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Last update: 19.08.2020

Senior UX/Product Designer

Company: Empathic UX Ltd.
Graduation: BA (Hons) Digital Media Production, BTEC Single Award in Design (Visual Thinking), FDA Digital Media Production, BTEC National Diploma in Design (Graphic Design), A-Level Photography.
Hourly-/Daily rates: show
Languages: German (Elementary) | English (Native or Bilingual)

Skills

Senior UX Design Consultant with over a decade of broad experience in concept development, user/market research, informaton architecture, UX writng, interacton design, prototyping and testng. Able to lead teams across Europe and beyond, agency, in-house and remote.

Project history

Senior UX Designer at KKLD*
Dec '15 – Sept '18 | Berlin
Leading a small UX team with Deutsche Bahn, Baume & Mercier, Richemont, Bayer, MINI, Panasonic, Alphabet (BMW) and Kaspersky as clients. Many cross platform projects and pitches, running collaborative workshops and exploration of VR, AR and AI technologies.

UX Designer atNEXUS INTERACTIVE ARTS
Sept – Nov ‘15 | London/remote
Designing an interactive light installation for Volkswagen, an augmented reality tablet app for Qualcomm, and an interactive table for HSBC.

UX Architect atBLAST RADIUS
July – Sept ‘15 | Remote
Creating designs for a set of hotel websites with a flexible solution that can be adapted and customised for each hotel chain. 

Senior UX Designer atWUNDERMAN
Feb – July ‘15 | London/remote
Responsive site redesign and campaign for pharmaceutical giant GSK's products Abreva and Zovirax. 

UX Expert atAPPLAUSE
Jan – Apr ‘15 | Remote
A UX testing role: writing remote usability tests for desktop and mobile then analysing the results to write detailed usability reports. Clients included Baskin-Robbins and AMC Theatres.

UX Architect atBLAST RADIUS
Nov – Dec '14 | Amsterdam
Redesigning a tyre selector widget for the introduction of multi-season tyres, working in an agency environment and presenting solutions to a leading tyre manufacturer, Michelin.

UX Architect atAKQA
Oct – Nov '14 | Berlin
Conducting UX research, creating personas, experience maps, sketches and wireframes, then pitching to prospective clients from one of Europe's biggest airlines.

UX Designer atLEO BURNETT
Sept – Oct '14 | London
Working on a new responsive site for the biggest art fair in the world Art Basel, designing detailed wireframes, prototype creation and user testing.

UX Consultant atPURPOSE
July – Aug '14 | London
Updating the website of the (J. Sainsbury) charity Gatsby, new IA needed to create a more engaging experience across all devices.

UX Designer atRAGGED EDGE
June '14 | Remote
Improving the German IT Job Board site with updates to the search, browse and filtering functionalities as well as the job details pages.

UX Designer atHERE, A NOKIA COMPANY
Nov '13 – Apr '14 | Berlin
In the 'Connected Driving Team' of the mapping system and companion appHere Auto.Designing concepts as well as quick updates, reworks and testing in an agile team, during beta test stage.

IA/Service Design Lead atFJORD
June – Nov '13 | Istanbul/Berlin
Researching, holding design workshops and presentations to the board at Garanti Bank in Istanbul, for a migration of the whole banking system from desktop to tablet. Concept work for Test.de and the UBIMET Weather app.

Lead IA atBEATTIE McGUINNESS BUNGAY
Mar – June '13 | London
Pitch for Splash News, an agency owned by Corbis, to create a live presentation demo of a social iPhone app based on celebrity fashion.

UX Design Lead atWORKSHARE
Jan – Mar '13 | London
Creating new features for the platform, improving the UX of web and tablet versions ahead of a landmark release, working in an agile environment, managing a small UX team.

UX Design Lead atLIVE NATION & TICKETMASTER
Oct – Dec '12 | London
An innovative Ticketmaster mobile app for finding concerts in the user's surrounding area using location services. The Download Festival ‘13 and Wireless Festival ‘13 web presence.

Lead IA atBEATTIE McGUINNESS BUNGAY
June – Sept '12| London
Producing iPad app concepts to be presented to Bill Gates (as the head of Corbis and Veer) by our PM. Redesign of the Veer e-commerce site, improving the sorting, searching and sale of images and fonts.

Information Architect atOGILVY
May – June '12 | London
Lead IA on the BP London 2012 Home Team project. A mobile site, Facebook app and website with a nomination and voting system in order to select 'local unsung heroes' for Olympics related prizes.

