Industrial design, design engineering for physical products. Product design, UX/UI for digital products. Project management, direction, lead.
Aktualisiert am 31.01.2025
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Remote-Arbeit
Verfügbar ab: 01.02.2025
Verfügbar zu: 100%
davon vor Ort: 100%
industrial design
product design
UX/UI
Corporate Design Language Definition and Integration
Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Innovation Management
Resource & Budget Allocation
User Experience Research
Prototyping & Testing Coordination
Design Thinking & Innovation Management
User-Centered Design
Human-Computer (HCI) Interaction Design
2D & 3D Ideation
Conceptualisation Visualisation
Design Engineering
Jira
Adobe Creative Suite
Figma
SolidWorks
Grasshopper3D
Rhino3d
computational design

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Deutschland, Schweiz
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

7 years 1 month
2018-01 - now

Following and explaining case studies

VISITING LECTURER
VISITING LECTURER
  • Following and explaining case studies of physical and digital product projects to students and guiding them through their semester projects 
MASTER OF DIGITAL ART & DESIGN MA, UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA
CYPRUS
8 years 9 months
2016-05 - now

Lead a product design consultancy specializing in industrial design

GENERAL DIRECTOR/DESIGN DIRECTOR/FOUNDER/OWNER
GENERAL DIRECTOR/DESIGN DIRECTOR/FOUNDER/OWNER
  • Lead a product design consultancy specializing in industrial design, User Experience/User Interface, and product strategy for consumer-, IoT-, and investment products. Successfully manage cross-functional teams in delivering innovative solutions across medical technology, automation, and energy management sectors.
  • Continuously enhancing design process by integrating human-centered methodologies and adopting emerging technologies like AI, Augmented/Virtual Reality and 3D printing to boost project efficiency
  • Deliver strategic consulting and high-end design services for international clients, contributing to elevated sector recognition and brand distinction.
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams of external engineers, designers, developers and external suppliers, overseeing end-to-end project execution to create impactful products and systems supporting smart living, medical tech, and energy optimization. 
on request
17 years 1 month
2007-01 - 2024-01

Founded, managed and grew Designlab

GENERAL DIRECTOR/DESIGN DIRECTOR/FOUNDER/OWNER
GENERAL DIRECTOR/DESIGN DIRECTOR/FOUNDER/OWNER
  • Founded, managed and grew Designlab into a local leading industrial and digital design firm Developed Designlab?s business into the central european market, serving clients in medical tech-, manufacturing, consumer electronics and investment products. 
on request
22 years 1 month
1998-01 - 2020-01

SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATORING

SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATOR
SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATOR
THESSALONIKI DESIGN MUSEUM
GREECE
6 months
2018-03 - 2018-08

Taught courses on UX/UI design principles

LECTURER
LECTURER
  • Taught courses on UX/UI design principles, ideation methods, and usability testing for digital products, providing students with practical skills in designing for digital interfaces. 
DIGITAL PRODUCT DESIGN BA, SAE INSTITUTE
Berlin
4 years 1 month
2014-01 - 2018-01

Various project tasks

DESIGN DIRECTOR/PARTNER
DESIGN DIRECTOR/PARTNER
EXANDIA
SINGAPORE
1 year 1 month
2016-02 - 2017-02

Delivered lectures on Digital Marketing and UX/UI Design

LECTURER
LECTURER
  • Delivered lectures on Digital Marketing and UX/UI Design, equipping students with strategies to create user-centered communication and digital interfaces. 
DIGITAL MARKETING AND UX/UI DESIGN MA, BCA COLLEGE
ATHENS, GREECE
1 year 1 month
2015-01 - 2016-01

Various project tasks

CHIEF DESIGN OFFICER/MANAGING PARTNER
CHIEF DESIGN OFFICER/MANAGING PARTNER
INNTUITO LTD
UNITED KINGDOM
2 years 1 month
2014-01 - 2016-01

BUSINESS MENTORING

BUSINESS MENTOR
BUSINESS MENTOR
2 years 4 months
2012-09 - 2014-12

Guided Mechanical Engineering students

VISITING LECTURER
VISITING LECTURER
  • Guided Mechanical Engineering students in design-led innovation, focusing on product ideation, prototyping, and manufacturing technologies.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MSC DPT, NATIONAL TECH. UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
GREECE

