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Lisa Kowalewski

Freelance Service/UX Designer and Educational Instructor

Lisa Kowalewski
Berlin, Germany

Experience

May 2024 - Present
1 year 11 months

Freelance Service/UX Designer and Educational Instructor

Self-employed

  • Service and UX design
  • Strategic design
  • Educational instructor with focus on design
  • User research/testing
  • Prototyping
  • Sustainability and "Design for Good" workshop design and facilitation (adults and children)
  • Visualization and illustration
  • Education for sustainable development and global learning
Mar 2024 - Sep 2025
1 year 7 months

Participant

Ecological Federal Voluntary Service

  • 6 months at Prinzessinnengarten Kollektiv
  • 12 months at KATE e.V. in Berlin
Oct 2022 - Feb 2023
5 months

Guest Lecturer for Service Design

Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin

  • Conducted evidence-based redesign of BundID
  • Performed qualitative and quantitative testing to make BundID more attractive, understandable, and usable
Jan 2021 - Dec 2023
3 years

Service Designer and Senior Associate, Public Sector Team

PwC Deutschland

  • Advised on municipal and federal level for City of Cologne Social Office Formularwerkstatt
  • Optimized complex writing and forms in design sprints
  • Focused on plain language and best practices for developing a design system
Jul 2020 - Oct 2020
4 months

Design Fellow

Tech4Germany/DigitalService/BMI

  • Intensive discovery phase with user and market research for the "Tax Guide for Retirees" project for Stockport Council
  • Improved recruitment and assessment of potential foster parents through new digital and analog touchpoints
  • Optimized digital customer management from a service perspective
Feb 2018 - Jul 2020
2 years 6 months

(Senior) Service Designer, Digital Customer By Design Team

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

  • Optimized digital customer management from a service perspective
Jun 2015 - Jun 2016
1 year 1 month

Industrial Designer and Sustainability Consultant

Foster+Partners

  • Worked in sustainability team for architecture projects

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Professional Services (5 years), Government and Administration (4.5 years), Education (2 years), Agriculture (1.5 years), and Construction (1 year).

Professional Services
Government and Administration
Education
Agriculture
Construction

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Product Development (5 years), Sustainability Management (3 years), Research and Development (2.5 years), Customer Service (2.5 years), and Information Technology (2.5 years).

Product Development
Sustainability Management
Research and Development
Customer Service
Information Technology

Summary

Hello! I’m Lisa Kowalewski. As a freelance designer, I’m looking for meaningful work and new, enriching experiences. I want to invest my passion for design in important problems and necessary solutions.

Skills

  • Service And Ux Design

  • Strategic Design

  • Co-educator In Design

  • User Research/testing

  • Prototyping

  • Sustainability And "Design For Good"

  • Workshop Design And Facilitation (Adults And Children)

  • Visualization And Illustration

  • Education For Sustainable Development And Global Learning

  • Adobe Cc (Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop)

  • Digital Whiteboards (E.g. Mural, Miro)

  • Design Software (Figma, Canva)

  • Analytics (Google, Hotjar)

  • Ai Tools For Text, Code, And Image Generation (E.g. Chatgpt, Midjourney, Replit, Windframe, Cursor)

  • Learning Design Tools (Learning Snacks And Actionbound)

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary

Education

Oct 2013 - Jun 2017

Brunel University

Bachelor of Arts, 1st Class Honours · Industrial Design and Technology with Professional Practice · London, United Kingdom

Oct 2011 - Jun 2013

The Heritage Private School

A2-Levels (equivalent to the Abitur), art, mathematics, further mathematics, physics and German · Limassol, Cyprus

Certifications & licenses

Scrum Foundations

Scrum Alliance

Business Analysis Foundation

BCS The Chartered Institute for IT

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Lisa based?

Lisa is based in Berlin, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Lisa speak?

Lisa speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Lisa have?

Lisa has at least 9 years of experience. During this time, Lisa has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 3 months. Note that Lisa may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Lisa be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Lisa would be well-suited for roles such as: Freelance Service/UX Designer and Educational Instructor, Participant, Guest Lecturer for Service Design.

What is Lisa's latest experience?

Lisa's most recent position is Freelance Service/UX Designer and Educational Instructor at Self-employed.

What companies has Lisa worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Lisa has worked for Self-employed, Ecological Federal Voluntary Service, Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin, and PwC Deutschland.

Which industries is Lisa most experienced in?

Lisa is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Government and Public Administration, and Education. Lisa also has some experience in Agriculture and Construction.

Which business areas is Lisa most experienced in?

Lisa is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Sustainability Management, and Customer Service. Lisa also has some experience in Research and Development (R&D) and Information Technology (IT).

Which industries has Lisa worked in recently?

Lisa has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Education, and Government and Public Administration.

Which business areas has Lisa worked in recently?

Lisa has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Research and Development (R&D), and Sustainability Management.

What is Lisa's education?

Lisa holds a Bachelor in Industrial Design and Technology with Professional Practice from Brunel University.

Does Lisa have any certificates?

Lisa has 2 certificates. These include: Scrum Foundations and Business Analysis Foundation.

What is the availability of Lisa?

Lisa is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Lisa?

Lisa's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.

How to hire Lisa?

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