Mentors & Experts

Mentoring is best described as an educational process when mentors share knowledge with the purpose of surfacing potential in their protégés.

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Kostas Mackevičius. Head of QA. Hostinger

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Kostas Mackevičius

Head of QA

Hostinger

There was no Quality Assurance team before Kostas joined Hostinger in 2020. Since then he’s assembled and now leads a team of 12 outstanding QA specialists.

“Lithuanian QA specialists are recognized and valued worldwide,” – he says. Kostas has 14 years of international work experience in German, American, Indian, and local Lithuanian companies to base his statement on.

He is not only an A-player in the Quality Assurance field. Kostas has been working as a Basketball Referee for the past 22 years. After work, he puts on his trainers and makes sure all basketball matches are mistake-free too. This way he gets the best of both worlds – a referee whistle and passion for sports on the basketball court and a supportive team, inspiring company culture and principles at Hostinger.
Margarita Grigalevičiūtė. Data Analyst. Macaw

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Margarita Grigalevičiūtė

Data Analyst

Macaw

I am currently working as a Data Analyst / Power BI Consultant at Macaw. I have experience with HR, survey, reference & other data. Power BI has been my key tool for the last 3 years for various clients/ companies. Look forward to sharing my experience of transitioning to IT as well as knowledge.
Arvydas Maciulevičius. Head of Technical Service Automation. HELLA Lithuania

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Arvydas Maciulevičius

Head of Technical Service Automation

HELLA Lithuania

I work in the engineering field since 2004, with a background in autosports since 1996. Most of the time since 2004 was spent in factory automation (food, furniture, automotive) but also some background in machining metals, casting, production. Covered various positions from project manager assistant to production manager. Familiar with project management, problems that various teams are facing (attitude, competence, lack of experience etc.). Current passion – creativity in various fields, mostly wood crafting.
Rūta Laurikaitytė-Franckevičė. Test Automation Engineer. IBM

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Rūta Laurikaitytė-Franckevičė

Test Automation Engineer

IBM

I am a certified test automation engineer currently working at IBM. Skilled in functional, non-functional, E2E, integration, manual, mobile testing, and test automation which is my biggest passion. I always dreamed of the day that “If you find a job you love you’ll never work again.”. And, I am so happy that this dream came true 4 years ago when I changed my career path to IT as a QA engineer. I would describe myself as enthusiastic, open-minded, self-motivated, always looking for new challenges. I continually feed my career with new skills, knowledge, certifications, trainings. I am very excited to share all experience and best practices with IT community, especially with women, to encourage them to join IT sector.
Dominyka Ragauskaitė. Product Management Lead. Vinted

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Dominyka Ragauskaitė

Product Management Lead

Vinted

I am an experienced product manager who wore multiple hats in the last 7 years: a program manager at Amazon Services, a global product manager at Amazon Pay, and now – a leading product manager at Vinted, where I am leading a Growth domain focused on expansion and user activation initiatives. I know both – B2B and B2C industries, with a focus on web and app development. Super excited to be part of this program for the 2nd year in a row and can’t wait to share my product management experience with my mentees!
Lina Praškevičiūtė. Leading Product Manager .Vinted

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Lina Praškevičiūtė

Leading Product Manager

Vinted

I have always been curious about many different things, and cared deeply about solving problems that help people. I’m really glad that my journey led me into product management – it’s all about problem solving, fusion of technology and business, and creating value. While it’s a truly exciting career path, there isn’t one “right” way to do it – I’m here to help navigate this sphere and create your own map.
Ffion Quick. UX Writer. Wix

Ffion Quick

UX Writer

Wix

I moved from England to Lithuania to help IT specialists with my writing skills. To be a great UX Writer you’ll want a love of language, strong IT skills and experience (digital marketing and communications technology). You need to be intuitive and curious, with a high level of tolerance and a skilled communicator (presenting, listening and writing). It also helps if you have a talent for sales, marketing copy, advertising, online interaction and research.
Andrius Binevičius. Process technology specialist. HELLA

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Andrius Binevičius

Process technology specialist

HELLA

More than 10 years in the production of hardware for electronics. My start in the world of electronics was as an operator at the production line during my studies. This experience helped me to find passion in production. The feeling of giving direct input to the quality and productivity of final goods drives me till today. In a couple of years, I was promoted to technology specialist and a couple of years more as a supervisor. After two years found myself feeling better in the technology, so got back as a specialist, but responsible for different technologies as before. Till now I am increasing my baggage of knowledge by adding some more technologies, higher level of products and different production machines. I have quite much practical knowledge and would be happy to share it with you.
Birutė Kiričiuk. Principal Test Engineer. TransUnion

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Birutė Kiričiuk

Principal Test Engineer

TransUnion

I started my tester’s career 9 years ago in Transunion company as a regular tester and have moved through to the Principal tester role leading testing activities in a few teams now. Here I’ve had a lot of experience in different types of testing both manual and automated as well as learnt a lot from other colleagues. One thing that I’ve always loved is sharing my knowledge and experience with others.

