Email: andre@becircle.com
Phone: +1 (647) 828-3000
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/andremolnar
Website: andremolnar.com
I’m T-shaped as fuck—if there’s a role to fill or a hat to wear, I’ll own it. Leader, Techie, Designer, Architect, PM, Product Owner, Mentor, Creative, Researcher, Facilitator, Operator… I’ve done them all to get shit done.
I’ve navigated every kind of environment, from scrappy startups and collectives to massive corporations, collaborating across every function you can imagine. Art, technology, culture, beauty—these fuel my obsession with learning and creating. I’m not the typical one-track expert; I’m versatile as hell and lightning-fast at picking up whatever needs to be mastered.
I’m literally wired to spot connections instantly and unravel complex systems with ease. And I’m fired up about the future I can build. Ready to roll up my sleeves and make an impact? Let’s get some cool shit done together.
Andre is a solution's first leader. Where many see a concern, Andre sees an opportunity to try something new. His optimism and positive spirit are contagious, and often carry him and his team through tough deadlines, and longer than expected evenings.
Andre is a passionate and inspirational leader. I appreciate everything he's taught me and encouraged me to do.
Andre's ability to understand an individual's fundamental needs and then align them to the needs of the team has been inspirational.
Andre tells me the truth - no matter how difficult it is to hear.
I tell my wife this all the time. I've had four managers in UX and where I am, where I was when you came on was probably the best thing that could have happened in my career.
Andre is the ultimate player/coach. He moves from creative lead to contributor and provides value in many areas of a project, including dev work, design, and content.
Andre consistently does an amazing job spinning all the plates and keeping multiple teams in line and on track. He manages to herd all the cats (teams) to not only deliver the digital portion of a project but everything from content, to creative, to assets.
Working with Andre has been such a special part of my journey. He's one of the kindest, most genuine people I’ve ever met. He has this amazing way of understanding you, pushing you to grow, and challenging you in ways that actually feel meaningful and exciting.
Andre's calm approach to challenges, and his ability to see opportunities where others only see obstacles: that rare balance between high standards and empathy.
Feb 2022 - June 2025
Toronto, Chicago, Seattle
Delivering exceptional workplace experiences for a global workforce.
Vendor management for Global Design and Collaboration tools.
Product owner for the Avanade Design System.
Leading an distributed multi-national design team. Design Ops.
Solution delivery across multiple portfolios including IT, HR, Marketing, and Data & ML.
Champion of modern workplace solutions on the leading edge of Microsoft innovation including Viva and Azure Open AI.
Thought leadership in the areas of AI, Knowledge Management, and the future of work.
Strategic Planning · Cross-functional team leadership · Product management · Service design · AI / RAG flow design · User-centered design · Operations management
Figma · Github · M365 · VSCode · Azure DevOps · MURAL
Python · Vanilla JavaScript · React
May 2019 - Sept 2020
Toronto, Remote
Delivering exceptional digital experiences for Shopify's Brand and Communications team.
Concept development, and execution to deliver Shopify Global Economic Impact Report web portal and all related assets for marketing, comms, and social.
Digital experience design for Shopify's annual events including Shopify Unite, Shopify Reunite.
November 2017 - May 2019
Toronto
Leading UX / Front End Developers for Shopify Partner's Brand and Communications team. Getting shit done.
Cross-functional team leadership · Project management · Storytelling · Software engineering
Figma · Github
Ruby on Rails · Vanilla JavaScript
March 2011 - November 2017
Toronto
Associate Director of technical operations leading one of three business units at Myplanet.
Responsible for the operations, key account management, and technical delivery of all projects in the business unit, including the management of a team of developers, and the development of internal processes to improve efficiency and quality of delivery.
Longstanding relationship and delivery for HR Technology group for Cupertino based global tech company.
Strategic Planning · Cross-functional Team Leadership · Content and Knowledge Management · Leadership · Operations Management
PHP · Vanilla JavaScript · React
2004 - Present
Incorporated in 2020, and operating as a sole proprietorship since 2004.
Be Circle hasn't been very active since the early 2010s, but I've kept it alive on paper because I am always ready, willing, and able to take on new and exciting projects.
November 2020 - June 2023
Chipper - Executive Producer - Toronto 48 Hour Film project finalist.
Everything that Rises - Production Design, Story boards
W.I.P The Musical - Writer / Producer. Art director. Script supervisor
Personal Best: Sports Horror Musical POC - Writer / Producer / Actor. Storyboard artist.
Creative Direction · Storytelling · Writing · Illustration · Production · Leadership · Operations
1993 - 1997
Peterborough, Ontario
Undergraduate thesis: "Computers are boring: people's interest misplaced"
Technology and computers are not interesting on their own. It is network effects that they enable that will drive cultural change.
My 1990s predictions proved true in early 2000's tech boom, and the rise of social media.
Trent Radio · Cult of Regoczei · tu.g
2014
Vancouver, British Columbia
Digital Strategy and Innovation programme.
Luma Institute 2024
Scrum Alliance 2015
Microsoft 2024 AI in the creative practice
Shopify 2019 Creepy UX. Defining and exploring the boundaries of ethical UX design.
DUG Toronto 2006 - 2012 Multiple speaking engagements on various topics related to Drupal and web development in Toronto and Waterloo.