Being T-Shaped for nearly two decades, I transitioned into an E-Shaped Person. I‘m very comfortable sitting between the chairs of Design, Code, and Management. Switching back and forth between disciplines isn‘t hard for me and I truly believe that it brings big benefits to the work I do.
Hi, I‘m Jessi, a talented and passionate so-called Unicorn.
Would you like some glitter?
Even if my work requires to stay within one discipline for a while, my broad knowledge and experience still helps to achieve the best results.
I learned Webdesign and Web Development autonomously 25 years ago, and I finished my degree as Media Designer Digital & Print, specialised in Design and Development in 01.2013. I recently started studying Project & Product Management fulltime and will graduate in Spring 2026.
I combine a big substantiated designer heart with pro HTML / SCSS, some JS, and solid Art & Illustration skills. During my latest employment, I also acquired skills in Product Ownership, Requirements Engineering, and again in Project Management which will be deepened and perfected through the current course of study.
I‘ve worked in multiple roles throughout my career in angencies as well as product companies and corporations, among which UX / UI Designer, Visual, Graphics, Editorial Designer, Frontend Engineer, Project Manager, and Product Owner. I evolved from creating small websites to big B2B Software and E-Commerce Platforms. That means I‘ve worked on lots of design, user and coding problems and features what gives me a wide range of perspectives to ask the right questions and take the right actions.
One of my greatest strengths is to empower agile teams to achieve best results by filling the gap between Design and Development and communicating needs, concepts and ideas. Empathy and proactivity play a major role in this. With an agile, innovative and cross-linked mindset and working method, I can focus on a single as well as on multiple disciplines and with that, I never lose the overall picture. That ensures that the outcome of my work peforms across all channels. It also saves lots of time (and money) by avoiding circling multiple rounds. I also always have an eye on consistency, resilience, semantics and a11y.
My knowledge in Frontend benefits UX / UI design work, especially when it comes to feasability, accessibility, animation, grid systems, performance and RWD. My knowledge of UX / UI Design benefits the Frontend since I‘ll never lose the overall picture, and stick to the design aesthetics, the logic behind content modules, functions, or the style guide. When the base is ready I can easily adapt concepts into code without the need of more screen designs.
With this background, plus my new acquired management skills, I’ll know exactly what designers and developers need and what a product needs to be of great value. I know where time can be saved and where it’s important to invest.
I‘m a so-called Unicorn. I believe that I can enrich a team with my diverse skills and professional experience, no matter what position. My recent Job proves that, since I’m achieving great goals being a Unicorn doing Venture & Product Branding, CI/CD, UX/UI Design, Styleguide, Graphics, UI Mockups/Prototypes, Powerpoint Slides, Illustrations, Frontend Engineering (HTML & S/CSS + a bit of JS, TypeScript, and Razor), Project Management, JIRA Management, Code Reviews, and QA.
As an Illustrator & Artist, I want to improve myself with every art piece I create. Currently I focus on coloration. I love to work with different kinds of pens on paper and getting my fingers stained with all sorts of colour. I also really love to draw on my Wacom! Working with EVA Foam makes a lot of fun and getting my fingers burnt while working with Worbla does in fact hurt pretty much but I can’t get enough of it.
I’m different, sometimes weird and a geek. The colour of my hair is a science in itself. I don’t say no to nerfgun fights, lasertec or a games night on PlayStation or at the table. I’m a motorsports addict, a Trekkie, a Sci-Fi lover. I also love fat cats and good old memes.