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

13 years 1 month
2012-01 - now

PRODUCT DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE (HYBRID INTERFACES)

PhD, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
PhD
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
2 years 4 months
1997-09 - 1999-12

DESIGN PRODUCTS

MA (RCA), Royal College of Art, London, UK
MA (RCA)
Royal College of Art, London, UK
3 years
1994-09 - 1997-08

Industrial Design

Master of Arts (integrated Diplom), Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Braunschweig, Germany
Master of Arts (integrated Diplom)
Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Braunschweig, Germany
3 years
1991-09 - 1994-08

Industrial Design

Bachelor of Arts (integrated Diplom), Hochscule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, Germany
Bachelor of Arts (integrated Diplom)
Hochscule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, Germany

Position

Position

General Director/Design Director/Founder/Owner

[Company on request] / Berlin, Germany

May 2016 ? Present

  • Lead a product design consultancy specializing in industrial design, User Experience/User Interface, and product strategy for consumer-, IoT-, and investment products. Successfully manage cross-functional teams in delivering innovative solutions across medical technology, automation, and energy management sectors.
  • Continuously enhancing design process by integrating human-centered methodologies and adopting emerging technologies like AI, Computational Design, Augmented/Virtual Reality and 3D printing to boost project efficiency.
  • Deliver strategic consulting and high-end design services for international clients, contributing to elevated sector recognition and brand distinction.
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams of external engineers, designers, developers and external suppliers, overseeing end-to-end project execution to create impactful products and systems supporting smart living, medical tech, and energy optimization.

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

industrial design product design UX/UI Corporate Design Language Definition and Integration Cross-Functional Team Leadership Innovation Management Resource & Budget Allocation User Experience Research Prototyping & Testing Coordination Design Thinking & Innovation Management User-Centered Design Human-Computer (HCI) Interaction Design 2D & 3D Ideation Conceptualisation Visualisation Design Engineering Jira Adobe Creative Suite Figma SolidWorks Grasshopper3D Rhino3d computational design

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

Summary

  • Innovative Industrial Design Studio Director with over 20 years of experience leading highimpact design and product development projects across industries. Expertise in innovative product design and engineering with a human-centered approach. 
  • Proven track record of driving new product development, enhancing user satisfaction, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver innovative physical and digital solutions. 
  • Fluent in English, German, Italian, and Greek, open to relocate and willing to travel. 


STRATEGY, MANAGEMENT & TEAM LEADERSHIP

  • Business Management & Development
  • Corporate Design Language Definition an Integration
  • Strategic Planning and Execution
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Resource & Budget Allocation 
  • Risk Management 
  • Design Process Improvement
  • Innovation Management
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Stakeholder Communication


PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

  • Design Thinking 
  • User-Centered Design 
  • Ethnography & Design Research
  • User Experience Research
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
  • Ergonomics and Human Factors 
  • Ideation 
  • Concept and Product Development
  • New Product Development
  • Conceptualisation & 2D/ 3D Visualisation
  • Design & Mechanical Engineering 
  • Computational Design
  • Design for Plastics 
  • Prototyping & Testing Coordination 
  • UX/UI, Interaction Design 
  • Enclosure Integration Design for Electronics


DESIGN & TECHNICAL TOOLS

  • SolidWorks 
  • Rhino3D 
  • Grasshopper3D
  • Fusion360
  • Cinema4D 
  • Vray 
  • Blender
  • Adobe Creative Suite 
  • Adobe XD 
  • Figma 
  • Sketch
  • MS Project 
  • OmniPlan 
  • Jira 
  • MS Office
  • 3D printing 
  • Rapid Prototyping 
  • Concept Sketching 
  • Photorealistic Rendering

Design / Entwicklung / Konstruktion

design thinking
Experte
user-centred design
Experte
UX/UI design
Experte
prototyping & testing coordination
Experte
Human-Computer-Interaction (HCI), Ergonomics
Experte
Agile
Fortgeschritten
2D & 3D Conceptualisation & Visualisation
Experte
design sketching
Experte
design engineering
Experte
Jira
Fortgeschritten
Adobe Creative Suite
Experte
Solidworks
Fortgeschritten
Rhino3D
Experte
Grasshopper3D
Fortgeschritten
Blender
Cinema4D
Experte
Vray
Experte
MS Office
Experte
MS Project
Fortgeschritten
Corporate Design Language
Experte
Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Experte
Resource & Budget Allocation
Experte
Innovation Management
Experte
New Product Development
Experte
Design for Plastics
Experte
Figma
Fortgeschritten
Fusion360
Fortgeschritten
T-splines
Fortgeschritten

