Senior Product Designer & Team Lead based in Berlin.

Since 2010 I’ve been designing digital experiences for a variety of industries and fields.

Experience

May 2022 - now
Verivox GmbH
Senior UX Designer, Member of UX Leadership Coalition
Unofficial: Team Lead, Accessibility Evangelist

• Since Nov 2024
  I’ve been leading Design and Research within the Energy Evolution Team, focusing on the growth of new business initiatives.
• Since 2024
  Active member of the UX Leading Coalition.
• 2022 - 2024
  I led Design and Research for the Banking Products, while also driving UX maturity across the business unit.
• Since 2022
  Functional Leader: Mentor to other designers, involved in shaping UX strategy, defining design standards, guiding design operations, hiring peers, and driving innovation and process improvements across the team.
• Since 2022
  Accessibility Evangelist: introduced accessibility as a core company focus, led awareness talks, educate teams and built a comprehensive catalog of applicable accessibility guidelines to ensure long-term consistency and compliance across products.
  

Feb 2021 - Apr 2022
Bundesdruckerei Gruppe GmbH
UX & UI Designer
Bundesportal (Germany’s public services portal) – Designer; key impact: UX maturity.

Jan 2020 - Jun 2020
GASAG AG
Strategic, UX & UI Designer
UR, UX & UI for the new website of gasag.de.

- 2nd Parental Leave -

Nov 2016 - Jun 2019
Interactive Scape GmbH
Strategic, UX & UI Designer
Designed website, IOT systems, multi-touch applications.

- 1st Parental Leave -

Mar 2014 - Sep 2015
User Interface Design GmbH
UI Designer Freelancer
Designed hundreds of icons and responsive interfaces.

Apr 2014 - Feb 2015
Archimedes Exhibitions GmbH
UX & UI Designer Freelancer
Designed dozens of interactive installations for a science center.

Jul 2011 - Mar 2014
Triad GmbH
UX & UI Designer
Designed interactive applications for science centers.

Nov 2010 - Apr 2011
ART + COM AG
UX Internship

Further trainings

Jan 2024
UX LeadCo Training
Führen ohne disziplinarischen Einfluss
Further training Methods for effective leadership, communication and influential engagement.

April 2022
UXQB®
Certified Professional for User Experience - Foundation Level 
Certified Usability & UX Professional Foundation Level.
Seminar and traning with all the important methods from the
UXQB® CPUX-F, CPUX-UT, CPUX-UR and CPUX-DS Curriculum.
On the basis of the number of points achieved during the certification exam, I gained the permission to train others for UXQB CPUX-F certification.

Education

Sep 2006 - Apr 2010
IUAV University of Venice
MA in Visual and Multimedia Design
Intercation Design Programm
led by Gillian Crampton Smith and Philip Tabor

2004 - Apr 2005
UDK Universitiy of Berlin
Erasmus Project

2004 - 2006
Technische Universität Berlin
DaF German as Foreign Language
A standardized, internationally recognized German language examination for university admission in Germany (proficiency levels TDN 3–5)

2001 - 2005
Fine Arts Academy of Venice
BA in New Technologies and Arts

Skills

My Strenghts
I understand and turn user needs into prioritized design opportunities and create intuitive, end-to-end solutions.
I validate concepts through testing to ensure usability and impact.

Leadership
I mentor, train, and inspire other designers, fostering their growth and helping them reach their full potential.

Soft Skills
Empathetic, analytical, and highly organized, I communicate complex ideas clearly and align stakeholders efficiently.

Languages
Italian mother tongue.
German full professional proficiency (I dream in this language).
English second foreign language.

Contacts

chiaraATemsitiDOTnet

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