Since 2022: Co-Founder & MD of Footprint; Climate Tech SaaS startup - Empowering businesses to reduce carbon emissions in the most efficient way - generating tailored carbon reduction strategies in record time.

Since 2022: Founder & MD of FastForward; Boutique Agency for Product Innovation, Brand and UX/UI Design. Focus on emerging tech areas like Web3, Metaverse, Augmented Reality and FinTech; Since 2019: Founder and Host of the Designdrives Podcast & DDX Conference; Interviewing global design leaders on how to drive positive impact with design. I also run the blog NEXT with 18K subscribers where I collect visual notes and inspiration.

2019 - 2022: UX/UI Design Lead at BMW Group; Designing rear-seat passenger experiences and mobile app interfaces. Managing design projects and close collaboration with design teams in USA, Portugal, China, and Germany.

2017 - 2019: UX/UI Designer at BMW Group: Designing for digital strategy, design visions, showcars and service design projects.

2013 - 2017: Intl. Design Internships at Bosch-Siemens Home Appliances Group, BMW Designworks Los Angeles, MINIMAL (MNML) Chicago, Entwurfreich and others (10 internships in total).

2011 - 2017: Education; Master's Degree in Advanced Product Design at the Umea University (UID) in Umea, Sweden. Ranked as the world’s best design education programme by Red Dot and iF for many years. Master Thesis with BMW Group on “The Future of Automotive Augmented Reality” which gained a patent. Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design at the Folkwang University in Essen, Germany. Thesis Project with Bosch on “The Future of Food & Health”.

Until 2011: After being born in 1992 I was pretty busy doing tons of sports with friends (tennis, football, motocross), gaming and exploring myself creativly in the digital world (designing in game editors, building websites and more). :)