With more than 16 years in digital product and experience design, I work across disciplines – from strategy and systems thinking to team leadership and product development.
My practice is shaped by listening, asking questions, and helping teams find clarity in the right moment. I lead by framing direction, holding tension, and creating space for collaboration.
What I’ve learned: structure and trust are not opposites. Teams can handle ambiguity, when they are aligned, supported, and focused.
Wandelbots — Industrial robotic automation redefined by software
Thomas is responsible for leading and coaching the Product/Marketing Experience team, orchestrating UX, Product, Marketing topics across different digital and hardware products, leading product discovery, and supporting c-level leadership to provide clarity.
As part of my work, I had the chance to share experiences from design leadership, evangelize for a better data-future for professionals and academic fellows alike at conferences, events:
I’ve worked with teams across industries, from early-stage startups to public institutions and large enterprises. Much of this work sits under NDAs, but a selection of clients and companies I’ve collaborated with below. If you’re curious about specific challenges, patterns, or outcomes, I’m happy to talk.
01/2024 — now
Wandelbots, Dresden
03/2023 — 12/2023
Wandelbots, Dresden
03/2022 — 03/2022
upper.co, Berlin
11/2021 — 03/2022
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