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Work Experience

since 2011

BMW Group Technology Office in Silicon Valley →
[Mountain View / USA]

Interaction Designer & User-Interface Designer


2010 — 2011

Fraunhofer FOKUS (Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems) →
[Berlin / Germany]

Usability Consultant & User-Interface Designer


2010

DFKI (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence) →
[Berlin / Germany]

Research Assistant


2009

Cornelsen Verlag (Cornelsen Publishing) →
[Berlin / Germany]

Freelance Designer


2008

digarec (Digital Games Research Center) →
[Berlin / Germany]

Freelance Designer


2008

Deutsche Telekom Laboratories / T-Systems →
[Berlin / Germany]

Freelance Designer


2007 — 2008

Open-source Design Initiative Fritzing →
(Initiative of the IDL — Interaction Design Lab) →
[Potsdam / Germany]

Research Assistant


2004

Game Face — Kulturelle Zeitschrift für Games Entwicklung (Cultural Magazine for Game Development) →
[Berlin / Germany]

Editor for Games Development and Music



Internships

2007

Native Instruments →
[Berlin / Germany]

Internship User Interface Design


2007

vektorfarm →
[Berlin / Germany]

Internship Graphic Design


2002 — 2003

Mikea5+ — Agentur für Kultur + Medien (Agency for Culture + Media) →
[Berlin / Germany]

Internship Media Design



Education

since 2004

University of Applied Sciences, Potsdam / Berlin →

Studies »Interface Design« (Bachelor of Arts)


2000 — 2001

Technische Fach- und Berufsoberschule (Technical Secondary School)

University-entrance diploma / Secondary-school examinations


1997 — 2000

Herrnbraeu Bierspezialitaeten (Beer Specialities)

Vocational Education »Brewer and Maltster«

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Selected Works →
CV →


Professional Skills

• Interaction Design
• Information Design
• Interface Design
• Screen Design
• User Experience Design
• Usability Consulting


Software

Expert

Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign

Highly Skilled

OmniGraffle / Balsamiq Mockups / Keynote

Skilled

Cinema 4D / After Effects / Final Cut / XHTML & CSS / Processing / Arduino / MS Office / Ableton Live /
NI Kontakt3 / NI Reaktor 5 / Propellerhead Reason


Languages

native

German

fluent

English

basic

XHTML & CSS


Publications

2009

Technology Guide (Springer Verlag) →

Infographics for the Publication


2008

Fritzing featured in DE:BUG 127 →

Article »Kluge Dinge: Das neue Netz«


2007

Articulated Paint featured in DE:BUG 115 →

Article »DIY07«



Exhibitions & Awards

2011

Leipziger Buchmesse (The Leipzig Book Fair) →
[Leipzig / Germany]

Book was part of the exhibition »buch+art« (book+art)


2007

Design Show Applaus →
[Potsdam / Germany]

Interactive audio-visual installation »Articulated Paint«


2007

Ars Electronica Campus 2.0 →
[Linz / Austria]

Interactive audio-visual installation »Articulated Paint«
(The installation won the Campus Award)


2007

NIME (New Interfaces for Musical Expression) Conference →
[New York / USA]

Interactive audio-visual installation »Articulated Paint«