As a Lead Product Designer, my approach is deeply rooted in understanding human needs as well as business requirements and translating them into meaningful, user-centered solutions.
I excel in cutting through the noise to focus on what truly matters, ensuring that every design decision adds value without wasting time or resources.
With a strong track record of working on transformational projects at both hands-on and conceptual levels, I am adept at navigating the entire design process. I am not only comfortable but also enthusiastic about engaging stakeholders and demonstrating the value of thoughtful design.
I thrive on tackling complex challenges with cross-functional teams, always anchoring the user’s needs to create elegant, intuitive, and easy-to-use products. I provide clear strategic direction, ensuring that design decisions align seamlessly with business goals and technological possibilities.
Through my career I have been privileged to work globally, starting in Munich and New York to finding a base in both London and Amsterdam. I have an open mind to where the next project would take me to.
A guiding principle I uphold is “to make things as simple as possible, but no simpler.”
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Projects
- Shell Brand 2.0Shell’s Brand team engaged me to lead the redesign and consolidation of their web portfolio as part of their largest Brand Transformation in a decade, encompassing both digital and analog touchpoints globally. As Lead Designer, I oversaw the design process in collaboration with project managers, brand advisors, and the IT team. I initially conducted over 36 hours of interviews with colleagues across various locations, including Rio, Houston, and Manila, which drove a user-centric strategic shif
- S&P Global Platts - CFlowIn 2016, S&P Global engaged me to lead the redesign of CFLOW, a newly acquired vessel tracking application within the 'Commodity Insights' division. This addition to their market data portfolio introduced a powerful, data-rich mapping tool. While the app had extensive capabilities, usability had not been prioritized, creating an urgent need for a dedicated Lead UX Designer. The product serves a global user base, including analysts, traders, and shipping planners, providing critical information
- Design Vision for S&P Global Platts PlattformThe leadership of S&P Global Commodity Insights, a leading provider of critical commodity and price data, set out to centralize their extensive content to a single, powerful platform. This initiative included transitioning from PDF-based products to an integrated digital solution, incorporating aquisition services and various data features. I was responsibe for designing key functions and pages of the platform including Search, Maps, Price pages, as well as Supply & Demand pages. I was asked t
- BBC News AppThe new BBC News App was completely redesigned to surface the following features: Personalisation of your news, Introducing all of BBC News Video Content, Improved reading experience and ultimately surfacing all of the Editorial Top Stories into one single App. I led the Visual Design language of the App, encompassing iOS & Android platforms for both mobile and tablet - leading up to the UK launch in January 2015.
- iPlayer Radio 1As BBC's promise to reach new and younger audiences, iPlayer integrated Radio 1's growing video output into its high profile on demand service. I was responsible for bringing the design forwards, considering the existing branding into the domain of the Channel pages in iPlayer. Further consideration were to make the product accessible, responsible and appeal to the targeted audience. I worked under a brief from Creative Director and worked closely with the development team to deliver the proud
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Work history
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Lead DesignerShell Energy
London, United Kingdom
Lead Designer for the Shell Energy Solutions Marketing team in Houston, working towards unifying the User Experience across collateral channels ranging from US to Brazil.
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Lead Product DesignerShell
- London, United KingdomFull Time
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Skills
- Branding
- Art Direction
- Design
- Prototyping
- Creative Direction
- Motion Design
- Illustrator
- UX Design
- UI Design
- Research
Education
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MA Interaction DesignUmeå University
- Umeå, Sweden
MA Interaction Design
Awards
Webby AwardIDEO
Winner of Webby Award in the Category 'About the Experimental & Weird' Category.
Online film & video that shuns narrative, incorporates groundbreaking technology, reflects a fresh perspective and basically avoids conventional description.
https://vimeo.com/15142335