I translate complexity into usable products.

Hi, I’m Christian – a Product Designer and Full-Stack AI Developer. But just as importantly, I’m a family person who loves nature and seeks out new challenges – whether it’s paragliding, BJJ, or a long hike in the mountains. For me, it’s not about being the best. It’s about giving my best, continuing to learn, and keeping going – especially when things get tough and the easier path would be more tempting.

AI Product Strategy
Enterprise UX
Design Systems
Full-Stack AI

About me

Since 2008, I’ve been designing digital products across industries such as mobility, IIoT, and banking. Today, I also build my own AI products – from strategy and UX to development and launch.

Understand first, build second.

The most expensive mistakes happen at the start. I invest in the problem before investing in the solution.

Show, don't promise.

A running version says more than any concept paper. I work towards the moment you can click.

Few clients. Full attention.

I deliberately work with only a few clients at a time. In return, I bring focus, ownership, and full commitment.

Collaboration

The team always wins.

The best products aren’t built on great design and great code alone. They emerge when everyone’s ideas and perspectives come together – from business, design and development to the people we’re building the product for.

Honest, in both directions.

Open and honest collaboration matters to me. The best projects happen when different perspectives come together and the outcome matters more than ego. In the end, it’s not about who had the idea – it’s about whether it solves the problem.

A shared journey.

Building a product is always a bit of an adventure for me. Not everything goes according to plan, some ideas get discarded, while others suddenly work better than expected. That’s part of what makes it exciting. I like to have fun at work, and I truly believe that teams who are passionate about what they do and genuinely enjoy working together build better products.

Long-term preferred

I do my best work when I can stay with a product over time and really get to know its users. That’s why I prefer long-term collaboration over short-term projects.

Thinking indoors, recharging outdoors.

Digital work needs balance. I find mine outdoors in nature, training with friends, or simply having good conversations with interesting people.

Career

Since 2008, in stations.

since 2025ElyviteFounder · AI research platform for health experts, in open beta since June 2026Own product
since 2026makerOSCo-creator · structured environment for AI-assisted software developmentOwn product
2025DKBVision Playbook 2030 · product vision for AI-era banking, focused on business banking & loansBanking
2021 – 2024Deutsche BahnRIS Communicator · digital workplace for around 30,000 train staff · iF Design Award 2026Enterprise
2015 – 2025NuveonLead UX / product design partner · mHub, mVariants, mWiki: a product ecosystem for industryIndustry
10/2024 – 07/2025BaglessLead UX designer · virtual reality and meeting applicationVR
04 – 07/2024Consors Finanz BNP ParibasSenior UX designer · web app and landing page conceptBanking
10/2022 – 02/2024Deutsche BahnUX lead · disruption reportingEnterprise
11/2020 – 03/2021lean.codesUX design lead · project management applicationSaaS
02/2020 – 01/2021Deutsche BahnSenior UX designer · design system developmentEnterprise
06 – 11/2020Deutsche BahnUX lead · information platform redesignEnterprise
06 – 11/2020Social StepsSenior UX designer · iOS app redesignMobile
06/2019 – 12/2020ODDSET SportwettenUX design lead · mobile, web and terminal productsBetting
11/2019 – 03/2020Deutsche BahnUX lead · major disruption assistant prototypeEnterprise
10/2019 – 01/2020CovestroSenior UX designer · vision for a B2B raw materials marketplaceB2B
09 – 12/2019&ChargeUX design lead · e-mobility and rewards appMobility
02 – 04/2019Designworks, a BMW Group companySenior UX designer · in-car appAutomotive
02/2018 – 03/2019Porsche DigitalSenior UX designer · digital product and service developmentAutomotive
04/2017 – 02/2018Deutsche Bahn / VendoSenior UX designer · design vision for today's Navigator appEnterprise
05/2015 – 02/2016frogSenior visual & interaction designer · mobile product for BSH and a digital farming productAgency
12/2014 – 05/2015Binder ConsultingUX designer · enterprise reorg softwareEnterprise
02 – 12/2014ODDSET SportwettenUX designer · desktop and mobile betting platformBetting
10/2013 – 07/2014DRACOONUX designer · secure cloud storage applicationSecurity
2012 – 2016ShopbezirkFounder · e-commerce for vegan dog food, from first shop to warehouse operations, later soldEntrepreneurship
2008 – 2014kopfzirkFounder · design agency for digital products, with clients like KPMG and AllianzAgency

Voices

“Christian is a standout UX & AI designer — creative, versatile, knowledgeable, systematic and with attention to detail. His self-driven, positive attitude and his ability to balance creativity with technical expertise makes him an invaluable asset to any team.”

Markus Lüdemann · Managing Director, Cape GmbH