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Resume

Current
Senior Design Manager (Hong Kong), Philips Design

06/2006 – 10/2008
Consultant, Account Manager (Singapore), Philips Design
Responsible design and account manager for the Philips B2B remote control business. Developing innovation programs, providing a full range of design services to the Category as well as supporting their marketing and sales team.
Globally responsible design manager for the remote control harmonization program in Philips Consumer Lifestyle (home entertainment), reducing existing diversity from over 150 remote controls into an identity program based on 5 aligned range designs (aesthetic as well as functional).

04/2004 - 05/2006
Asus Design, Asus Computer, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.
Senior Designer with varying responsibilities throughout the whole product development process for desktop- and notebook computer, mobile phones and other IT related products.
One of three designers involved in the creation of the Asus design philosophy and corporate design guidelines. Led and worked on two big IT-related concept studies to explore future market developments and user behaviour. Frequently responsible for international presentations and design communication. Contributing member of the corporate design research weblog.

02/2002 - 02/2004
greutmann bolzern design studio, Zurich, Switzerland.
One of two industrial designer. Consulting and product development mainly for the furniture industry.
Other projects include development and implementation of an international communication strategy for Siemens Building Technologies, trade shows, exhibition systems and the development of an international design competition. Responsible for patent applications and international PR.

03/2002 - 02/2004
HGKZ (University of Media and Design Zurich)
Executive Master studies "DesignCulture". Over 30 workshops and company visits with international professionals including Landor, Winkreative, Imagination Lab Lausanne, Bally, Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute and Publicis - focusing on design management, -strategy, branding and open processes.

09/2001
Co-founded the design- and eventnetwork RENNSALON - together with 10 other designer as a non-profit organisation to blend graphic-, media-, event- and product design into a category of its own.

03/2000 - 11/2001
Panama Design, sorgdesign, both Mainz, Germany
Various projects in POS development, exhibition and retail design for customers like Mercedes-Benz, Kuwait Int. Airport and Lexus.

09/1999 - 02/2000
National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland.
Industrial Design studies - three main projects including the special prize at the "Bass Brewers design competition Ireland" and a design theory thesis.

02/1999 - 08/1999
greutmann bolzern design studio, Zurich, Switzerland.
Industrial design intern, worked mainly on furniture projects, including "wallstreet" for adeco - if-award in 2002.

10/1996 - 07/2001
University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Germany.
Industrial Design studies, Diploma. Projects there include a one year research project for Airbus S.A.S with a final exhibition at the "Institute for new industrial Design" in Darmstadt, development and implementation of a new graduate exhibition strategy (including the exhibition system) and a major project in corporation with Aesculap Meditec Jena.


Computer skills:
ProE wildfire, Rhino, Adobe Design Suite ... MS Office on MS Windows and Apple OS X operating systems.


Languages: German, English and basic Mandarin Chinese.


Awards and Patents:
2002 iF award for "wallstreet"
2003 red dot - best of the best for "structure + skin"
2004 patent awarded for "drift"
2005 red dot - concept award for "Asus Casa"
2005 patent awarded for "projector lamp"
2005 patent awarded for "IP Karaoke"
2008 iF award for Philips "Global Remote Control Range 2008"