Work Experience

02/2009 – today
Usability Engineer & User Experience Designer
Cornelia Kugelmann – Usability Consulting, Munich

• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing & html-prototyping
• Usability evaluation
• Requirements engineering
• For desktop, web and touch applications
• With special focus on enterprise applications

08.2021 – today
UX Designer (freelance)
arivis AG, Rostock

• Integration of UX into the software development process
• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing
• Usability testing (manual creation, planning and coordination, moderation, analysis)
• User story creation
• Continuous consulting along the development process in an agile software development context (Scrum)
• For Vision4D, a desktop application for 4D image analysis

03.2023 – 12.2023
Senior UX Designer (freiberuflich)
Siemens AG, München

• UX Design for Smart Infrastructure Building Products
• Heuristic evaluation due to ISO 9241-110
• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing with Figma
• User Interviews
• Continuous consulting along the development process
• In an agile software development context (Scrum)
• For Building X, a suite of AI-assisted applications to manage and optimize building operations

11/2021 – 12.2022
Senior User Experience Designer (freelance)
User Interface Design GmbH, Ludwigsburg

• Project management
• Conduction of user interviews (manual creation, planning and coordination, moderation, analysis)
• Planning and moderation of co-creation workshops
• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing & html-prototyping with Axure
• Continuous consulting along the development process
• For a desktop application in the automotive context

11.2020 – 09.2021
User Experience Engineer (freelance)
Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Munich

08/2010 – 12/2020
Usability Engineer (freelance)
TÜV SÜD AG, Munich

• Heuristic evaluation due to ISO 9241-110
• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing & html-prototyping with Axure
• Styleguide development
• Continuous consulting along the development process
• In an agile software development context (Scrum)
• Final product usability review
• For desktop, intrant, extranet and touch applications
• In 14 projects

10/2020 – 12/2020
User Experience Designer (freelance)
Brandnamic, Brixen, Italy

• Heuristic evaluation due to ISO 9241-110
• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing
• For a web application

10/2020 – 11/2020
Usability Engineer (freelance)
iovent GmbH, Munich

• Heuristic evaluation due to ISO 9241-110
• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing
• Fot a smart coffee vending machine

10/2018 – 06/2019
Usability Engineer (freelance)
Sommer Digital Transport Assistants GmbH, Hörstel

• Heuristic evaluation due to ISO 9241-110
• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing
• For a mobile app and a web application

04/2016 -07/2016
Usability Engineer (freelance)
Jurelus Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Munich

• Heuristic evaluation due to ISO 9241-110
• Usability evaluation of the visual design
• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing
• Final product usability review
• For a desktop application and a web application

01/2014 – 12/2015
Usability Engineer (freelance)
Heliocentris Industry GmbH, Munich

• Heuristic evaluation due to ISO 9241-110
• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design (responsive)
• Wireframing
• Continuous consulting along the development process
• In an agile software development context (Scrum)
• Final product usability review
• For web applications

08/2015 – 11/2015
Usability Engineer (freelance)
Sky Deutschland Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG, Munich

• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design (responsive)
• Wireframing & html-prototyping with Axure
• Continuous consulting along the development process
• For the Sky Online Platform and the Sky Intranet Relaunch

02/2015 – 05/2015
User Experience Designer (freelance)
mietercasting.de, Munich

• Heuristic evaluation due to ISO 9241-110
• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design (responsive)
• Wireframing & html-prototyping with Axure
• Continuous consulting along the development process
• For a responsive website

02/2015 – 04/2015
Usability Engineer (freelance)
TigerBooks, Munich

• Heuristic evaluation due to ISO 9241-110
• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing & html-prototyping with Axure
• For an Android and iOS App

03/2015
User Experience Designer (freelance)
coma AG, Munich

• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing & html-prototyping with Axure
• For a responsive web application

12/2014
Usability Engineer (freelance)
Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich

• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing & html-prototyping with Axure
• For a web application

03/2014 – 04/2014
Usability Engineer (freelance)
summerrain GmbH, Basel

• Heuristic evaluation due to ISO 9241-110
• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing
• Continuous consulting along the development process
• For an e-learning web application

10/2013 – 03/2014
Usability Engineer (freelance)
Versicherungskammer Bayern, Munich

• Heuristic evaluation due to ISO 9241-110
• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing & html-prototyping with Axure
• Continuous consulting along the development process
• For a business application

08/2013 – 09/2013
User Experience Designer (freelance)
Onemedia GmbH, Munich

• Heuristic evaluation due to ISO 9241-110
• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing & html-prototyping with Axure
• For a business web application

01/2012 – 07/2012
Usability Engineer (freelance)
designaffairs GmbH, Munich

• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing & html-prototyping with Axure
• Continuous consulting along the development process
• For a touch desktop application

10/2011 – 05/2012
Usability Engineer (freelance)
Campana & Schott Realisierungsmanagement GmbH, Munich

