Katarzyna Młynarczyk, PhD

Katarzyna Młynarczyk, PhD has extensive work experience in various roles and industries. In 2012, they started their career at Budujeko.pl as a Project Manager, Product Manager, and Marketing Manager. Katarzyna then worked as a Marketing Specialist at Predictive Solutions (formerly SPSS Polska) in 2013. From 2014 to 2018, they served as a Project Manager and E-commerce Manager at Ozdoby Ziemi. In 2013 and 2015, they held positions as a Project Manager and Promotion Specialist at Wydawnictwo Znak. During this time, they also worked as a Project Manager and Digital Marketing Specialist, where they managed agile digital campaigns and collaborated with stakeholders. From 2018 to 2019, they worked as a Project Manager and Communications Coordinator at Stowarzyszenie WIOSNA. In 2019, they briefly worked as a Senior Project Manager and Marketing & PR Manager at Wydawnictwo Quello. From 2019 to 2022, they served as a Senior Project Manager, Product Manager, and Product Owner at Wydawnictwo Otwarte. Currently, they are working as a Scrum Master at ConnectPoint. Additionally, they are a Society Member at Polish Agile Association and a Mastermind Buddy at Szkoła Product Ownera.

Katarzyna Młynarczyk, PhD has a diverse education history that spans various fields. Katarzyna has a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Literary Studies from Akademia Pedagogiczna im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie, which they obtained from 2007 to 2011. Prior to their PhD, they completed a Master of Arts in Polish Philology (Filologia Polska) from the same institution from 2002 to 2007.

In terms of postgraduate degrees, Katarzyna completed several programs. From 2006 to 2008, they pursued a postgraduate degree in Journalism (Dziennikarskie) at Akademia Pedagogiczna im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie. During the same period, they also completed a postgraduate degree in Małe Formy Sceniczne. Additionally, from 2007 to 2008, they obtained a postgraduate degree in Public Relations from Wyższa Szkoła Europejska im. Ks. Józefa Tischnera.

Furthermore, Katarzyna pursued a postgraduate degree in Digital Marketing / Marketing w sieci at Wyższa Szkoła Europejska im. Ks. Józefa Tischnera from 2012 to 2013.

Recently, they have focused on IT-related studies and obtained various certifications and completed e-learning courses. In 2022, they attended the Szkoła Product Ownera for the Laboratorium SPO, and Digitally Katarzyna's- w prostych słowach o IT for Praktycznie w IT. In 2021, they completed another course at Szkoła Product Ownera specifically for Product Ownership, and attended Twoje drzwi do IT for Zarządzanie projektami w IT. Additionally, they underwent e-learning courses in Praktycznie delivery and Agile - po zwinnej stronie mocy from Digitally Katarzyna's- w prostych słowach o IT and Twoje drzwi do IT, respectively.

Recognizing the importance of agile methodologies, Katarzyna has obtained certifications such as Scrum: Advanced, Scrum: The Basics, Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC), and How to Fix Bad Agile from LinkedIn. Katarzyna also completed various courses related to agile methodologies, product ownership, and project management from OpenClassrooms.

Aside from their educational accomplishments, Katarzyna has also attended training programs on creative thinking from Generator Pomysłów and advanced Google Analytics from Google Akademia Analytics in 2019.