Work

Selected work, and what each project is actually evidence of

Each case study separates what was observed from what was inferred and what is still only proposed. Work in progress is kept out of this list rather than padded into it.

01 · 2023 to 2025

Full-time, in-house role

IoT Venture GmbH

Two years as the only designer on a connected-bike product, where most of the design work was deciding what the system should say when it isn't sure.

UX Research
Product Design
Interaction Design
Design Systems

02 · 2025

In-house, sole designer

SpellCarver

A CI/CD automation product where the marketing promise and the product interface had to be designed as one continuous journey.

UX Research
Product Design
Interaction Design
Design Systems

03 · 2022

In-house, product design team

Zalando Plus

Leading research through service blueprinting and pilot launch for Zalando Plus.

Service Design
Design Systems
Product Design

04 · 2024

Graduate team projectPrototype

HearEase

Smart glasses that transcribe speech in real time and adapt to accents, for people who are hard of hearing.

UX Research
Product Design
Interaction Design

05 · 2026

Master's capstone · Interaction DesignResearch in progress

Emotional Continuity During Military Deployment

Design research into how military families keep a shared life intact across a deployment, from the side that stays.

UX Research
Service Design
Interaction Design

06 · 2022

CareerFoundry UX/UI immersive project

Olive-Ilive

A responsive health and wellbeing portal designed for inclusivity, privacy and the questions people are embarrassed to ask.

UX Research
Product Design
Design Systems

07 · 2022

Self-directed project

VocHub

A vocabulary learning application, designed end to end as a study in habit and retention.

UX Research
Product Design
Interaction Design

08 · 2022

Self-directed project

VirtualBuddy

A study-together platform concept for students to connect, share materials and encourage each other, without tipping into prescribing how someone should feel.

Interaction Design
Product Design
Design Systems

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