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I have a BFA in Industrial Design and a master's degree in Design Management from the Savannah College of Art and Design. I am a UX Designer and Product Designer with experience in Project Management. I am currently based in Germany.

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How I got started in the creative world?

I discovered my passion for creative work when I came to the Savannah College of Art & Design. In high school, my main passions were science and sports. Through my success in road cycling back in Europe, I was able to secure a seat on SCAD's cycling team.

 

The school offered me to study at SCAD on an athletic Scholarship. Without any background knowledge of art and design, the school's cycling coach convinced me to come to SCAD and at least look into the Creative world. I needed to know what I was getting into to leave Germany in 2017 with a suitcase and two bikes. From the first day, I fell in love with creative work and the desire to create new things. Through a competitive but also supportive work environment in my undergrad classes, I pushed myself beyond what I thought was possible. I learned to dedicate myself not just to physical but also to creative exercises.

During my breaks from school, the "Zunuftstag" and "Blauphase", two german startups, allowed me to use and apply my new knowledge and tools professionally.

My Experience

In September 2023, I was able to land a 1 one-year internship at "The Welland Company INC." For the past 34 Years Welland has worked with numerous Fortune 100 Companies and manages big loads of their Data with a custom custom-designed software called 'EXPORT'. I was working on the Customer Support Team and besides Client Meetings and Monitoring the software performance for all clients, I was also able to get familiar with SQL and POWER BI. I learned to create Databases in SQL and create custom reports based on the data with POWER BI which helps to simplify analyzing huge Datasets. Part of my project management work was to create Project Plans for custom Software installations on Client Sites and track their complicated progress with our Developers and Analysts.

 

Before Welland, I worked for GG Media a small Marketing Company in New York City. Besides Customer Support I handled some of our Staff and managed our Inventory Warehouse.

 

Before my graduation last November, an Ecuadorian Special Dark Chocolate Brand reached out to me. Their name is Rights Chocolate, and the Ecuadorian company is dedicated to advocating for people with disabilities through the fair market and responsible food products.

They have been producing chocolate for a couple of years and will enter the U.S. market this year. Rights reached out to me to help the company to structure discussions, brainstorming, and ideation Sessions. The co-creation workshops aim to help draw out ideas, risks, approaches, and clarity that can lead to better designs and outcomes during implementation.

I am currently developing an implementation plan together with rights. Soon, we are going to help execute some of those steps.

What I'm curious about.

SCAD has introduced me to many unrelated areas over the past five years, from physical and mechanical tools to the entire virtual Metaverse. Being introduced to new technology or trends was part of my daily life as a student, which helped me develop a natural curiosity about most things. Engaging in a new field expands my general knowledge, which I like to connect to during the creative process to reach new ground.​ Over the last six months, I ran multiple co-creation workshops. This research method was not introduced to me before grad school, but it is one of the most insightful user research techniques. I am inquisitive about perfecting this method and applying it in new settings to show people the value of creative research tools in no creative spaces.

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Email me at: nicnik2000@gmail.com

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Call me at +1 (912) 228-2989

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