About Me
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Hi, I'm Dave! For the last 20+ years, I've been working in critical product roles. Everything from back- & front-end engineering, to digital art direction, to UX conceptualiser, to design manager, to agile coach. I've served companies like Mercedes, VW, Vodafone, Spreadshirt, Staffbase, among others.
I'm passionate about making cross functional teams work like magic. That's why I co-founded uxactly in 2016, where we support clients by providing UX focused consultancy and coaching in critical product areas.
On Raiken.Studio I want to talk about UI, UX relevant topics as well as showcasing some of my latest projects.

The whole system, including the backend is based on the Raiken.Studio CMS. There are still a few bugs left. Feel free to contact me directly if you discover some of them.

[...] I thoroughly enjoyed working with David because his speed and level of quality helped us getting things done in time, and they looked awesome at that.
Alexander Joscht @ Sprd.net AG
[...] An IXD that can work closely with all the moving parts in his team. Solid communication skills, able to seamlessly switch between speaking developer (yes that's a language) [...]
Michael Gregorio @ Sprd.net AG
[...] He takes a wire-frame or functional spec, goes to sit in front of his desk for a while and then comes back with a design that 4 out of 5 times and is awesome. [...]
Alexander Joscht @ Sprd.net AG

Services

Ideation Design thinking methods are used as a foundation for all of my design projects, to generate a creative outcome.
Visual Design A project can be as great and creative as possible but no one is interested in it until it gets underlined with a strong visual identity.
Interaction Design User Experience is way more than ideas, user flows, or nice visuals. It's about performance and context.

Concept Every solid project needs a solid concept to ensure the best possible experience.
Interface Engineering Interface Engineering goes hand in hand with usability and user experience to maximize the output of your project.
Lean UX A more business-driven approach to UX, that can survive in an agile environment and ensures a regular update flow.
Prototyping / Development A concept needs to be proved and tested fast by providing the right prototype for the right situation.

Project Management Ziel ist die Verknüpfung und Organisation verschiedener Design Disziplinen, sowie die Einbindung von Design Thinking auf Projekt und Unternehmensebene. Dabei verbindet Design Management sowohl den Bereich des Managements als auch der Strategie und diverser Supply Cahin Techniken. [Todo... Needs to be translated..]

Design Thinking Design thinking refers to design-specific cognitive activities that designers apply during the process of designing to find creative solutions for specific problems.
Prototyping In our prototyping workshops, we talk about all different kinds of prototypes and how and when to use them in the right way.
Team alignment Sometimes teams tend to struggle or they are just not able to find the right groove. With different psychological proven technics, we help to build trust and align the team with one goal to ensure the best possible outcome and a harmonic work environment.
Design Critiques Design Critiques for in and external projects are important to get a good overview of the actual situation and possible next steps to bring our projects to the next level.