Experience

Niko Denmark

• Denmark
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• User Experience Designer

  • Oct 2022 - Present



OJ Electronics®

• Denmark
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• User Experience & UI Designer

  • Apr 2020 - Oct 2022

  Transforming user and customer needs into easy to use and competitive products. Designing the user experience for our physical floor heating thermostats with different kind of displays as well as accompanying digital applications. Transforming user and customer needs into easy to use and competitive products. Designing the user experience for our physical floor heating thermostats with different kind of displays as well as accompanying digital applications.



Designskolen Kolding

• Denmark
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Teaching Assistant Professor & Senior Designer

  • Aug 2019 - Mar 2020

• Senior Designer and Project Coordinator

  • Jan 2019 - Mar 2020

  Project coordinator and Senior Designer for projects that are part of the ”DigitaliseringsBoost” and ”DigitalOmstilling” programme. A national programme funded by the Business Development Centres (Erhvervshusene) and the European Union to strengthen innovation within digitalisation in small and medium sized companies. My task is to involve and guide our students in these projects and plan, coordinate and execute the different design activities during a user centred design process so the participating companies reach their innovation goals when developing new digital solutions. At the same time, making sure that new knowledge flows back to the education and our students. Show less

• Designer at the Laboratory for Social Design, development and research

  • Mar 2016 - Dec 2018

  Working as a designer and project manager for the InnoCan project. The InnoCan project is an EU funded cross border project on improving cancer treatment. New innovative solutions have been tested with patients and Health Care Professionals in both Denmark and Germany. Learnings from these tests were used to establish a test center. Some of my tasks: project management, design research, journey mapping, observations and qualitative interviews with patients and Health Care Professionals in both Denmark and Germany. Show less



D2i - Design to innovate

• Kolding Area, Denmark

• Educator in Design Thinking

  • Oct 2017 - Mar 2020

  I teach the course "Design in Practice". The course teaches Design Thinking and its methods to strengthen innovation. Participants come from small and medium sized companies and are able to work with a wide range of design methodes on their own cases. The course lasts 6 days and is spread over 3 months. The course is taught by Design School Kolding in collaboration with the design cluster D2i (Design to Innovate)/ Danish Design Center I teach the course "Design in Practice". The course teaches Design Thinking and its methods to strengthen innovation. Participants come from small and medium sized companies and are able to work with a wide range of design methodes on their own cases. The course lasts 6 days and is spread over 3 months. The course is taught by Design School Kolding in collaboration with the design cluster D2i (Design to Innovate)/ Danish Design Center



expat

• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Career Break, expat in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Mar 2010 - Aug 2015

  Volunteering work at different organisations. Responsible for getting my family settled in their new environment. Being an active parent at the international school of my children. This time has given me a wonderful possibility to spend more time with our family. It has given me the possibility to meet people from all over the world and it has given me a good understanding of not only Malaysia and its culture, but also other Asian cultures. Volunteering work at different organisations. Responsible for getting my family settled in their new environment. Being an active parent at the international school of my children. This time has given me a wonderful possibility to spend more time with our family. It has given me the possibility to meet people from all over the world and it has given me a good understanding of not only Malaysia and its culture, but also other Asian cultures.



Danfoss

• Denmark
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• User Centred Design Specialist

  • Mar 2005 - Feb 2010

  I worked as a User Centred Design Specialist at the R&D department of high end supermarket refrigeration products. I designed the user interaction for several products, with different sizes of displays as well as PC screens. One of the biggest projects was the development of a new generation of supermarket refrigeration products where both the existing European and American product lines should be united to one new product line that would fulfil the user and customer needs worldwide. My role in this project was to clarify the different user groups and their needs as well as spread this knowledge within the organisation. After thorough user studies I made concept designs for the future product portfolio. Part of the work was also to make a design manual to secure a corporate design look for their future products. Used methods: User Observations, Personas, Early Prototyping, Creative Design Workshop with Users, Customers and Development Teams. Show less

• User Centred Design Consultant

  • Nov 1995 - Feb 2005

  I worked in a research environment with space to experiment with methods and techniques within User Centred Design. At the same time this group assisted both Danfoss Product Divisions and external companies with developing user friendly products as well as implementing user centred development processes in their product development process. In my role as a User Centred Design Consultant, I designed the interaction for several products with small, medium sized and large displays, both with physical buttons and touch screens. I made several project descriptions for a user centred development process, as well for external companies. I worked on user manuals, product design and organised and facilitated workshops with users, customers and colleagues. My responsibilities: Interaction Design, Product Design, User Observation and Analyses, Prototyping, Organising and facilitating workshops with users, customers and colleagues, Design Strategy, Facilitating Design Processes. Show less



Datex-Ohmeda

• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Student

  • Apr 1995 - Aug 1995

  I made my master thesis in cooperation with the company Datex from Finland. I made a design for a bedside workstation with a patient data management system for intensive care units. All patient data from the patient and life supporting machines, was gathered and presented in a user friendly way to the intensive care personnel. The final design concept was a result of extensive user studies and collaboration with intensive care personnel. I made my master thesis in cooperation with the company Datex from Finland. I made a design for a bedside workstation with a patient data management system for intensive care units. All patient data from the patient and life supporting machines, was gathered and presented in a user friendly way to the intensive care personnel. The final design concept was a result of extensive user studies and collaboration with intensive care personnel.



Amsterdam UMC

• Netherlands
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• design student

  • Oct 1994 - Dec 1994

  Intensive user studies at the intensive care as part of my master thesis and in preparation for the design of a bedside patient data management system with the company Datex. Intensive user studies at the intensive care as part of my master thesis and in preparation for the design of a bedside patient data management system with the company Datex.