MA | Design Researcher | CAD Designer

An independent designer with extreme attention to detail, passion for minimalism, background in ergonomics, user-centered design, product design, and practice as Design Researcher and CAD Designer. I'm looking forward to being part of collaborative,

• CAD (computer-aided design)
• Computerized numerical control (CNC)8 J.
• Design (allg.)
• Rendering9 J.
• Sketch9 J.
• SolidWorks9 J.

DIGITAL AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
○ Good manual and digital drawing/sketches skills developed during BA education and applied to Industrial/Product Design projects
○ Excellent workshop, mock-up, paper prototyping, sculpting and form-giving skills
○ Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods (working as a Cultural Guide and Ergonomics Researcher)
○ Command of user journeys, flows, and ethnocentric observation techniques
○ Low and high fidelity prototyping techniques (paper prototypes, index cards, Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop(Ps), Illustrator(Ai), Indesign(In), Muse(Mu), Experience Design(Xd) MS PowerPoint, Axure and InVision)
○ Adobe Creative Suite for photo and video(strong command of Lightroom and Photoshop; knowledge of Premier and After Effects)
○ MS Office (strong command of Word, PowerPoint and Excel; knowledge of Project)
○ 3D CAD applications (strong command of Solidworks; good command of Siemens NX, Rhino, Fusion 360 and Google Sketchup; knowledge of Cinema 4D and Alias)
○ Rendering applications (strong command of Keyshot and knowledge of V-Ray and C4D)

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
○ Fluency in written and spoken English proven with a TOEFL test and improved during my MA degree programme held in English
○ German at a B1 level, able to communicate casually and at subject-specific talks
○ Excellent communication skills and organization skills used daily as an Entrepreneur and developed in managerial and academic roles
○ Good storytelling skills gained through expertise in professional presentations and enhanced during my MA thesis work
○ Good ability to understand, interpret and correspond to client specifications, creative input, and technical input, gained through my professional experience with various design projects
○ Ability to tackle problems analytically and innovatively gained through years of professional experience and design education
○ Collaborative team player attitude shown and trained while acting as Creative Consultant, Internal CRM Manager and volunteering as Event Coordinator
○ Cross-cultural skills gained as an international student in a multicultural environment at a German Institution
○ Extreme attention to detail applied to general design processes
○ Strong independent attitude and organisational skills developed while working as an Independent Designer, Freelancer and Entrepreneur
○ Leadership skills developed while acting as Entrepreneur, and Event Volunteer Coordinator and Manager
○ Project and people management skills gained as Internal CRM Manager, Event Volunteer Manager/Coordinator and Professor's Assistant
○ Knowledge of Agile project management techniques acquired via Lynda.com online course
○ Strong user-centric/user needs driven mindset (Human Centered Design education)
○ Strong conceptual, innovative and critical design vision as shown in independent and academic projects
○ Holistic and multidisciplinary approach to design as proven by broad professional experience in various areas of design, and integrated educational background