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Silvan R

About

Maker of things and ideas

Hi! I’m Silvan, a Dubai-raised Industrial Engineer based in Switzerland. 

My experiences are centered around accessible design, Design Thinking and concept development, project management and prototyping.

I’m looking to develop my skills in UX/UI, product design and prototyping, and creative project management.

Skills

3D Design

3D Modeling

3D Printing

3D Prototyping

Additive Manufacturing

Adobe Creative Cloud

Aesthetics

Analytical Skills

Arabic

Business Engineering

Business Requirements

CNC Manufacturing

Conducting Workshops

Creativity

Critical Thinking

Data Architecture

Design Research

Design Thinking

English

Ergonomics

Figma

GUI Designing

German

Graphic Design

Human Factors

Human Factors Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Information Design

Japanese

Laser Cutting

Mockups

Needfinding

Process Automation

Product Design

Product Management

Product Requirement Definition

Python

Rapid Prototyping

ServiceNow

Swiss German

UX Design

Usability

Usability Engineering

User Interaction

User Research

Visual Communication

Open for

fulltime

parttime

cofounder

Work Experience

BitHawk AG

2022-11 -

Workplace
ServiceNow Consultant / Project Manager
Location

Lucerne

Employement type

fulltime

Software project management, Design Thinking workshops, requirements engineering, business process automation, user experience and information design

Innosuisse

2021-06 - 2022-02

Workplace
Researcher and Designer
Location

Lucerne

Employement type

thesis

Bachelor's Thesis in Industrial Engineering (focus Industrial Design) and funded research project for Innosuisse: "Designing accessible touch-control cooktops for visually impaired users"

Dot Incorporation

2020-11 - 2021-10

Workplace
Product development & market research
Location

Remote

Employement type

internship

South Korean startup producing assistive technology for the blind such as braille smart watches and tactile braille displays. Conducting market research, design research, and pre-sales of Dot’s assistive technology in Japan and Europe and designing UX concepts for tactile displays. Took part in a 3-day working session at Apple Park where a project was initiated to make Dot Incorporation’s products compatible with Apple’s VoiceOver technology. Developed UI and UX concepts addressing how complex graphical user interfaces should best be translated into tactile graphical user interfaces.

Academic Experience

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts -

 

2018.08 - 2022.06

Bachelor of Science, BSc in Business Engineering / Innovation