Experience

Volkswagen Group Future Center Europe GmbH

• Germany
• Automotive
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Virtual Design

  • Oct 2016 - Present

  In Future Center we create future mobility concepts for all, as we are rethinking what we refer to as the "car". We do not work for any specific brand, but attempt to influence and push them all, within the entire Volkswagen group. My responsibilities include recruiting personnel and developing all digital design processes for the studio. I spot the differences in team members and use accepted strengths to everyone’s advantage. Now being followed by other studio managers, I started early on developing each team member towards seniority with the ability of co-leading projects. I have demonstrated that this strategy results in a win-win situation: each member receives more content through responsibility and is rewarded with more motivation through satisfaction. I may concentrate on strategy rather than details. With the industry no longer concentrating only on the physical, but increasingly the virtual, my top priority also changes. Developed and implemented processes already fine-tuned for the highest quality in physical models are modified for flexible simulations in the virtual world. I direct our future of design development and presentation. I enable non-experts to use expert tools, streamlined through software development, providing user-friendly possibilities of digitally presenting their own concepts, regardless of it being in mono, stereo, on-screen, in-glasses or 3D printed. I have supervised and am digitally responsible for the following projects: Sedric, Geneva 2017 Show less



Volkswagen Design Center Potsdam GmbH

• Head of Virtual Design

  • Jul 2007 - Oct 2016

  In Design Center we created production proposals and concepts, exteriors and interiors, for the entire Volkswagen group. I am digitally responsible for the following projects:VW XLSport Concept, Paris 2014VW XL1 Production, 2014VW Taigun Concept, São Paulo 2012, New Delhi 2014Lamborghini Aventador (interior), Production 2012VW eT!, Potsdam 2011VW NILS, Frankfurt 2011VW Buggy up!, Frankfurt 2011VW XL1, Qatar 2011VW Milano Taxi (exterior), Hannover 2010VW up! Lite, Los Angeles 2009VW L1, Frankfurt 2009VW BlueSport, Detroit 2009Lamborghini Estoque (interior), Paris 2008 VW Space up! Blue, Los Angeles 2007VW Space up!, Tokyo 2007Volkswagen 2018 Concepts, Internet 2007 Show less

• Digital Sculptor

  • Jul 2004 - Jun 2007

  I worked as a Digital Sculptor mostly on exterior concepts, as well as being second in charge, enabling me to develop my managerial and organizational skills.



University of Applied Sciences, Potsdam, Germany

• Berlin und Umgebung, Deutschland

• Teacher

  • Apr 2008 - Jul 2013

  Teaching ‘Digital Modeling’ weekly at the University of Applied Sciences in Potsdam in addition to my position at Design Center Potsdam. This is a volunteer position from my side, giving the product design students a chance to learn digital modeling, using internationally recognized modeling techniques from automotive design. It also gives me a chance to find new talents and integrating that into my team at DCP. I have also taught our studio's exterior and interior designers, giving them enough knowledge to model their own designs in 3D. Show less



VW Design Center Europe

• Sitges, Spain

• Digital Modeller

  • Jun 2003 - Jun 2004

  At Design Center Europe, I was doing all sorts of Alias modelling, including details for creating physical models. But mainly, I was working on complete exterior and interior concepts for the VW brand. At Design Center Europe, I was doing all sorts of Alias modelling, including details for creating physical models. But mainly, I was working on complete exterior and interior concepts for the VW brand.



Mazel Group

• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Designer

  • Jul 2001 - May 2003

  Directly from the start at Mazel, I was working for Fiat at various locations in Turin, Italy, including Stola Design and Centro Stile. The main project throughout these four months were Idea (interior details), Chroma (exterior details) and Barchetta (exterior facelift). During the next four months, I worked at Alfa Romeo Centro Stile, mostly on complete exterior concepts for the Spider and 166 successor, both of which never materialised, sadly. Back in the design office at Mazel, I worked as the lead Alias modeller on several projects, including a sports car and a Street Sweeper. From February 2003, I supported Volkswagen's Design Center Europe with Alias modelling. Show less



Ringsaker kommune

• Norway
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Graveyard Gardener

  • Jun 1997 - Aug 1997

  During my studies at Coventry University, I spent three summers ensuring perfect lawns in the green, park-like surroundings around Ringsaker Kirke, the local church, Norway's second highest. This was an excellent summer job, offering fresh air, beautiful landscape, curious tourists and thankful relatives of the ones gone. During my studies at Coventry University, I spent three summers ensuring perfect lawns in the green, park-like surroundings around Ringsaker Kirke, the local church, Norway's second highest. This was an excellent summer job, offering fresh air, beautiful landscape, curious tourists and thankful relatives of the ones gone.



Andvord Tybring-Gjedde ASA

• Business Supplies & Equipment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Shop Attendant

  • Aug 1995 - Apr 1996

  During my studies at K&DC 1995/96, I was working at Tybring-Gjedde, assisting with various tasks, including customer service. During my studies at K&DC 1995/96, I was working at Tybring-Gjedde, assisting with various tasks, including customer service.