Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Currently completing vocational training as a Specialist in Application Development (IHK, expected 2026) after many years working in UX Research, Quality Assurance, and digital product development. My professional background combines user-centered thinking, software quality processes, stakeholder collaboration, and product-oriented problem solving. Over the past years I have worked closely with product, design, and development teams in agile environments across gaming, education, and digital platforms. I bring experience in: • UX Research & User-Centered Design • Quality Assurance & Testing • Requirements Analysis • Cross-functional Collaboration • Product & Process Optimization • Stakeholder Communication Currently expanding my technical skill set in: • Software Development • JavaScript & React • Web Technologies • IT Security & IT-Grundschutz • Digital Product Development I am especially interested in roles at the intersection of: Requirements Engineering, QA, UX, Product, and Software Development.
• Vocational training in software development and application engineering • Foundations in software architecture, databases, web technologies, and IT security • First practical experience with JavaScript and React in professional environments • Participation in digital transformation and web relaunch projects during practical training • Final IHK project: Development of a digital onboarding platform for apprentices at Berliner Stadtreinigung (BSR) Additional Qualification: Cyber Security / IT-Grundschutz Practitioner Certificate
• Strategic professional development with focus on software development, IT, and digital product work • Further education in statistics and data analytics using R • Expansion of technical skills in web technologies and software development fundamentals • Continued development of user research and data-driven methodologies • Preparation for vocational training in application development (IHK) Focus areas included: Requirements Engineering, UX, Product Development, QA, and Technical Collaboration.
• Plan and run end-to-end B2C research projects, involving all stakeholders, to validate features and generate insights for the product teams. • Stakeholder management & enablement to boost collaboration between UX research and product teams • User Journey mapping to identify knowledge gaps and opportunities in student’s exam preparation journey. • Mixed methods triangulation, used in generative research to align product strategy & roadmap Impact: Generated research insights that shaped product strategy and re-design of the app.
• Streamlined UXR processes to accelerate research and improve quality of results. • Setup of a UXR repository as a single source of truth to easily share research insights with stakeholders • User interviews to discover opportunities for the product teams Impact: Research Ops improvements massively accelerated UXR flow from first research request to final results
• Plan, run and evaluate exploratory interviews to identify monetization opportunities for the product team Impact: Research insights set the foundation for the ViCare monetization roadmap & strategy