Available for opportunities IAAP CPACC Certified Graphic Designer

Designing Enterprise Software That Works For Everyone

Lead Experience Designer with 30+ years crafting accessible, intuitive digital products — from enterprise SaaS platforms to AI-enhanced workflows. Currently at Pegasystems.

"A collaborative, empathic designer who never stops learning — and never stops caring about the people who use what I build."

30+
Years of professional
design experience
150+
Completed training
courses & certificates
3
Professional
certifications held
15+
Major enterprise
clients served

Expertise

Where Deep Craft
Meets Business Impact

Five disciplines, thirty years of practice, one consistent goal: software that actually works for everyone.

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Accessibility & Inclusive Design

I hold the IAAP CPACC certification and have completed over 30 courses at Deque University covering WCAG 2.1/2.2 conformance testing, screen reader evaluation, semantic structure, and accessible UX design. I embed accessibility not as a checklist — but as a design standard that makes products better for every user.

Accessibility WCAG 2.1/2.2 ARIA Deque University IAAP CPACC Inclusive Design
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Enterprise UX & Design Systems

From Pega's Constellation design system to complex financial SaaS and IoT energy platforms, I design for the most demanding users in the most complex environments. My work spans research, interaction design, prototyping, and design system governance for large-scale enterprise products.

Enterprise UX Design Systems Figma Prototyping
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AI-Enhanced Design

I've worked with Pega's GenAI Blueprint, Process AI, and Customer Decision Hub — integrating AI capabilities into user-facing workflows in ways that are transparent, trustworthy, and actually useful. My 2026 Coursera GenAI certification reflects active commitment to where AI and design intersect.

GenAI Pega GenAI Blueprint Process AI Responsible AI
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UX Research & Strategy

From usability testing to accessibility audits to full UX strategy — I define the problem before designing the solution. My process is grounded in evidence, shaped by empathy, and aligned with business goals.

UX Research UX Audit Usability Testing IA
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Graphic Design Foundation

Before UX, there was craft. I graduated from the Hochschule der Künste Berlin with a Diplom-Designer in Visual Communication — awarded sehr gut (1.1). I understand colour, typography, and visual hierarchy not as guidelines, but as languages I speak fluently.

Visual Communication Typography Corporate Design HdK Berlin

Case Studies

Problems Solved,
Products Improved

Enterprise workflow dashboard with accessibility overlay annotations showing WCAG focus indicators and compliance badges

Pegasystems

Enterprise Accessibility at Scale

Accessibility-first design for a global enterprise workflow platform. Led WCAG 2.1/2.2 compliance across Pega's Constellation design system, working as Pega Certified Business Architect. Focused on keyboard navigation, screen reader compatibility, and inclusive interaction patterns at enterprise scale.

Accessibility WCAG Pega Constellation Enterprise UX
Industrial control room with large screens displaying real-time energy consumption dashboards in electric blue and amber

Enify / EnBW

IoT Energy Management Platform

Full UX lead for a B2B SaaS platform enabling industrial facilities to monitor and manage energy consumption through IoT sensors. Navigated the challenge of making complex, real-time data comprehensible and actionable for non-technical facility managers.

IoT Data Visualisation SaaS UX Research
Premium financial software interface showing treasury management dashboards with currency data tables and cash flow charts

BELLIN

Financial SaaS Redesign

Designed and researched an AI-enhanced treasury management SaaS platform for financial professionals. Developed design system components and UX patterns that reduced cognitive load in high-stakes financial workflows.

FinTech Design Systems AI Integration B2B SaaS
Cybersecurity enterprise dashboard on a dark UI showing threat detection map and network topology diagram against server room background

Sophos

Cloud Security UX

Senior UX/UI Designer on enterprise cloud security software serving a global customer base. Established accessibility standards and interaction patterns for complex security dashboards and configuration interfaces.

Security Software Enterprise UX Accessibility Cloud

Experience

Three Decades of Digital Design

From hand-coding Germany's early websites in 1997 to leading accessibility-first enterprise UX at Pegasystems today.

2016 – Present

Enterprise UX & Specialist Roles

From cloud security to IoT energy platforms to enterprise workflow software — a decade of deep specialist UX work in complex product environments.

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2024 – Present

Lead Experience Designer

Pegasystems

Accessibility-first design for enterprise workflow platform. WCAG 2.1/2.2 compliance across Pega Constellation. GenAI-integrated product design.

2023 – 2024

User Experience Manager

Enify Energie Baden-Württemberg AG

Sole UX lead for IoT-based energy management SaaS. End-to-end UX for complex data visualisation serving industrial facility managers.

2018 – 2020

UX/UI Designer

BELLIN

Financial SaaS platforms for treasury professionals. AI-enhanced experiences and design system components for high-stakes financial workflows.

2016 – 2018

Senior UX/UI Designer

Sophos

Enterprise cloud security applications for a global customer base. Accessibility standards and interaction patterns for complex security dashboards.