UX Design Lead atPUBLICIS RESOLUTE
Apr – May '12 | London
An educational website for pharmaceutical company Xiapex, and an iPad E-detail for Orencia. Organising and presenting complex data about serious subjects in an easy to consume and friendly way.

Lead IA atHEALTH 4 BRANDS
Jan – Mar '12 | London
Web solutions for Bristol Myers Squibb and an iPad e-detail for Enbrel. Converting medical data into elegant data visualisations.

Information ArchitectatIRIS WORLDWIDE
Dec '11 | London
A complete redesign of the global web presence for Australia's Rosemount Estate wine company. Simplifying the search process and providing more suggestions by matching wines with occasions.

Experience Planner atDARE
Nov '11 | London 
Providing IA solutions for a B&Q Christmas Competition Facebook campaign, a BMW 2012 Olympics sponsorship website, and a web portal for Barclays Wealth, a banking service for high earners.

Information Architect atSAINT
Sept – Oct '11 | London
Help section of the M&S Money Premium Club site, an Xmas competition and rewards calculator. Customer service pages for Lloyds TSB International, including Careers and Guidance sections.

Lead IA atMOMENTUM WORLDWIDE
July – Aug '11 | London
A touring mobile gaming pod experience for Microsoft XBOX, consisting of a Facebook app booking tool, a touch screen check-in kiosk and in-game photo booth and social sharing using RFID wristbands. Multi-platform experience design.

Information Architect atJWT
Apr – June '11 | London
The Toni & Guy London Fashion Week and new product range campaign. An app for Calpol. A Sunsilk Keratinology launch event and in-store touch-screen Keratinogram questionnaire kiosk. The Listerine YouTube Channel and updating the Redoxon website.

Information Architect atEXPOSURE
Mar '11| London
Redesigning the John Smedley e-commerce fashion site. Working on Microsoft’s Bing Toolbar, introducing the hover-over previews to the search bar.

Information Architect atGERONIMO
Oct '10 – Feb '11 | London
Redesigning Tracker, a VAM mapping system used to track fleets, used by the UK Police Force. Working closely with clients to gather requirements and complete UX solutions in an agile environment.
Information Architect atCARPHONE WAREHOUSE
Sept – Oct '10 | London
Producing wireframes for small updates, and planning the phasing of release for updates, as well as a content matrix for the German e-commerce website Phone House.

UX Designer atNEW BRAND VISION
Aug – Sept '10 | London
Creating a complete redesign of the North Finchley Reform Synagogue website. Working on designs for a new Grayling PR website.

UX Designer atGOLLEY SLATER
July – Aug '10 | London
Working on the National Churches Trust website redesign and the Center Parcs corporate business events website in an agency environment.

IA/UX Consultant atWUNDERMAN
June '10 | London
Search and browse on the Triumph lingerie e-commerce site. A merger of the BeingGirl and Happy Island games, and a deployment strategy for campaign content surrounding a new Land Rover.

UX Consultant atELVIS COMMUNICATIONS 
June '10 | London
Re-working wireframes for Premier Food’s Great Little Ideas social recipes website.

UX Consultant atCOLLINSON GROUP
Jan – May '10 | London
Sculpting a new online earn and redeem points and benefits platform along with competitions and other web loyalty products, working in an agile agency environment.

UI Designer atXEROX
Mar – Sept '09 | Welwyn Garden City
Interface designer for the latest touch-screen multi functional Xerox machine as part of the IDHF (Industrial Design and Human Factors) team at the EU headquarters. 

Website Auditor atRED EYE
Feb – Mar '09 | London
Conducting a detailed audit of all the UK government websites for the collation of all separate DirectGov sites into one (Gov.co.uk)

Junior Information Architect atBSKYB
Apr – July '08 | London 
Sitemaps and wireframes for Sky Motoring, Sky Travel and Sky Style. Responsible for IA, usability testing and site audits, selecting content for features and updating the CMS live at motoring events. 

Concept/IA/UI Designer/PM atYOUBLOOM
July '06 – Feb '08 | Remote
Head-hunted at graduation for a music based social network start-up. User testing, product development, project management, UX and visual design. Managing an agile team of developers in China, reporting to directors in LA.


 

Local Availability

Only available in these countries: Germany
I am open to roles in Berlin, working remotely, or short/mid-term contracts on site anywhere else.
(Available internationally)
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