I solve hard, tangled product and design problems. Then I build the way out.

Architecture-trained, AI-augmented. Munich.

Product

What one senior designer can bring to production maturity with AI tools in hand. Struqo is the current exhibit.

Struqo

Canvas-based planning tool for wood frame construction. Designed, built, and shipped solo with Claude Code. Live at struqo.app. Next.js, Konva, Zustand, CI on GitLab.

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Teams

I lead design teams and build the systems that hold them together, as a player-coach who stays in the craft.

censhare

Enterprise DAM platform redesign. 100+ component design system, 60% reduction in onboarding time.

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casavi

Built the design team and system from scratch. 80+ components, product strategy alongside CEO and CPO.

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1&1 / United Internet

14 years. Multi-brand design governance for 6 brands and 30M+ users across web, mobile, and native.

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Organizations

The rarer combination: senior design judgment, systems thinking, and real experience building with AI.

Nemetschek Group

AI-native UX strategy for a multi-brand BIM ecosystem. Interaction model, governance, cross-brand integration.

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The honesty problem

Why most company cultures can't say what's actually broken. Part of the Culture eats AI series.

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Small teams win

When AI amplifies individuals, the org chart becomes the bottleneck. Part of the Culture eats AI series.

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All projects →

Work with me

I am looking for a senior role where I can solve hard problems and ship: principal, lead, or design-engineer. I also take selected consulting work.

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