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  1. S U M M A R Y
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  3. - Over ten years of experience designing Desktop Software, Web 2.0 applications and Consumer Products.
  4. - Demonstrated ability to lead designers and facilitate collaboration with business owners and engineers.
  5. - Deploying a User Centered Design approach that guarantees innovative products that users love.
  6. - Passionate about life-long learning, teaching design and growing individuals.
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  1. Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S
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  3. - Creative direction for concept development, design, specification, production and implementation.
  4. - Excellent communication and presentation skills including practice and departmental management, people growth, team management and client and vendor relations.
  5. - Expert of User Centered Design, including visual design and interaction design.
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  1. Cisco Systems, User Interface Designer, Voice Technology Group
  2. San Jose, California, June 2007 - Current
  3. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible - providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time.
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  5. Working within the Voice Technology Group, creating a Unified Communication Workspace encompassing multiple applications, devices, networks, and operating systems. Overseeing the mobile phone and desk phone design tracks. Changing the culture towards “design thinking” by advocating User Centered Design principles, redefining processes, activities and deliverables.
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  1. kyte.tv, Principal Designer
  2. San Francisco, California, November 2006 - June 2007
  3. Kyte provides users with an easy way to instantly broadcast mobile and online video to multiple destinations, including social networks, blogs and other mobile phones.
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  5. Building the product for the ground up - from initial wire-frames all the way to public launch. Responsible for all things design: the kyte brand, the kyte.tv Website and kyte mobile application. Producing all launch marketing material, supervising a team of designers and multiple vendors.
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  1. Apple Inc., Lead Interface Designer, iWeb
  2. Cupertino, California, May 2005 – November 2006
  3. Apple leads the industry in innovation with computers, operating systems, digital music and professional applications. iWeb allows users to create websites looking without touching any code. It provides Apple-designed themes, that can be customized it with text, photos, movies, and podcasts.
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  5. Responsible for the design of iWeb 1.0: Designed and specified Canvas Interaction, Photo Publishing, Ajax Slideshow and Podcast publishing. Designing Interaction for and iWeb 2.0: Enhanced Photo Pages, Web widgets, integrating Google Maps and AdSense, Theme switching and Personal Domain management.
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  1. University of Lübeck, Professor for Design
  2. Lübeck, Germany, October 2003 – August 2005
  3. The International School of New Media focuses on education and research about opportunities and challenges that New Media creates for business, design, culture and society.
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  5. Developing the design curriculum of the newly founded institute from the ground up. Teaching courses in visual communication, User Centered Design and interaction design within the “Master of Science in Digital Media” program. Conducted M.S. exams, mentored PhD students, proposed, planned and conduced research projects for the European government and multiple industry clients. Organized Cognitive Design congress.
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  1. Philips Design, Art Director
  2. Eindhoven, The Netherlands, June 2001 – October 2004
  3. Philips Design is the internal design department of Philips worldwide, answering to all questions related to branding, design and strategy and additionally servicing a few selected external clients.
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  5. Involved in creative direction, design advocacy, new business development, and managing teams. Projects include developing design guidelines that harmonize Philips PC applications with Philips Consumer Electronic OSDs. Pitching and successfully redesigning Philips.com. Defining CMS architecture and localization processes for Consumer Electronic micro sites in Macromedia Flash. Clients include multiple Philips business units, Siemens VDO Automotive, Alpine Car Systems and FEI Company.
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  1. Studio Archetype - Sapient Corporation, Design Director
  2. San Francisco, CA & Munich, Germany, April 1998 – June 2001
  3. Sapient is a leading business and technology consultancy. Opened in 2000, Sapient AG is the German branch of Sapient's global delivery network. Studio Archetype was an industry-leading design firm, which was acquired by Sapient in the fall of 1998.
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  5. Founded and led the design department in the new German office, being ultimately responsible for creative direction, practice development and client satisfaction. Responsibilities also included hiring, employee reviews and career management. Clients include Yello Strom, Siemens.com, Xerox.com, Hallmark.com, Virginmobile.co.uk, Bestbuy.com and Walmart.com.
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  1. Frog Design, Graphic Designer
  2. Sunnyvale, CA, March 1995 – January 1998
  3. Since more then 30 years Frog Design is one of the world's most prestigious design agencies.
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  5. Member of multi-disciplinary design teams developing concepts and designs for user interfaces, corporate identity, packaging and environmental Designs. Clients include Acura, Amdahl, Bayer, Compaq, Citibank, Karstadt/Dual and Lufthansa.
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  1. Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe, Diplom Designer (M.A.)
  2. Karlsruhe, Germany, April 1992 – October 1994
  3. Received training in editorial design, poster design and interface design.
  4. Thesis Nomad_X explored novel user interface and online-marketing concepts for a next-generation traveler’s guide. Class Project: “Übergriffe” reviewed in form, Vol. 03, 1993.
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  1. GHK Universität, Vordiplom, Visual Communication (B.A.)
  2. Kassel, Germany, October 1989 – March 1992
  3. Attended classes in fine arts, typography, lithography, and photography.
  4. Class project: “Erfreuliche Klasse Kippenberger” reviewed in “Zeitmagazin” vol. 12, 1993, and exhibited in David Nolan Gallery, New York, NY.
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  1. A W A R D S   &   H O N O R S
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  3. 2006 Macworld Expo: Best of Show, Apple, iLife 06
  4. 2005 Top Ten Global Web Sites, bytelevel research, Philips Design, Philips.com
  5. 2003 IDEA - Bronze, Philips Design, iPronto
  6. 2003 iF Design Award, Philips Design, iPronto
  7. 1999 Outstanding Web Site, Web Marketing Assc., Studio Archetype, Xerox.com
  8. 1999 Nominated Finalist, International emma awards, Studio Archetype, Xerox.com
  9. 1999 Gold Award, New York Festivals, Studio Archetype, Realtor.com
  10. 1997Award of Excellence, American Corporate Identity, frogdesign, Dillingham Consulting
  11. 1996 Worldwide Patent, Citibank ATM Interface
  12. 1994 Bronze Award, International Bookfair Leipzig, Germany, Übergriffe
  13. 1993 Best Books of the Year, Stiftung Frankfurter Buchkunst, Germany, Übergriffe
  14. 1993 “High Quality” Communication Design Prize, Design Center NRW, Germany Übergriffe
  15. 1992 Posterdesign for "X-Köpfe" exhibited in Brno, Chechien and Breda, The Netherlands
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  1. S K I L L S
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  3. Excellent proficiency with both Macintosh and Windows based PCs. Expert knowledge of industry standard software. Fluent in English and German, working knowledge of French.
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