Management System with semantic search across clipped articles, PDFs, and GitHub repos.
Recall // Document Q&A
RAG-based natural language Q&A over personal document collections using vector retrieval.
Lexis // Text Classifier
Fine-tuned transformer pipeline for multi-label document classification with low-resource domain adaptation.
Strata // Data Pipeline
Modular ELT pipeline with schema inference, lineage tracking, and incremental loading.
Education
Data Science & AI
Turing College
Python · SQL · NLP · PyTorch · RAG · Computer Vision
Starting Apr 2026
Open University — Entrepreneurship Law
Aalto University
Oct – Dec 2025
Open University — Forests, Wood and Carbon
Aalto University
Apr – Jun 2024
Yrittäjyyden opinnot (JOTPA)
Omnia
Entrepreneurship studies for Ukrainian professionals in Finland
Jun – Aug 2024
Design & Innovation (Interrupted)
The Open University
May 2022 – Mar 2024
Højskolebevis — Performance Arts
Musik og Teaterhøjskolen, Toftlund
Vocal & Dance line
Jan – Jun 2020
Languages
Ukrainian
Native
English
Full professional proficiency (C1/C2)