Hi there, I'm Xenia (zen-ya)!
I'm a native Jersey girl, currently settled in the Portland, ME area with my fiancé and 2 year old puppy! I have a background in Industrial Engineering which is primarily focused on process improvement, increasing efficiency in operations, productivity, and creating systems that get you from point A to point B with minimal wasted time and steps. Having changed career paths slightly, I have taken my project management and operations skills to the social sector in order to really make some meaningful change in the world. Working for a nonprofit has made me realize how awesome it is to work with like-minded people and the importance of a diverse working environment.
In my free time, I manage a business called Productive Space Design Co. which is part productivity blog, part organizing/interior design service, and part social business. My goal for this business is to essentially help people create their ideal 'productive spaces,' whether that is at home, in the office, or with managing their own lives behind the scenes, in order for them to make time for what truly matters. I also love to design planners and am working on building up my shop where a percentage of my monthly profits will go towards international development projects (what I have a master's degree in!). I truly want to change the world in my own little way :)
As a big fan of EDM, there is a song that has one of my favorite lines that I think describes me perfectly: "Everyday people do everyday things, but I can't be one of them."