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DaraK
DaraCommunity Designer and Design Copilot
Dara has been a member of Topcoder since 2010. She started as a newbie design competitor, worked her way up, moved toward the Information Architect track and then became a copilot. Daniela also managed the Topcoder Blog, the Design newsletter and several Design Benches.
She’s now responsible for community design and works closely with the team to ensure branding consistency across the site. She’s been a part of the Community Advisory Board and is now part of the MVP and Design Review Board. She loves the community, helping the members, guiding newbies and working with the admins to improve the Topcoder platform and processes.
mvp accomplishments
389
Copiloted challenges
67
Copiloted
projects
100%
Copilot
fulfillment
85
Written blog
articles
33
Written Thrive
articles
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MOST PROUD OF
Made many lifetime friends all over the world
Worked on projects for big name customers both as a designer and copilot such as: NASA, FAA, T-Mobile, APC, Deloitte, Credit Suisse, Zurich, etc.