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Deutschland, Schweiz
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

7 years 1 month
2018-01 - now

Following and explaining case studies

VISITING LECTURER
VISITING LECTURER
  • Following and explaining case studies of physical and digital product projects to students and guiding them through their semester projects 
MASTER OF DIGITAL ART & DESIGN MA, UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA
CYPRUS
8 years 9 months
2016-05 - now

Lead a product design consultancy specializing in industrial design

GENERAL DIRECTOR/DESIGN DIRECTOR/FOUNDER/OWNER
GENERAL DIRECTOR/DESIGN DIRECTOR/FOUNDER/OWNER
  • Lead a product design consultancy specializing in industrial design, User Experience/User Interface, and product strategy for consumer-, IoT-, and investment products. Successfully manage cross-functional teams in delivering innovative solutions across medical technology, automation, and energy management sectors.
  • Continuously enhancing design process by integrating human-centered methodologies and adopting emerging technologies like AI, Augmented/Virtual Reality and 3D printing to boost project efficiency
  • Deliver strategic consulting and high-end design services for international clients, contributing to elevated sector recognition and brand distinction.
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams of external engineers, designers, developers and external suppliers, overseeing end-to-end project execution to create impactful products and systems supporting smart living, medical tech, and energy optimization. 
on request
17 years 1 month
2007-01 - 2024-01

Founded, managed and grew Designlab

GENERAL DIRECTOR/DESIGN DIRECTOR/FOUNDER/OWNER
GENERAL DIRECTOR/DESIGN DIRECTOR/FOUNDER/OWNER
  • Founded, managed and grew Designlab into a local leading industrial and digital design firm Developed Designlab?s business into the central european market, serving clients in medical tech-, manufacturing, consumer electronics and investment products. 
on request
22 years 1 month
1998-01 - 2020-01

SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATORING

SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATOR
SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATOR
THESSALONIKI DESIGN MUSEUM
GREECE
6 months
2018-03 - 2018-08

Taught courses on UX/UI design principles

LECTURER
LECTURER
  • Taught courses on UX/UI design principles, ideation methods, and usability testing for digital products, providing students with practical skills in designing for digital interfaces. 
DIGITAL PRODUCT DESIGN BA, SAE INSTITUTE
Berlin
4 years 1 month
2014-01 - 2018-01

Various project tasks

DESIGN DIRECTOR/PARTNER
DESIGN DIRECTOR/PARTNER
EXANDIA
SINGAPORE
1 year 1 month
2016-02 - 2017-02

Delivered lectures on Digital Marketing and UX/UI Design

LECTURER
LECTURER
  • Delivered lectures on Digital Marketing and UX/UI Design, equipping students with strategies to create user-centered communication and digital interfaces. 
DIGITAL MARKETING AND UX/UI DESIGN MA, BCA COLLEGE
ATHENS, GREECE
1 year 1 month
2015-01 - 2016-01

Various project tasks

CHIEF DESIGN OFFICER/MANAGING PARTNER
CHIEF DESIGN OFFICER/MANAGING PARTNER
INNTUITO LTD
UNITED KINGDOM
2 years 1 month
2014-01 - 2016-01

BUSINESS MENTORING

BUSINESS MENTOR
BUSINESS MENTOR
2 years 4 months
2012-09 - 2014-12

Guided Mechanical Engineering students

VISITING LECTURER
VISITING LECTURER
  • Guided Mechanical Engineering students in design-led innovation, focusing on product ideation, prototyping, and manufacturing technologies.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MSC DPT, NATIONAL TECH. UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
GREECE

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

13 years 1 month
2012-01 - now

PRODUCT DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE (HYBRID INTERFACES)

PhD, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
PhD
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
2 years 4 months
1997-09 - 1999-12

DESIGN PRODUCTS

MA (RCA), Royal College of Art, London, UK
MA (RCA)
Royal College of Art, London, UK
3 years
1994-09 - 1997-08