I’ve decided to join WGT because I believe it’s an amazing opportunity to not only give value to other women and contribute to their development in IT but also grow myself as a person and specialis
Wailana Kalama. Content Designer. Wix

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Wailana Kalama

Content Designer

Wix.com

Though I’ve been working as a writer for 12 years now, I entered the world of tech only 2 years ago. Currently, I work at Wix.com as a Content Designer. I joined WGT to help people learn more about women in tech and what we do.
Marija Padvilike. Senior System Analyst. EIS Group Lietuva

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Marija Padvilike

Senior System Analyst

EIS Group Lietuva

Started my career as a quality assurance specialist, I turned it 180 degrees and became a customer support engineer in a telecommunications provider company for 5 years. Then again 180 degrees turn and I am a business analyst with no clue what I am supposed to do. Now with more than 10 years of experience in business analysis and product ownership, I still feel passionate about my job and never regretted that turn I made in my career.
Having experienced both with customers onsite, offsite and internal customers, I feel I can share my experience with others and hopefully help you in your decision making.
Hanna Matusevich. Quality Assurance Specialist. TeleSoftas

Hanna Matusevich

Quality Assurance Specialist

TeleSoftas

My way to tech started from 3 months of testing courses in 2017, which I attended after a life-changing decision- accounting is not my ‘cup of tea’. Entering the IT sphere changed my career, way of thinking and even country of living. And here I’m in Vilnius- a part of fast-growing, very friendly, willing to help and learn TeleSoftas QA platform.
As a person who made her big step from another sphere to tech, I’m inspired and grateful to have this opportunity of knowledge sharing, because I know for sure- everything is possible!
Janina Kulikian. Head of Smart Metering. AB „Energijos skirstymo operatorius“ (ESO)

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Janina Kulikian

Head of Smart Metering

AB „Energijos skirstymo operatorius“ (ESO)

I was still a business management student when I applied for an entry-level ERP system sales manager job. Although, instantly I found that more engaging for me was not to sell the system but to configure, consult clients and analyze the solutions. Therefore I switched to junior consultant for the ERP system. And this decision, 12 years back, was a real-life changer – from that time I never doubted that Tech is my path. Currently, I work in the energy sector, for the Energijos skirstymo operatorius – the company is responsible for the electricity and gas distribution in Lithuania. For the last 3 years, I am responsible for the smart meter deployment program – which involves both energy solutions and IT solutions.
I joined the Women Go Tech because I know that having by your side someone who can, by sharing experience and knowledge, help make it happen motivates me and encourages to be part of the program. Besides, I believe that I will get a lot of experience from the participants – they are bright and enthusiastic so this will add many colours to my experience.
Anna Sibirtseva. Senior iOS Developer. Accenture Baltic, Riga

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Anna Sibirtseva

Senior iOS Developer

Accenture Baltic, Riga

I’m excited to participate in WTG to help more girls to start their career in IT. I remember how hard it was in the beginning, how I was frantically searching google for “how to get your first job in IT”. I could not imagine that in 3 years I would become Senior iOS Developer.

I’m so grateful that I was able to participate in Accenture Bootcamp, that my mentor believed in me, that my manager took a chance and offered me a job. I would not be where I am today if not for amazing people that helped me in the beginning.

Now it’s my turn to help other people to change their lives for the better.
Wojciech Popiel. Product Designer. Vinted

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Wojciech Popiel

Product Designer

Vinted

Hey, I’m Wojciech, I’m a product designer, currently working at Vinted. I solve users’ problems by applying design thinking and cross-functional collaboration. I am working with many different aspects of UX design: user research, analysing gathered insights, translating these insights, concept development, workshop facilitation, some UI work, and most importantly cross-functional collaboration. I believe that the best projects are an outcome of team work. In the end, I would never be able to develop the designs, run A/B tests, or analyse all the technical insights alone.
Mindaugas Balciunas. Lead .Net Developer, Hr-manager. MobilePay

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Mindaugas Balciunas

Lead .Net Developer, Hr-manager

MobilePay

During my studies, I have tried a summer job as a web designer in Epasas.lt Back then I thought that I’ll never be a developer as it was too hard, although UI stuff was easy. Now I am flipping my mindset by 180 degrees with this statement! Currently, I work at MobilePay as a squad lead (lead developer with HR responsibilities). I have decided to join Women Go Tech because I think it’s a good initiative to educate people that IT/Tech is not as hard as it looks – Lithuania needs more talents in tech.
Pijus Navickas. Scala Developer. Wix.com

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Pijus Navickas

Scala Developer

Wix.com

I am currently positioned as a backend engineer which is where most of my interests lie. I contribute to core codebases and build systems, deal with recruitment and mentor people. Through the years, I’ve implemented and worked on different kinds of development pipelines, from manual to fully automated ones. As always, it’s not a black-and-white kind of topic and that’s the experience I’m going to share.
Ramunė Šabanienė. Head of Data Science, AI and Analytics. Telia

