Meet the expats in #brnoregion

Currently studying masters in International Relations and European Politics in Masaryk University, I first came to Brno as a French-Canadian vet student in VFU. Throughout the years I've had the chance to evolve a lot outside of the university sphere, especially in sports. I'm very involved in dog mushing sports, training and competing, and even wore the Czech national colors on the last championships... to tell you how much I've grown to love the country! Aside from that, I'm very passionate about community inclusivity and empowering, as well as development from a local regional to a large scale level.

I’m an IT specialist in Progress (Product manager) working on network traffic monitoring solutions. I have two kids (boys, 2 and 5 years old). I’m keen on AI and top-edge technologies and all about start-ups and their early stages of growth.

I am finishing my Ph.D. in material sciences and working part-time as a laboratory technician. After studying in my home country, Colombia, I also did research in Brazil and came to Brno to research the use of photocatalysis for environmental applications.

I have lived in Brno with my family for more than 16 years. In the United States, I was a sports journalist and worked as a publicist for professional horse racing. After moving to the Czech Republic, I switched to teaching English, writing, and editing. Now I work in marketing and copywriting at Jetveo, a software start-up that builds low-code web applications.

I am originally from Lithuania, and before relocating to Brno, I spent six years studying in Sweden. I used to be a part of a communications team at my company before moving on to a team leader’s role for the Tieto Mainframe Services team. I am a very active person who loves going to the gym, playing volleyball, figure skating, or doing yoga in my spare time.

I have lived in Brno for over nine years with my partner and our son. After graduating from university, I started working as an English teacher at a language school. My friend then mentioned an open position for an English speaker with German at the shared service center at Atlas Copco. I never dreamed of working in finance, but it seems to be my thing.

I moved to Brno in 2018 to do material research at CEITEC. Apart from my research, I like working with my students and seeing them grow. With my wife and two-year-old son, we love to spend as much time in nature as possible and travel around Brno and South Moravia.

After working for some of the biggest world banks, I now run a start-up called pleXpad. Our goal is to make renting office space easy and convenient. We offer an online platform connecting office providers to people and companies wanting to rent spaces. Although pleXpad is a British company, we based the development team in Brno.

I come from Brazil, but I also have Italian citizenship. I used to live in Spain, where I met my girlfriend, who is Czech, and we moved to Brno in 2021. We both work in big international companies. In our free time, we love to go hiking with our dog or go out with friends.

I came from Switzerland to do my Ph.D. in the Czech Republic. My research is in Advanced Instrumentation and Methods for Materials Characterization, with a background in geology and archaeometry. I focus on the analysis of cultural heritage objects like paintings and statues at micro-scale.

I started working at SAP as an intern while studying at the university. Although my background is in social studies, I work together with developers on user assistance development for software solutions. During free time, I love to go to nature and enjoy the colorful life in Brno. 

I am from Romania and before relocating to Brno, I studied and worked and worked in Cluj-Napoca. Before becoming a Team Leader for AT&T, I was part of the Accounts Payable team at Office Depot and then part of the Software Licensing Team at IBM. I am a friendly and sociable person who likes swimming, sports and listening to music.

I'm Adriana and I'm a Romanian lady living in Brno for almost 12 years. I am currently working in a multinational company where I started as Change Coordinator, later I became Dispatcher, then Delivery Analyst, then Team Leader and now, for the past 4 years I have been the People manager.