About the person
CV (English)
1990-1994
Philosophy, Linguistics & German Literature at University of Konstanz
1991-92
Research Assistant to Prof. Dr. Joachim Paech, Department of Media Studies, University of Konstanz
1994
Research Assistant to Dr. Hildegard Blanke at Paul Ernst Archive, Ulm. Publication: "Paul Ernst, 1866-1933. Life and Work of Poet and Writer Paul Ernst at the Turn of the Century"
1994-1998
Visual Communication & Interaction Design at HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd / University of Design Schwäbisch Gmünd
1996
Assistant to Rolf Müller at Büro Rolf Müller, Munich: Draeger, HQ, Stadt Kufstein in Tirol, Prinzregententheater München etc.
1997-98
Concept, Planning, Exhibition Design & Internet Platform for the Design Conference "Semantics in Design" at Literaturhaus München (initiated and hosted by BMW, design affairs & Siemens); Speakers: Eduard Bannwart, Jochen Gros, Wolfgang Jonas, Martin Krampen, Klaus Krippendorff, Siegfried J. Schmidt, David Small (MIT), Carlo-Michael Sommer, Erik Spiekermann
1998
Diploma in Communication Design with Specialization in Interaction Design; Thesis and Final Project: "Virtual Workflow Studies: Concept and Design for a modular and collaborative Enterprise Project Management Software"
1998
Lecturer for Design Theory at Ravensburg School of Design and Media Design at DHBW Heidenheim (Cooperative State University Baden-Württemberg)
1998-2000
Art Director at a.f.i.m. GmbH, Munich (Interactive Media Solutions for BMW, Siemens, Deutsche Bank, B/S/H etc.)
2000-2015
Co-Founder, Co-Owner and Managing Director at utz + walk information design in Ulm. Corporate Design, Interactive Media and Communications for Arts and Culture. Clients: Ulm Adult Education Center, BMW, Neustart Corporate Media Lab, Ratiopharm, Carl Zeiss Vision
2000
Consultant / Reviewer for Design Education and Professional Development & Training (Adult & Further Education) in Macedonia & Slovenia for DVV International ("Institute for International Cooperation of the Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband e.V. (DVV)", the German Adult Education Association); Work stays in Skopje and Ljubljana
2001/2002
Concept & Design for the interactive DVD-ROM "Media Toolbox. Design Fundamentals for Audiovisual Media" w/ Günther Hörmann and Roland Barth, UVK Verlagsgesellschaft Konstanz, 2002
2001-today
Lecturer & Researcher at Insitute of Media Informatics / imm (Institute for Media Research & Media Development) at Ulm University: HCI, User Experience and Interactive Systems; third-party funded Projects w/ Nokia, Daimler, Bosch
2002
Lecturer for Film Theory and Interaction Design (Project) at THU / Ulm University of Applied Sciences
2002-2008
Cooperation with Ulmer Volkshochschule (Consulting & Design) during the EU-funded programs Sokrates Grundtvig & Sokrates Lingua; Award of the EU Commission, Department for Education, Youth, Sport & Culture for "English without Frontiers", a Curriculum for Adults with intellectual and developmental Disabilities (Photo Story, Teaching Resources & Material, DVD-ROM, Pictorial Dictionary)
2006-2012
External Consultant & Art Director for Ray Sono AG, Munich (Swiss International Airlines, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Post AG)
2007
3rd International Conference on Intelligent Environments IE07: Augmenting a rugged standard DJ Turntable with a Tangible Interface for Music Browsing and Playback Manipulation
2009-2015
Lecturer for Application Design and Typography at HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd / University of Design Schwäbisch Gmünd
2011
Visiting Professor for Interaction Design at HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd / University of Design Schwäbisch Gmünd
2015-today
Professor for Interaction Design and Motion Design at Fachhochschule Dortmund, University of Applied Sciences and Arts; Head of the Academic Section Communication Design
Research
Teaching and applied research in the Fields of User Interface Design, Interaction Design, Usability & User Experience, Human-Computer-Interaction, Data Visualization, Generative Design, Visual Narratives & Interactive Storytelling, Game Design, Game Studies, Serious Games & Digital Knowledge