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Ramunė Šabanienė

Head of Data Science, AI and Analytics

Telia

Ramune Šabanienė is senior leader with 15+ years of proven record of building high impact teams, change managing, leading growth and digital and analytics initiatives within organisations, leveraging big data and wide range of statistical modelling, machine learning, AI techniques for more profitable decision making. Focused on delivering innovative solutions quickly with substantial business impact. Strong business development professional with a Certified Professional Board Member focused in Corporate Governance from BICG. Currently Data Science, AI and Analytics Leader at Telia.
Elena Rumianceva. Front End Developer. IBM

Elena Rumianceva

Front End Developer

IBM

I am a self-taught front-end developer, and I’ve been in front-end development for several years now. However, front-end development was not my first career choice – I have a master’s degree in Economics, and for some time I was pursuing a career in finance when I realised that that is not a path I want to pursue. Then I decided to shift my career from economics to the IT sector, I initially started with software quality assurance testing. Soon after it became obvious to me that I would like to write code for the applications I was writing tests for. So, I looked into the software development paths and took on the front-end development where I currently work.
Justina Andrijauskaitė-Karpovičė. Director, Product Management Operations. Adform

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Justina Andrijauskaitė-Karpovičė

Director, Product Management Operations

Adform

I’m in my 14th year in Adform, where the biggest part of this journey went into managing Analytics & Insights products, while for the past 2+ years I’m leading Product Managers. This last turn in my path allows me to combine the ever-strong passion for Product Management with the newly discovered love for leading and helping people grow. I will not lie, the Product Management path is hard, and I had a fair share of flops myself. But carving through the fog of millions of options and finding just the right solution to make your customers succeed is the moment when it all pays off. And I’m here to help you learn how to get to those AHA! moments as well as learn a lot from you.
Maurice de Beijer. Software architect and developer. ABL The Problem Solver

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Maurice de Beijer

Software architect and developer

ABL The Problem Solver

Maurice de Beijer is an independent software consultant and trainer. He specializes in TypeScript, ECMAScript, React, Svelte and ASP.NET MVC. His work includes popular collaboration software as well as a large, global, safety application for the oil and gas industry. Maurice is also active in the open-source community. He teaches ECMAScript, TypeScript, React, Svelte, Vue, Cypress, RxJS and ASP.NET MVC courses. Since 2005, he has received Microsoft’s Yearly Most Valuable Professional Award. Further, Maurice is active in the Dutch dotNed user group and helps organize its meetings.
Inga Piekė. Lead Software Engineer. Adform

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Inga Piekė

Lead Software Engineer

Adform

With more than 20 years of experience, I’m a seasoned software engineer, currently taking the role of a lead software engineer.
I like frontend, but I’m in love with complex backend solutions in .NET. Also, I’m passionate about databases.
I enjoy learning new technologies, looking for solutions and watching how they materialize into working software.
The most satisfying thing for me is to work in a team and deliver quality software with confidence.
Martynas Kanapinskas. Team Lead & Senior Frontend developer. Hyarchis

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Martynas Kanapinskas

Team Lead & Senior Frontend developer

Hyarchis

Uhh… It’s always the hard part talking about yourself
Okay, focus, relax, think and 3…2…1…

Hey, Gals! My name is Martynas and I love software development!
I started working as a developer in my freshman year, firstly as a back-end developer, later I’ve gotten a job as a full-stack developer. And even later I’ve transitioned to a front-end developer. And oh jeez – I can tell you that over my career I’ve been through different kinds of stuff, worked with dinosaurs and created unicorns. Currently, I’m working as a Team Lead in Hyarchis and lately I did not write that much code, but I’ve gotten to do all the other fun activities that are also software development – code reviewing, shaping our backlog, defining user stories and helping my team achieve the best we’re capable of.
I might be boring as hell, but in my free time, I’m also developing. I see personal projects as advantageous in at least two ways – they’re super fun to create AND you learn soo much.
Artūras Taicas. CEO. Eldes

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Artūras Taicas

CEO

Eldes

Tech/sales experience on the Internet of Thinks sector. With 19+ years of a carrier in international companies from distribution of High Tech until innovations in the security and safety market for IoT products at the moment.

I strongly believe that the greatest success is achieved by the individuals and the inventor’s Teams.

I am excited to become WGT mentor and to share my knowledge of IoT solutions and grow together with You, Women Go Tech.

What is Mentoring?

There are many talented people left without professional support, which often results in loss of motivation. Mentors make sure that doesn’t happen!

Mentoring is best described as an educational process when mentors share knowledge with the purpose of surfacing potential in their protégés.

Mentors are not school teachers. They’re voluntary professionals that are motivated to pass on knowledge and contribute to Women Go Tech’s talent pool.