Professional Experience
since Oct. 2011
User Experience Consultant
User experience design, information architecture, concept design, strategic consulting, desktop applications, mobile applications, web applications, social media, marketing communication
Customers
- Deutsche Telekom AG
May 2008-Sep. 2011
Consultant and Concept Designer
User experience design, web applications, mobile applications
Projects
- Concept Design for Coop (Switzerland), REWE, Telefónica O2 Germany, Soennecken, Hertha BSC Berlin and Deutsche Eishockey Liga (German Ice Hockey League)
- Several pitches for major customers
- User Experience Blog ux·zentrisch
Dec. 2003-Feb. 2010
Freelancer
Concept Designer and Webdeveloper
User experience design, information architecture, mobile applications, web applications, interface design, CMS development, html implementation, user-centered design
Customers
- Samsung Electronics GmbH
- KL®megla GmbH, Eitorf
- FDP and Junge Liberale Oberberg
- Junge Union Oberberg
- nexum AG, Cologne
- Agentur Lichtblick, Nümbrecht/Eitorf
- Agentur BO-TE, Wiehl
Jan. 2007-Nov. 2007
Graduand: Consulting and Concept Design
Live TV, recommendation engines, research, mobile
Projects
- Designing and developing a recommendation engine for interactive live TV - EU research project »LIVE - staging of Media Events«
- Concept design mobile website Westdeutscher Rundfunk
- Pitch: re-launch the website of a major European computer manufacturer
Jan. 2006-Dec. 2006
Student Assistant
Content management, travel expenses
Projects
- Content management Lufthansa Worldshop
- Travel expenses
May 2005-July 2005
Student Assistant
Interface design, rapid prototyping
Projects
- MyFH project to develop a central directory server at Cologne University of Applied Sciences
Feb. 2004-Sep. 2004
Personal Assistant
Campaign planning, higher education policy, public relations
Tasks
- Concept design: advertising municipal elections NRW 2004
- Constituency communications
Jan. 2000-June 2003
webpromotor internet services GmbH
Managing Partner
Web development, concept design
Projects and Customers
- oberberg24, my-sauerland
- fussball oberberg
- ILT Industrie-Luftfiltertechnik GmbH, Ruppichteroth
- Sport Haselbach, Waldbröl
July 2002-Oct. 2002
Intern
Higher education policy, public relations
Tasks
- Constituency communications
- Website development
Oct. 2001-Mar. 2002
Tutor
Guidance, coaching
Tasks
- Supervision of the college freshmen
May 2000-Aug. 2000
Schumann Unternehmensberatung AG
Intern
Web development, concept design
Tasks
- Development of the intranet for the Competence Center Emerging Technologies Schumann Unternehmensberatung AG
Universities
Sep. 2004-Jan. 2008
Media informatics, Master of Science
Human-computer interaction, interaction design, digital media, development methodology, project management, accessibility
Projects
- Master's Thesis: »Recommender Systems for Live-Transmission in interactive Television: Gathering and Rating User Feedback«
- MyFH project to develop a central directory server at Cologne University of Applied Sciences
Apr. 2004-Aug. 2004
Computer Science, Master of Science
Colorimetry and color theory, object-oriented component architecture, medical informatics, theoretical computer science
Nov. 2000-Mar. 2004
Media informatics, Bachelor of Science
Human-computer interaction, multimedia development, project management, operating systems
Projects
- Bachelor's Thesis: »Usability Evaluation of a Web-based e-learning course«
- Mobile Media: Design an application with photo geocoding
- Concept design and development of an SMS server for communication between students and university
Honorary appointments
Jan. 2003-Jan. 2007
laut werden für Toleranz und Zivilcourage e.V.
Vice Chairman and member of the board
Publications
June 2008
Predicting future user behaviour in interactive live TV
Martin Gude, Stefan M. Grünvogel & Andreas Pütz. (2008). In Tscheligi, M., Obrist, M. & Lugmayr, A. (edt.), Changing Television Environments, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 5066, pp. 117-121, Springer Verlag
Nov. 2007
Martin Gude. Master's Thesis.
