Experience




Interaction Designer at Google

09/2010 - present

As an interaction designer at Google I mainly work on Google's geo products like Google Maps.



User Interface Designer at SAP

10/2007 - 07/2010

As a User Interface Designer at SAP I worked within the SAP Business Suite and SAP Business ByDesign on a variety of projects in different areas, such as Human Capital Management, Business Configuration and Supply Chain Management.
Through good communication und close collaboration with Solution Management and Development, I could successfully fullfill the following tasks, meeting given timelines:



Working Student at SAP

08/2005 - 08/2006

Support of the User Interface Designers from the Research & Breakthrough Innovation department in the above mentioned tasks.



Further Training




Andvanced training course HCI

11/2007

Participation in an advanced training course of the HSR Technical University Rapperswil and the University Basel towards Human Computer Interaction.



Education




Diploma Thesis at SAP

05/2007 - 10/2007

My diploma thesis within the Research & Breakthrough Innovation department at SAP contained a conceptual (re)design for an on demand ERP-system for small and medium sized enterprises, which I implemented as a prototype in adobe flex. Grade 1,3 (best).



Communication Design Studies at the
Design Department of the Mannheim University of Applied Science

02/2003 - 12/2007

Communication design studies with emphasis on interface design, screen design, navigation design.



Exchange Semester at the Hanzehogeschool
for Business and Communication in Groningen, Netherlands

02/2005 - 06/2005

Participation in the international one semester course Creating Communication Campaigns.



Computer Science Studies at the Heidelberg University

09/2001 - 02/2003

Pre-semester of fine arts
at the Independant Academy of Arts Mannheim

09/2000 - 02/2001

Abitur at the Gymnasium Walldorf

09/1991 - 07/1999
  • computer skills
  • adobe photoshop +++
  • adobe illustrator +++
  • adobe flash +++
  • adobe premiere +++
  • adobe indesign ++
  • adobe after effects +
  • adobe flex +

  • ms office +++
  • apple iWork +++

  • html/css +++
  • javascript/jquery ++
  • actionscript 3 ++
  • java +
  • languages
  • german (native)
  • english (fluent)
  • french (basics)
  • dutch (basics)
  • interests
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  • reading
  • design
  • photography
  • art
  • swimming