Hello, I am a multidisciplinary designer of physical and digital products.
As Industrial Designer, I have ten years of professional experience, working on projects in consumer electronics, furniture, medical, transportation and exhibition sectors with agencies and in-house teams.
I extended my knowledge and skills in the areas of UX and UI design. Today I work on both Industrial Design and UX/UI design projects.
In my free time I either paint and illustrate or you can find me outdoors: hiking, biking or skiing.


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Work Experience

User Experience Designer at Robert Bosch Smart Home GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany (09/2021 – present)

  • Responsible for Industrial Design and User Experience Design of Bosch Smart Home‘s 2nd product generation
  • Bringing 9 new products on the market within 2 years – from first sketch to market release, including award-winning products like Room Thermostat II, Radiator Thermostat II, Universal Switch II and the Smart Home Controller II
  • Working closely with suppliers in Europe and Asia to bring products to realization within the focus areas of quality, costs, timeline, best possible design and meeting user needs
  • User Research for new products and concepts including user interviews and surveys
  • Conducting usability tests at various stages in the design process for physical, digital and hybrid products
  • CAD modeling in Rhino and rendering in Keyshot
  • Creating UI designs from wireframes to click prototypes to final assets in close cooperation with developers and other stakeholders

Senior Designer at platinumdesign, Stuttgart, Germany (07/2017 – 08/2021)

  • Designing physical and digital products for well-known brands in the fields of consumer electronics, measuring technology and bathroom furniture
  • Research and ideation, concept generation, mood boards, CMF, handmade exploration models, 3D modeling (Rhino), visualization (V-Ray / Cinema 4D), click prototypes (Adobe XD, InVision Studio)
  • Defining corporate product design guidelines as part of the CI
  • Introducing and guiding the application of the human centered design process within the company

Industrial Designer / CAD Modeler at Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG, Winnenden, Germany (10/2016 – 06/2017)

  • Surface modeling (Catia V5), visualization (VRED) and definition of surface finishes
  • Among others: bringing a new window cleaning product to tooling data
  • Close cooperation with construction and manufacturing departments
  • Managing data and versions in SAP
  • Project examples:  KV 4 window cleaner, RLM 4 robotic lawn mower

Product Designer at WhiteID, Schorndorf, Germany (05/2013 – 09/2016)

  • Involved in product design and development projects from idea to serial production
  • Research, concept development, preparing presentations, design development, CAD modeling (SolidWorks), visualization (Keyshot), project management
  • Projects in the fields of child products (strollers, car seats), fun sports, household, health, consumer electronics, furniture, soft goods and exhibit design
  • Project examples: Exhibition booth, Trial bike, Mobility concept, Roof box bags

Industrial Design Intern at Specialized Bicycle Components
Morgan Hill, California, USA (06/2012 – 09/2012)

Visionlabs collaboration projects (student cooperations with companies)

  • Braun/Oral-B (04/2011 – 09/2011), Topic: dental hygiene experience
  • Kettler Bike (10/2010 – 03/2011), Topic: bicycle innovations, Kids Bike Concept

Education

UXQB Certificate CPUX-F | Certified Professional for Usability and User Experience | Foundations Level (07/2021)

Udemy training course The Ultimate Guide to Usability and UX by David Travis (05/2020)
Course project: To-dos & Productivity

Bachelor Degree in Industrial Design, University of Wuppertal, Germany
(10/2008  – 03/2013)


Industrial Design exchange program at DAAP, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
(03/2012 – 09/2012), including three months university and three months internship

Intercultural project with Cuban students at the ISDi in Havana, Cuba (June 2011)

Skills

Computer 

Adobe CS (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro, XD), Sketch, InVision, Sketch Book Pro, Microsoft Office, Keynote, SolidWorks, Rhino, Catia V5, VRED, V-Ray, 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Blender, Keyshot, SAP (PLM)

Languages

German (native Language), fluent in English, French (moderate), Spanish (basics)

Design skills

Research (users & context, market & trends), ideation, concept generation, CAD modeling, visualization & animation, wireframes & flows, UI click prototypes & usability testing, model making (3D), sewing, project management

Other things I know about

  • Design for production, injection moulding, production-ready CAD surfaces
  • Web design basics: What’s possible? What makes sense?
  • HCD Process, ISO 9241: foundations of usability und user experience
  • Social media management: content strategy, automation (private project)