Portfolio Franz Seher

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Portfolio Franz Seher

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“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” --Richard Buckminster Fuller

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A Short StoryI was born in Velden, Carinthia (Austria). Near my home town I attended a local school. Later on in my education, I focused primarily on information and commuication technologies and economics (Business School Villach).

Afterwards I studied Information Management with focus on software, information and database systems in Graz.

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Due to an internship and diploma thesis in Munich at User Inter-face Design (UID) I came in touch with design and usability issues.

The work with clients and end consumers was a life-changing experience to think in future projects beyond technical requirements and constraints.

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Fascinated and deeply interested about non-technical issues I attended the master program Communication, Media and Knowledge in Hagenberg (Upper Austria).The personal goal was to broaden my profile in social sciences, communication and organizational theories as well as (social) media and design.

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At this time, I started working as a User Interface Designer and Usability Engineer for A1 that was one of our major clients at my company Webdynamite IT Solutions GmbH.I became aware of design-related problems in organizational structures that were highly characterized by economic, political, technological and social tensions.

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Deepening my design expertise in a master thesis about designing innovation with “Design Thinking” the idea was evolv-ing that I’d like to learn more about the doing of design in the physical world. As a result I applied for the international master “Innovation and Product Management” getting more experience in product development and industrial design projects.

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“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” ―--- Ernest Hemingway

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Webdynamite IT Solutions gmbh

A1 Telekom Austria

FH Joanneum Graz

FH Oberösterreich Hagenberg

FH Oberösterreich Wels

Waterworks Velden

User Interface Design Gmbh

Army

European Forum Alpbach

Carinthian Table Tennis Fed.

DSG Union Velden

TSU Wartberg/Aist

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Landstraße 49, 4020 Linz, Austriahttp://www.webdynamite.comDr. Rainer Lischka, [email protected] Interface Designer | Usability EngineerProject work for client A1

Company health program including nutrition lectures, gym courses, stress management, sport activites, ...

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Wegscheider Straße 124-126, 4060 Leonding, Austriahttp://www.a1.netMarc Federspiel, [email protected] Interface Designer | Usability EngineerAgile software development in SCRUM teams; front-end-development with Java, Google Web Toolit, HTML, CSS; screen design with Adobe Photoshop, mockups with Balsamiq

A1 Team Award in category “Simple” 2012

Webdynamite IT Solutions GmbH

A1 Telekom Austria AG

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University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, WelsStelzhamerstraße 23, 4600 Wels, Austriahttp://www.fh-ooe.at/campus-welsProf. (FH) DI Dr. Michael Rabl, [email protected] and Product ManagementProduct Concept Design

International flair with students from Bangladesh to the USA andBelarus to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

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University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, HagenbergSoftwarepark 11, 4232 Hagenberg, Austriahttp://www.fh-ooe.at/campus-hagenbergProf. (FH) Mag. Dr. Josef Altmann, [email protected] Knowledge Media, MasterStudentInformation Visualization, Design Thinking, Social Web &Cultures, Interaction Design, Visual Communication

Projects and close contact with organizations as Deutsche Telekom, SAP, Bayer, Ars Electronica Center, ...

Fachhochschule Oberösterreich, Wels

Fachhochschule Oberösterreich, Hagenberg

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University of Applied Sciences Joanneum, GrazAlte Poststraße 147, 8020 Graz, Austriahttp://www.fh-joanneum.atFH-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Werner Fritz, [email protected] ManagementSoftware-Engineering, database and information systems

Internship in Germany at User Interface Design

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Claudius-Keller-Straße 3c, 81669 München, Germanyhttp://www.uid.comAndreas Beu, [email protected] and Focus Groups; Screen Design with HTML, CSS and JavaScript; Wireframing in Visio; Prototyping in Adobe Flash

Diploma Thesis about the Usability of Rich Internet Application Pat-terns (e.g. Drag & Drop)

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User Interface Design GmbH

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Franz-Josefs-Kai 13/10, 1010 Wien, Austriahttp://www.alpbach.orgDr. Christoph Schmidinger, http://www.alpbach-ooe.orgStipendiate (2010)Economic theory in crisis, Evolutionary theory

See personal report on: http://www.alpbach-ooe.org/erfahrungsberichte/Alpbach2010_Seher.pdf

European Forum Alpbach

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“True happiness involves the full use of one’s power and talents.”--- John W. Gardner

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User Interface Design

Industrial Design

Design & Engineering

Design Thinking

Human-Computer-Interaction (HCI)

Sketching

Hardware Modelmaking

Prototyping

Information Visualization

Interaction Design

Usability

Bionics

Material Sciences

3d Printing / Rapid prototyping

Reverse Engineering

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CSS

Unified Modelling Language (UML)

Structured Query Language (SQL)

Databases and Date Warehousing

Java, C#, Javascript, Actionscript

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Indesign

Autodesk Alias (CAID)

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Beginner Advanced Expert

Interdisciplinarity

Quantitative Methods

Soft Skills & Management

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Scientific Writing

Empathy

Creative & Conceptual Thinking

System & Lateral Thinking

Team Worker

Organizing & Leading

Innovation Management

Design-Driven Innovation

Radical Innovation (Blue Oceans)

Controlling & Accounting

Process Management

Project Management

Quality Management

Knowledge Management

Change management

Requirement Management

Customer Relationship Management

Marketing

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Flexibility & Reflective Faculty

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“If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old.”--- Peter F. Drucker

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“Technology is one thing, the market is the other thing, but design connects both of

them to a perfect unit.”

