About Me

It was 2013 and I had just finished studying at TWENTE UNIVERSITY (NL). I took a design trip to India to work as a Junior Product Designer for Studio ABD. It was my first experience applying User Research and Product Development methodologies, but the thing that really drew me in was the relationship between design and cultural differences. Human needs. Human interaction with objects and the value of craftsmanship. I haven’t been the same person since that trip.
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I moved to Berlin in 2015 to work in sales and operations in the coworking ecosystem. It was here that I learned my natural strength for connection. Forging connections between members of the community. Designing spaces that inspire collaboration. Bridging the divide between data and actionable insights. Helping businesses identify their most challenging problems and connecting them with solutions through Design Thinking workshops and sprints. And most recently, creating digital experiences that put quality of experience and interaction at the forefront.
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It wasn’t until 2020 that these paths merged and I became a full-on User Experience Designer. It was this nonlinear path that has informed my human-centered approach to design. A belief that all design should be informed by the user, and that ethics should inform any human-technology interaction.