Christian brings more than 20 years of international UX experience — he currently leads the UX Center of Excellence at the agency Optimizer, in Porto, Portugal. He drives the development of award-winning, human-centered products through UX research and behavior-based design. He collaborates with Harvard University (DCE), Singularity University, the Nomura Research Institute in Japan, and other institutions. He has published on UX design, AI product design and behavior design, and teaches UX Leadership, Behavior Design and Human-Centered AI Experiences (HAX) courses on TheStarter.io. He's a PortoAX activist and a Nordic UX Award 2026 jury member.
Partner at AI Master Lab, an AI consultant and trainer who helps Latvian companies and public institutions carry out responsible, systemic AI transformation. A data analysis expert and Microsoft Excel / Power BI consultant with more than 25 years of experience in financial modelling, reporting automation and data visualisation. Founder of Excel Know How and author of its courses — more than 3,500 people have completed his paid training programmes, while his online webinars and events have reached over 20,000 people in Latvia.
