CV

Education

PhD in Psychology (Cognitive Science) — SWPS University, Warsaw, 2024 Dissertation: “Cognitive accessibility of observable and unobservable properties in thinking about self and others”

Postgraduate — Advanced Statistical Methods — London School of Economics, 2018 Multilevel modeling, latent class analysis, structural equation modeling

Postgraduate — User Experience Design — SWPS University, 2014

MSc Psychology — SWPS University, 2001–2006 Specialization: Social Cognitive Psychology. Advisor: dr hab. Jerzy Karylowski

Current Positions

Co-founder, Chief of Product & Psychometrics — Gyfted / Human Exponent (2021–present) AI-powered psychometric platform for recruitment. Designs assessment batteries (CTT, IRT), integrates psychometric models with ML pipelines, owns full product lifecycle. Venture-funded C-corp.

Co-founder, Chief of Product & Psychometrics — Nerds.family (active) Academy 360 model — practice-based tech academies connecting companies, mentors, and learners through hands-on training that grows talent pipelines.

Co-owner — Digital Savages LLC / SEO Savages (active) Growth engineering, programmatic SEO, and content automation. Systems that scale organic traffic.

Adjunct, Dept. of Psychological Research Methodology — SWPS University (2006–present) Teaching: methodology, psychometrics, data analysis, R programming. Directed the Experimental Psychology Laboratory (2010–2024).

Previous Experience

Psychometrics Consultant — esportsLABgg (2023) Designed computerized adaptive tests (CAT) and IRT models for assessing personality and cognitive abilities of esports players.

Research & Statistical Analysis Consultant — Good Sleeper (2020–2021) Designed and conducted validation studies for an insomnia treatment protocol.

Workshop Trainer — move.mi (2017–2023) Led workshops on data presentation, visualization, and Data Storytelling.

Quantitative Methods Lecturer — University of Warsaw, Faculty of Management (2017) Advanced statistical methods and quantitative analysis.

Analyst — University College London (2018–2019) Project: “Homophobia and collective narcissism in contemporary Poland”

Data Analysis Consultant — ARC Rynek i Opinia (2006–2014) Quantitative data analysis, structural equation models, reporting for corporate clients.

Research Grants

Product & Psychometrics Lead — NCBR R&D Project, Gyfted / Human Exponent (2020–2023) “Development and operational validation of an AI and psychometrics platform for recruitment automation.” Led the psychometric component: test battery design, instrument validation, AI-psychometric integration.

Expert Analyst & Laboratory Director — NCN Maestro 2017/26/A/HS6/00647 (2018–2020) “The role of mindful gratitude practice in reducing intergroup aggression among group narcissists.” Managed the research laboratory and data collection, advanced statistical analyses (SEM, multilevel modeling).

Research Collaborator — NCN OPUS UMO-2016/21/B/HS6/03236 (2017–2019) “The idiosyncratic nature of self-representations and the use of self as a reference frame in social judgments.” Experimental procedure design and data analysis.

Key Competencies

Psychometric & Statistical Methods

• Psychometric test design and validation (CTT, IRT, CAT)
• Structural equation modeling (SEM)
• Multilevel modeling (HLM/MLM)
• Latent class analysis (LCA)

Research

• Cognitive and social psychology
• Self-concept formation and intergroup behavior
• Experimental design and methodology

Product & Technical

• Product management and strategy
• AI workflow integration and architecture
• Growth engineering and programmatic SEO
• Statistical programming: R, Python, SPSS

Languages

• Polish (native)
• English (C2)
• Italian (B1)

Publications

15 peer-reviewed journal articles and 7 book chapters in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Self and Identity, PLoS ONE, Aggressive Behavior, Frontiers in Psychology, Memory, L’Année Psychologique, Personality and Individual Differences, Journal of Social Psychology, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, and Psychological Reports, among others.

See the Publications page for the full list.