This is what I do
User Research
Service &
UX Design
IX & UI Design
Coaching & Management
Curriculum Vitae
Working Experiences
2019 Jan. – today | EMEA Innovation & Design Lead at Pegasystems,
- Lead interdisciplinary account teams in delivering meaningful solutions through incorporating
design practices into product and business development - Grow business and create opportunities for innovation, product sales and consulting services
through thought-leadership and co-creation - Create and improve design-led offerings for sales & consulting services, to serve clients and their needs
- Public speaker and press representative for Design and Innovation
2015 Jan. – 2019 Jul. | Senior UX Designer at SAP Innovation Center
- Lead design teams in the product development process
- Hire new designers, grow and manage junior professionals and interns
- Conduct user research, validate business ideas, create product experiences, design interactions and interfaces for the development of SAP solutions
- Educate on design thinking and mentor teams in user experience at the internal incubator program
2014 Mar. -Aug. | Scientific Employee for UX at Reinier de Graaf Hospital Delft
- Qualitative and quantitative research about Patient motivation in Rehabilitation Therapy.
- Creating a method to enhance practice behavior by „gamifying“ hand rehabilitation exercises.
- Designing and evaluating a system for personalized hand rehabilitation with Leap Motion.
2013 Sep. – 2014 Mar | Team Manager for tado° cooling app
- Evaluation of the brand & product strategy
- Market research and new product placement strategy for tado° cooling
- New brand and product strategy for tado° cooling.
- Developing the product technology and designing the physical and digital interactions with the product.
- Online evaluation of the brand & product strategy.
2012 Apr. – Sep. | Interface Designer at mobile only
- Product Design and product development
- Brand appearance and marketing asset creation
- Consulting clients and customizing products to client needs.
2012 – today | Freelance Strategist, Designer & Coach
- 2017 | Design Thinking Coach and Business Consultant for Tiba Management Group
- 2013-2014 | Interaction Designer for web & mobile solutions for Conrad Caine,
Siemens Healthcare, Deutsche Bank, Otto Group and the Bavarian Ministry of Economy. - 2012 | Interface Designer for upcload
- 2011 | Product Designer for Audifon
- 2008-2010 | Think Tank coordinator for Brainstore S.A.
Education
2014 | Master of Science
Engineering Studies „Design for Interaction“
Specialization in „Medical Design“
Degree with highest possible distinction (cum laude)
Technical University Delft (NL), 2012-2014
2011 | Bachelor of Arts
Muthesius College of Fine Art and Design, Kiel 2008-2011
Final Grade 1,4 (GPA: A)
Publications
7 deadly sins in User Experience Design
3 design skills to empower product managers & developers
Enhancing engagement with motor rehabilitation therapy through gamified rehabilitation interactions.
Proceedings of the Third European Conference on Design4Health 2015, Sheffield Hallam University
The experimental bas-relief ambiguity