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Solar Stealth Concept Car “PHOTON”Concept a solar car for the year 2025 that is based on four wheels and 100% solar-driven power.http://designbusters.wordpress.com/2013/10/01/solar-concept-car/05/2013 to 06/2013Semester project at University of Applied Sciences OÖ, WelsTeam workPrototyping, 3D construction, modelling, presentationGoing through the entire design process with sketching on paper, modelling in 3D-Software (Autodesk Alias), rendering models in Adobe Photoshop and finally building a 1:6 scale model in clay.

2013 Solar Stealth Concept Car

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“We should embrace the fact that the web doesn’t have the same constraints

than paper!”


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Responsive DesignVarous projects around the topic of mobile websites and how to make them responsive according to the screen resolution.06/2013 to 11/2013Projects with Fronius, Energie AG and WebdynamiteIndividual Work & Team WorkScreen design, prototyping, presentationShowing customers new ways of how to present information on their company website.

2013 Responsive Design


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“The answer to the major challenges in the world are innovation and design!”


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2013 Urban Farm Concept


Urban Farm Concept “I-M-FARMING”Envision a future business strategy for agricultural products for the company Einböck that is provider of argicultural machinery.http://designbusters.wordpress.com/2013/09/30/the-urbanization-of-farming/03/2013 to 05/2013Semester project at University of Applied Sciences OÖ, WelsTeam workProject lead, ideation, sketching, prototyping, presentationGoing through the entire design process with sketching on paper, design thinking methods, rendering models in Adobe Photoshop and finally building a cardboard model.

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“The paradox of american muscle cars and solar mobility drives our creativity!”


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Solar Muscle Concept Car “COMODO”Concept a solar car for the year 2025 that is based on four wheels and 100% solar-driven power.http://designbusters.wordpress.com/2013/10/01/solar-concept-car/11/2012 to 01/2013Semester project at University of Applied Sciences OÖ, WelsTeam workProject lead, ideation, sketching, presentationGoing through the entire design process with sketching on paper, modelling in 3D-Software (Autodesk Alias), rendering models in Adobe Photoshop and finally building a 1:6 scale model in clay.

2013 Solar Muscle Concept Car


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“Showing multiple customers and their data in a meanigful and usable way

simulatenously was the biggest challenge!”


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Customer Cockpit (CuCo)Deliver a web application that enables a 360° on one or multiple cus-tomers to support sales staff of A1 shops.06/2010 to 02/2012Long-term project for A1 Customer Relationship Management (CRM)Team work (SCRUM)Design lead, conception and software developmentA1 Team Award in Category “Simple” 2012

2012 Customer Cockpit


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“Information overflow stresses people. Good information architecture supports

people to focus on the important things.”


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Carinthian Table Tennis Web PortalConcept and implement a clear, simple and appealing portal site that integrates several, different subsystems.http://www.kttv.at12/2011 to 02/2012Voluntary work for the Carinthian Table Tennis Federation (KTTV)Single workDesign and Implementation with HTML, CSSUse of my professional knowledge to support sports and table tennis in general with voluntary work.

2012 Web Portal


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“How does design thinking influence the organizations’ ability to innovate?”


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Design Thinking - Designing InnovationResearch about the influence of Design Thinking on the ability to innovate in companies.http://designbusters.wordpress.com/designing-innovation.pdf10/2010 to 06/2011Master Thesis at University of Applied Sciences OÖ, HagenbergPair work with individual focusInterviews in Berlin, Leverkusen, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Luzern,Innsbruck, Salzburg, Vienna and Linz at well-known universities, companies and agencies.

2011 Design Thinking Thesis


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“Exhibition design means more than just to design an exhibiton, but to design the

dialogue between museum and the public.”


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Message in a bottleConcept and prototype how the Ars Electronica Center (AEC) can link the public exchange of ideas with their educational mandate.02/2010 to 06/2010Project at University of Applied Sciences OÖ, HagenbergTeam workTeam lead, expert interviews and focus groups, ideation and proto-typing, evaluation with feedback interviews and questionnairesPossibility to test a prototype in real life (AEC museum) and gain valu-able experiences in the field.

2010 Message in a bottle


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“Interface and interaction design are mighty tools to break the wall between user

and machine.”


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Thermostat concept for VaillantConcept and implement a thermostat interaction logic that enables simple and intuitive use of the target group.12/2008 to 01/2009Internship at User Interface Design GmbH (UID)Individual work, supported by a graphics designerImplementation of interaction logic in Adobe Flash and ActionScript 3, partly graphic design of visual componentsFirst work within a virtual team with graphic designers, translaters (for localization) and testers.

2009 Thermostat Concept


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“Creativity in design is an individual phenenomen, but not before group dynamics unleash its full potential.”


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Comfort Weighing ScaleConcept a weighing scale that differs from standard models on the market.01/2009 to 02/2009Internship at User Interface Design GmbH (UID)Team workConcept and implement a workshop with various creativity tech-niques to kick-off a product development project. Work with experts from different fields in one project.

2009 Comfort Weighing Scale


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“There is a difference what you assume as a designer and what the users do with your

design. This difference can be made visible by an usability test.”


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Miele Domestic ApplicationsTesting of various domestic applications if they are usable (Usability Testing) for specified target groups (silver ager).11/2008 to 12/2008Internship at User Interface Design GmbH (UID)Team workIndividual expert review of products and assistance in usability test-ing and interviews.Close contact with target groups and learn to know their needs.

2009 Domestic Applications


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“Only cause of the extreme the world has its value, only cause of the average it has continuity.”---- Paul Valéry

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“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”

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Franz SeherHeindlstraße 23/64040 Linz+43 (0) 650 42 00 [email protected]://designbusters.wordpress.com

--- Dr. Seuss