freelance
Work with me
I help early-stage teams find what to build, and ship it. Research, product design and the front-end in between. Based in Berlin, working remotely with teams anywhere.
who it’s for
Early-stage founders
You have a problem worth solving and need to find the right product shape before you spend months building the wrong one.
Small teams without a designer
Engineers are shipping, but nobody owns the experience. You need someone who can design and speak your team’s language.
Teams stuck between design and code
The Figma looks great and the product doesn’t. You need someone who closes the gap with prototypes, specs and front-end help.
what i do
UX research
Interviews, diary studies and usability tests that turn “we think” into “we saw”.
- User interviews
- Diary studies
- Usability testing
- Synthesis & insights
Product design
From fuzzy problem to shipped flows: information architecture, user flows, wireframes and UI.
- Problem framing
- Flows & wireframes
- UI design
- Design systems
Design engineering
Coded prototypes and front-end work, so what we test is close to what we ship.
- Coded prototypes
- Front-end support
- Design QA
- Specs & handoff
Product strategy
Roadmaps, success metrics and analytics, so decisions rest on behaviour, not opinion.
- Discovery & roadmap
- Success metrics
- Analytics setup
- Feature prioritisation
proof
- freelance product manager · 2024Fantium Led product on a simpler wallet and checkout, then shipped loyalty, payments and analytics over 12 months.
- research, design & pm · 2023Empower Parenthood 8 in-depth parent interviews shaped a hub-and-spoke app, with a Playground Discovery system as its flagship feature.
- lead ux research & design · 2020Self-Driven Learning Research with 12 adult learners led to an "Adaptive Autonomy" model and Peer-2, a platform where everyone is both teacher and student.
- interaction designer · 2019Datanator A 5-person team turned a campus room into a one-day exhibition, using Kinect tracking, live camera feeds, sound-reactive graphics and a blackout, for CODE students, staff and Factory Berlin members.
ways to work together
one focused problem
Sprint
A few weeks on a single question: a new feature, a broken flow, a research round. You get a clear answer and something tested.
ongoing, part-time
Embedded
I join your team a few days a week and work alongside your founders and engineers, from discovery to shipped.
light touch
Advisory
Regular design and product reviews for teams that have the people but want a second pair of eyes.
how it starts
- 01
Intro call
30 minutes. You tell me about the product and the problem; I ask a lot of questions.
- 02
Proposal
A short written plan: what we’ll learn or build, how long it takes, and what it costs.
- 03
Work in the open
Weekly check-ins, shared work-in-progress, no big reveals. You see everything as it happens.
- 04
Handover
Designs, prototypes, research and docs your team can keep using after I’m gone.
questions
Where are you based?
Berlin. I work remotely with teams anywhere, and I’m happy to meet in person for workshops or kick-offs when it helps.
Can you also build it?
Often, yes. I write front-end code, so I can build coded prototypes and help your engineers ship the UI. For a full product build I work alongside your developers rather than replacing them.
Do you do research only, or design only?
Either works. Many projects start with a short research sprint and grow from there. Some teams just need help with design. We’ll pick what fits.
What do you need from me to start?
Time with whoever owns the product, access to what exists today (product, data, past research), and ideally a few users I can talk to.
How much does it cost?
It depends on the shape of the work. After the intro call you get a written proposal with a clear scope and price, with no surprises later.
Have a product that needs shape?
I take on a few freelance projects at a time: product design, UX research and design engineering for early-stage teams. Expect research-backed decisions, quick prototypes, and designs that survive contact with the codebase.