UI/UX Designer

Product design, user experience (UX) design

Freya is a versatile Research assistant and design expert with extensive academic and professional experience in the fields of Product design, user experience (UX) design and research. With a strong academic background, including a PhD in design and extensive experience in user research and human-centered design, Freya has worked on interdisciplinary projects in various industries, including healthcare, industrial design and soft robotics.

Academic background:

1. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Design, Loughborough University (2024):

   • Dissertation: "Designing Digital Money Gifts in Intimate Friendships
   • Focus on UX design, user research and digital products.
   • Application of qualitative and quantitative research methods such as interviews, focus groups and surveys.

2. Master of Research (MRes) in Design Research, Royal College of Art (2019-2023):

   • Research in the fields of soft robotics and automotive navigation.

3. Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Product Design, Bauhaus University Weimar (2013-2017):

   • Main focus: Design process, prototyping (digital and physical), design history and theory.

Professional experience:

1. Research Associate in Healthcare Design at King's College London (since May 2024):

   • Work in an interdisciplinary team (sensor technology, machine learning, psychology, design).
   • Development of a system for monitoring loneliness in older people.
   • Conducting user research, creating personas and use cases, as well as analyzing and deriving design requirements.

2. Lecturer in Industrial Design at Loughborough University (2022-2024):

   • Supporting students in courses on Arduino and prototyping.

3. Internship in exhibition, furniture and interior design at Deepdesign (2016):

   • Creation of digital models and blueprints of exhibition stands, showrooms and furniture.

Technical skills:

1. Software skills:

   • Figma, InDesign, Illustrator, SolidWorks, Rhino, SketchUp, Arduino, PowerPoint, Premiere Pro, After Effects, KeyShot.
   • Application of these tools for modeling, rendering, prototyping and design of physical and digital products.

2. Language skills:

   • German (mother tongue)
   • English (Fluent, IELTS Band 8.0)
   • Chinese (good oral skills)
   • Italian (basic knowledge)

Projects:

1. Loneliness Monitoring System:

   • Co-design of a system to monitor loneliness in older people in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.

2. ESG Global:

   • Development of a user-friendly, web-based
     management system for managing electricity and gas.

3. Shared Habitats:

   • Participation in international exhibitions and the publication of
     chapters in design books.

Publications:

1. HCI International 2021 and 2022:

   • Topics: Designing digital gifts of money and their impact on intimate relationships.

2. DRS (Design Research Society) Conference 2024

   • Co-design of a loneliness monitoring system.

Freya is a highly qualified design researcher and UX designer with
extensive experience in human-centered design and
user research. Its strengths lie in the application of design principles, the
Conducting research and developing user-friendly prototypes. For
specific backend or software development roles, however, could give it the necessary
lack technical experience, especially in areas such as cloud architectures,
Microservices or CI/CD.

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