I’ve been in the digital field for over 12 years and consider myself a design generalist. I feel comfortable to work across boundaries and explore crossroads of multiple disciplines, such as service and experience design, speculative design, strategic foresight, (data) ethics and product.
I enjoy listening, asking questions and helping teams set their focus at the right time. This helps bring the team together around a common goal and drives me to lead with purpose.
I thrive in and evangelize for collaborative environments, where trust, psychological safety and people are the norm — here I be comfortable with the unknown and being able to navigate uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.
upper — Creating an ecosystem that let freelancer thrive
Leading the design/ user research team and being part of the product leadership team. Leading the design & user research team as part of the product leadership team. Helping the design team focus and grow. Looking for new ways to drive the experience forward and make smart decisions at the team and C-Level level.
As part of my work, I had the chance to share experiences, evangelize for a better data-future for professionals and academic fellows alike at conferences, events:
I worked with teams for a variety of clients, from startups to enterprises, from private to public clients. Most of my work is NDA protected. Therefore, you find here some clients I worked for and companies I worked at. If you want to dive deeper into discussions. Please reach out.
04/2022 — now
upper.co, Berlin
Head of Design & User Research
11/2021 — 04/2022
icon impact, Berlin
Senior Director Strategic Design
11/2020 — 11/2021
Head of Design
at OVIAVO, Berlin
11/2019 — 11/2020
Design Director
at MVPF Technologies, Berlin
08/2017 — 09/2019
Senior User Experience Designer
at Aperto – an IBM Company, Berlin
2015 – 2017
User Experience Designer
at Useeds, Berlin
2008 — 2016
Freelance Interface Designer
Working for various clients
2020
Design MBA
6 weeks Business course for designers
d.MBA
2016 — 2018
Master of Arts in Design
at the University of Applied Science Potsdam
2011 — 2016
Bachelor of Arts in Interfacedesign
at the University of Applied Science Potsdam
2008 — 2011
Digital Media Designer – Design and Technology
at the Multi Media Berufsbildende Schulen, Hannover