2001 – 2016

Agency, Product & E-Commerce

A decade and a half spanning senior agency project management, software product design, and e-commerce optimisation for major German brands.

Reichstag building in Berlin reflected on glass with a digital wireframe grid overlay, symbolising government digital work

2015 – 2016

Senior Project Manager

UDG (United Digital Group)

Led cross-functional digital projects for major German brands at one of Germany's leading digital agency groups.

2011 – 2015

Senior Product Manager

1&1 Internet SE

Product management for 1&1's hosting, e-commerce and search. Introduced ratings & reviews — smartphone sales nearly doubled. Head of eSales SEO & Projects.

2006 – 2011

Department Manager

Nero AG

Led design and UX for globally distributed multimedia software products. Leadership Development Programme (2011).

2001 – 2006

Team Lead Web

]init[ AG, Berlin

Led web design for major German government digital projects: Bundesregierung, Bundeskanzler, Bundespräsident, BMFSFJ — including Germany's first barrier-free government website.

1991 – 2001

Web Pioneer & Multimedia Designer

Hand-coding Germany's early websites from 1997 in Mosaic on UNIX. Before that, CD-ROM and interactive multimedia in Macromedia Director as a digital interaction designer.

Side-by-side contrast: a vintage 1990s CRT monitor showing an early HTML website next to a modern laptop with a clean contemporary interface

1995 – 2001

Web Designer

kognito GmbH, Berlin

One of Germany's early professional web designers. Hand-coded HTML/CSS before frameworks existed. Led the Bundesregierung website relaunch (2002).

1991 – 1995

Multimedia Designer

Various · Berlin

CD-ROM and interactive multimedia production using Macromedia Director. Corporate design and print — concurrent with design studies at HdK Berlin.

Credentials

Certified, Trained &
Always Learning

Formal Certifications

Certification Issuer Year
GenAI Enthusiast Coursera 2026
IAAP CPACC IAAP 2025
Pega Certified Business Architect Pegasystems 2022
Diplom-Designer (Dipl.-Des.) HdK Berlin 1995
International Baccalaureate American Embassy School, New Delhi 1987
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Education

Formally Trained,
Rigorously Grounded

Grand historic European art academy building facade photographed at golden hour, representing the Hochschule der Künste Berlin

1989 – 1995

Diplom-Designer (Master of Arts equivalent)

Hochschule der Künste Berlin · Fachbereich 4 Visuelle Kommunikation

sehr gut — Grade 1.1

Diploma thesis: Information System for Spatial and Development Data — a remarkably early foray into information architecture and data UX. Studies covered project-oriented design, artistic-creative disciplines, and scientific examination subjects.

1989 – 1992

Vordiplom (Bachelor equivalent)

Hochschule der Künste Berlin

gut — Grade 1.6

Project-oriented design (2.0) · Artistic-creative discipline (1.3) · Scientific oral exam (1.7). A rigorous blend of visual craft and analytical thinking that still shapes every design decision today.

1987

International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma)

American Embassy School, New Delhi, India

An internationally recognised pre-university qualification completed in New Delhi, reflecting a globally minded, multicultural educational background.

About

Building Accessible Experiences,
One Design at a Time

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Location Remote, Germany
Languages German (native) · English (professional)
Open to Lead UX/UI · Accessibility consulting · Remote

For thirty years, I've designed digital products that work for everyone—but I specialize in turning complex, data-heavy problems into intuitive, high-performance solutions. My expertise lies in architecting interfaces that make large datasets accessible and actionable, respecting the user’s time and intelligence and designing intricate systems that feel simple.

My career began with hand-coding Germany's early websites in 1997, moved through multimedia, e-commerce, project management, and agency work, before arriving where I feel most purposeful: leading UX design on enterprise platforms where accessibility, clarity, and system thinking are non-negotiable.

Beyond the craft, I'm a natural team player — the kind of colleague who keeps morale steady when deadlines tighten and complexity spikes. Three decades in agencies, enterprise software companies, and global product teams have made me resilient; I've navigated reorgs, pivots, impossible briefs, and every variety of stakeholder — and I still show up the next day ready to solve the next problem.

And I never stop learning. Whether it's 31 Deque University courses in a single year, a 2026 GenAI certification, or staying current with every Pega platform release — curiosity isn't a trait I perform for interviews. It's how I've stayed relevant across five decades of a rapidly changing industry.

Team Player

Steady, reliable, keeps morale high under pressure

Resilient

Calm with complexity, experienced with change

Empathic

Listens deeply to users, colleagues, and stakeholders

Perpetual Learner

150+ courses, 3 certifications, and counting

Selected Clients & Employers

  • Pegasystems
  • EnBW
  • BELLIN
  • Sophos
  • UDG
  • 1&1 Internet SE
  • Nero AG
  • ]init[ AG
  • kognito Gestaltung

Contact

Let's Talk

Whether you need a Lead Experience Designer who can audit your WCAG compliance, a Pega UX specialist who understands the platform inside-out, or someone who has seen enough of the digital world to know what actually works — I'd be glad to hear from you.