Wim Verhavert Email & Phone Number

Edegem, Flemish Region, Belgium

Belgium

Freelancer and available for hire. I specialise in UX design, interface design, product development and front-end development. I have 10+ years experience with all the facets of software development. I have done 5 years of development and project management and 5+ years of in-depth UX-research and design, both on an academic level and in practice.

Leuven

U-Sentric was founded in 2007 to make solutions easier and more enjoyable to use. You could say we were founded out of the love for people.All of us strongly believe that understanding humans as they work, live, and play can unlock insights that kindle growth and spark excitement.Our services fall into 5 categories to provide a complete human-centered approach1. Observe & Understand // Helping you to really understand what your users, customers, or even employees need.2. Ideate & Create // Helping you to create new solutions based on wants & needs.3. Test & Refine // Helping you test your solutions or assumptions with real people in real situations.4. Support & Guide // Helping you set-up, kick-off, and guide human-centered innovation projects.5. Train & Develop // Helping you build internal capabilities and make stronger teamsI look forward to hearing from you.Wim VerhavertDesign researcher at U-Sentricwim@u-sentric.com

UX Researcher in the following projects:- Smart Media In Flanders: worked on mood based content selection and hyper-local journalism- iRead+: worked on automatic text enrichment strategies- NOSE: working on simulation software of rhinoplasty (with UZ Leuven and UZ Gent)- SmartStyle

Heverlee, Belgium

User experience designer and User Experience Team (UX-Team) coördinator. This was a new function, created to improve the usability of the software of Materialise NV. Since there was only limited knowledge within the company of usability and user experience principles, I focused on education and process improvements. However after a short period (1.5 year), it was clear to me that I wanted to do more than was possible at Materialise.

Mechelen, Belgium

Responsible for the complete ICT efforts of an medium sized nature conservation organization (+-300 employees and about 2500 active volunteers). I lead a team of 4 people in designing software for in-house use. It was here that I discovered that you cannot create great software without a good understanding of the people that work with it. I decided to focus on human-centered design in the upcoming years.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Worked as subcontractor for Eurocontrol Headquarters, mainly on 2 projects: Navigational Data Integrity Analysis (JAVA) & Platform for Aircraft Modelling Performance Analysis (Visual Basic)

Master, Philosophy, With Distinction

Studied philosophy with a strong interest in philosophy of science and technology. Thesis title (in Dutch): "Hyperberekenbaarheid: recente.

Certificat, Management In De Sociale Economie

Certified Graphic Designer, Graphic Design & Dtp

Aeronautical Engineering

Education record