• Heuristic evaluation due to ISO 9241-110
• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing
• Styleguide development
• For business desktop and web applications

10/2010 – 08/2011
User Experience Architect (freelance)
Westhouse Technologies GmbH, Munich

• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing & html-prototyping with Balsamiq and Axure
• Styleguide development
• Continuous consulting along the development process
• In an agile software development context (Scrum)
• Final product usability review
• For consumer web applications

02/2009 – 02/2011
Usability Engineer (freelance)
Siemens AG, Munich

• Heuristic evaluation due to ISO 9241-110
• Requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation
• Conceptual user interface design
• Wireframing & html-prototyping with Axure
• Usability testing
• For business desktop and web applications
• In 31 projects

12/2007 – 12/2008
Sabbatical Year Australia

10/2006 – 11/2007
Requirements & Usability Engineer (Employee)
Fraunhofer IESE (Institute for Experimental Software Engineering), Ulm, Stuttgart, Kaiserslautern

• EU research project EMERGE: requirements elicitation for ambient emergency monitoring systems (user interviews, card sorting, modelling of results in UML 2)
• BMBF research project REMsES: development of a guideline for model-driven requirements engineering and management in embedded systems projects
• Requirements engineering and management in various development departments at DaimlerChrysler AG (improvement of the requirements engineering process, review of requirements specifications, Telelogic DOORS training and support)
• Derivation of test cases from requirements and execution of vehicle tests at DaimlerChrysler AG
• Project progress tracking of externally subcontracted work packages

10/2005 – 04/2006
Diplomandin
DaimlerChrysler Research and Technologies,
Team Requirements Engineering, Ulm
Development of a guideline for goal oriented reviews of requirements specifications written in natural language

04/2005 – 07/2005
Working Student
DaimlerChrysler Research and Technologies,
Team Usability Engineering, Ulm
BMBF research project USEKIT: Development of step by step guidelines to apply usability engineering methods by Mayhew and Constantine

09/2004 – 10/2004
Intern
DaimlerChrysler Research and Technologies,
Team Usability Engineering, Ulm
Requirements elicitation for an application that supports the integration of usability engineering methods into the software development process

01/2005 – 03/2005
Research Assistant
Faculty for Computer Science, University Ulm, Ulm
Conduction of practice lessons and preparation of tests at the department for media law

10/2003 – 02/2004
Research Assistant
Faculty for Computer Science, University Ulm, Ulm
Evaluation of the quality of courses and lectures

 

Education

10/2001 – 08/2006
University Ulm, Medieninformatik
Degree: Diplom Informatikerin (Dipl.-Inf.), Grade: 1.0

Specialised subjects
Interactive Systems
Multimedia Psychology & Pedagogy

Practicals
Conceptual and visual design of a multimedia e-learning software
Conceptual and visual design of an e-commerce website

Diploma Thesis
Goal Oriented Review of Requirements Specifications written in Natural Language, Grade: 1.0

Voluntary activities
Member of the Fachschaft Informatik
Member of the Studienkommission der Fakultät für Informatik
Member of the Auswahlkommission Medieninformatik
Member of the Fakultätsrat der Fakultät für Informatik
Member of the Studierendenvertretung der Universität Ulm

 

Ehrenamt

2011 – today
Active Member of the German UPA
Berufsverband der deutschen Usability und UX Professionals

• Organisation of the World Usability Day (WUD) Munic
• Organisation of the event series “German UPA Munich @”
• Moderation of the XING group “Usability Events Munich”

2006 – heute
Active Member of the FIN e.V.
Freunde der Informatik – Ulm

• Organisation of regular alumni meetings to foster the exchange between future, current and former members of the faculty of computer science

 

Continuing Education

2009 – today
Regular attendance of Usability Professionals Meetings
German UPA Usability Stammtisch, User Experience Monday, Mobile Monday, IXDA (Interaction Design Association) Meetings

2009 – today
World Usability Day
German UPA, Munich

05/2013
Webinar Mobile UX Research Methods and Tools
User Zoom

02/2011
Seminar Internet Accessibility
BIT Design for Barrier-Free Information Technology GmbH, Munich

07/2010
Seminar Prototyping with Fireworks
Siemens AG, Munich

03/2009
Seminar Usability Testing @ Siemens
Siemens AG, Munich

10/2007
IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference
Delhi, India

07/2007
CMMI Training
DaimlerChrysler AG, Ulm

06/2007
Seminar Facilitating Meetings and Workshops
Institute for Management Development, Bielefeld

03/2007
Qualification Workshop Automotive Electronics
Hochschule Ulm und Technische Akademie Ulm e.V., Ulm

11/2006
GI Professional Group Meeting Requirements Engineering
Siemens AG, München

07/2005
Rhetoric Seminar
University Ulm, Ulm

06/2005
Seminar Leading and Working in Teams
Heinrich-Fabri-Institute, Blaubeuren

06/2004
Leadership Workshop
IBM, Stuttgart