Industrial Design

Master of Arts (integrated Diplom), Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Braunschweig, Germany
Master of Arts (integrated Diplom)
Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Braunschweig, Germany
3 years
1991-09 - 1994-08

Industrial Design

Bachelor of Arts (integrated Diplom), Hochscule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, Germany
Bachelor of Arts (integrated Diplom)
Hochscule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, Germany

Position

Position

General Director/Design Director/Founder/Owner

[Company on request] / Berlin, Germany

May 2016 ? Present

  • Lead a product design consultancy specializing in industrial design, User Experience/User Interface, and product strategy for consumer-, IoT-, and investment products. Successfully manage cross-functional teams in delivering innovative solutions across medical technology, automation, and energy management sectors.
  • Continuously enhancing design process by integrating human-centered methodologies and adopting emerging technologies like AI, Computational Design, Augmented/Virtual Reality and 3D printing to boost project efficiency.
  • Deliver strategic consulting and high-end design services for international clients, contributing to elevated sector recognition and brand distinction.
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams of external engineers, designers, developers and external suppliers, overseeing end-to-end project execution to create impactful products and systems supporting smart living, medical tech, and energy optimization.

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

industrial design product design UX/UI Corporate Design Language Definition and Integration Cross-Functional Team Leadership Innovation Management Resource & Budget Allocation User Experience Research Prototyping & Testing Coordination Design Thinking & Innovation Management User-Centered Design Human-Computer (HCI) Interaction Design 2D & 3D Ideation Conceptualisation Visualisation Design Engineering Jira Adobe Creative Suite Figma SolidWorks Grasshopper3D Rhino3d computational design

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

Summary

  • Innovative Industrial Design Studio Director with over 20 years of experience leading highimpact design and product development projects across industries. Expertise in innovative product design and engineering with a human-centered approach. 
  • Proven track record of driving new product development, enhancing user satisfaction, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver innovative physical and digital solutions. 
  • Fluent in English, German, Italian, and Greek, open to relocate and willing to travel. 


STRATEGY, MANAGEMENT & TEAM LEADERSHIP

  • Business Management & Development
  • Corporate Design Language Definition an Integration
  • Strategic Planning and Execution
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Resource & Budget Allocation 
  • Risk Management 
  • Design Process Improvement
  • Innovation Management
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Stakeholder Communication


PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

  • Design Thinking 
  • User-Centered Design 
  • Ethnography & Design Research
  • User Experience Research
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
  • Ergonomics and Human Factors 
  • Ideation 
  • Concept and Product Development
  • New Product Development
  • Conceptualisation & 2D/ 3D Visualisation
  • Design & Mechanical Engineering 
  • Computational Design
  • Design for Plastics 
  • Prototyping & Testing Coordination 
  • UX/UI, Interaction Design 
  • Enclosure Integration Design for Electronics


DESIGN & TECHNICAL TOOLS

  • SolidWorks 
  • Rhino3D 
  • Grasshopper3D
  • Fusion360
  • Cinema4D 
  • Vray 
  • Blender
  • Adobe Creative Suite 
  • Adobe XD 
  • Figma 
  • Sketch
  • MS Project 
  • OmniPlan 
  • Jira 
  • MS Office
  • 3D printing 
  • Rapid Prototyping 
  • Concept Sketching 
  • Photorealistic Rendering

Design / Entwicklung / Konstruktion

design thinking
Experte
user-centred design
Experte
UX/UI design
Experte
prototyping & testing coordination
Experte
Human-Computer-Interaction (HCI), Ergonomics
Experte
Agile
Fortgeschritten
2D & 3D Conceptualisation & Visualisation
Experte
design sketching
Experte
design engineering
Experte
Jira
Fortgeschritten
Adobe Creative Suite
Experte
Solidworks
Fortgeschritten
Rhino3D
Experte
Grasshopper3D
Fortgeschritten
Blender
Cinema4D
Experte
Vray
Experte
MS Office
Experte
MS Project
Fortgeschritten
Corporate Design Language
Experte
Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Experte
Resource & Budget Allocation
Experte
Innovation Management
Experte
New Product Development
Experte
Design for Plastics
Experte
Figma
Fortgeschritten
Fusion360
Fortgeschritten
T-splines
Fortgeschritten

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