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Varberg, SE

Varberg, Halland County, Sweden

Advancing my skills in patience, communication, creativity and teamwork with a toddler and newborn.

Varberg, Halland County, Sweden

At Vagabond I temporary act as UX-designer before going on maternity leave. Quickly adapting and get involved in ongoing initiatives for their e-commerce during my short assignment requires me to be independent and responsive.Main tasks:- Bring design solutions to stakeholders and development team- Close collaboration with developers and Product owner.

Greater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area

As UX-lead I bring strategies for the overall digital experience within an application. My assignment at Dignisia (fintech start-up) means bringing an user-centered mindset up from scratch. This will evolve their user experience and improve their business opportunities.Main tasks:- Advocate for the importance of UX in digital applications- Bring UX into.

Gothenburg Metropolitan Area

As UX-designer I belonged to a larger product team with Product owners, Scrum masters, Architechts, Business analysts and Developers. My design area was within electrification of heavy duty transportations with map and rout planning in particular. Main tasks:- Iterate on design concepts and prototypes in Figma- Communicate design decisions to stakeholders.

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

As UX-designer I was part of a larger design team consisting of UI-designers, researchers and service designers. I contributed to a Front end development team by bringing design solutions from idea to implementation.Main tasks:- Iterate on design concepts in Sketch- Communicate design decisions to stakeholders- Prototype in InVision- Prepare and perform.

Varberg, Halland County, Sweden

Consulting different clients made me optimize landing pages, improve readability and declutter webpages with one main objective - guide users and improve business opportunities!

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

The community “Keep Explore” was hosted during four years but came to an end in June 2020 due to the pandemic and studies. The community involved 500+ women in the local area of Gothenburg and hosted 20+ free events on the theme "outdoor adventure". Creating this community thought me about, marketing, content creation, branding, SEO, event hosting and much.

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

As verification leader I was involved in major projects in the Powertrain organisation together with Feature Verification and Validation organisation. Main tasks:- Lay out verification plans för field test vehicles- Follow up and evaluate verification results- Arrange and plan field test activities in Sweden and abroad- Report and syncronize with project.

Öckerö, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

My task was to integrate a former PDM-system into the Caterpillar ecosystem and also optimize the number of engineering parts and drawings.Main tasks:- Optimize integration of parts- Manage and coordinate integration activities- Report integration status to stakeholders

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

As test fleet manager I was responsible for the internally held fleet of test vehicles at Group Trucks Technology. The fleet contained 200 vehicles and additional trailers and extras.Main tasks:- Acquisition and ordering of test vehicles- Coordination of vehicles and test activities- Ensure uptime and maintenance- Report and optimize utilization rate

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

As build leader representing EE&E, I was accountable for securing test vehicles from the electrical point of view.Main tasks:- Secure test vehicles with correct wiring, electrical control units and software- Plan and coordinate material and software with workshop stand-stills- Debug and write reports on deviating behaviour- Secure software updates- Work.

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

After a successful Internship during my studies to become a surface designer I was asked to continue as a 3D- and visualization engineer.Some of the clients were well-known brands within the automotive industry and I traveled to set up, launch and train the client in the Vizendo visualization software. This employment was my first experience working.

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

Working at IKEA gave me insight about logistical issues and how to work on constantly changing and optimizing for better availability and lower costs. My job was very physical with heavy lifting, dirt and time pressure. We made the job fun and successful thanks to the teamspirit IKEA is known for.

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

After previous internships during my technical high-school years, I started as an assembler in the production line of heavy duty vehicles. More exactly I worked on the dressing line for engines. This job was very educational in terms of better understanding technical preparation and all work laying ahead of production. Also learning assembly instructions.

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

Ux/Ui Design

UX-research, Design-thinking process, UI-design

Surface Design And Visualization

Catia V5, Pro Engineer 2.0, Icem Surf, Alias

Event Management

Experience design, event planning, marketing

High School Diploma, Science, Project Management And Economics