Michael Berninger

Product Design & Design System Expert

Michael Berninger
München, Germany

Experience

Apr 2024 - Present
11 months
Munich, Germany
Hybrid

Senior Product Designer

Awake Mobility

Apr 2023 - Present
1 year 11 months
Forchheim, Germany
Hybrid

Senior UI/X Designer

Siemens Healthineers

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
1 year
Munich, Germany
Hybrid

Senior Product Designer

Delicious Data

My responsibilities included maintaining the existing design system by adding tokens and ensuring consistency and coherence in design across the platform. I was in charge of developing a table design system that incorporated real data by click to enhance prototyping and data visualization. I led product discovery for new features, conducting user testing to gather insights and feedback. This contributed
to better decision-making for the founders. Furthermore, we enhanced the dashboard functionality, aiming to improve the user experience and flexibility of the product.

Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
1 year 1 month
Germany

Senior Product Designer (Freelance)

ListNRide (LR Mobility GmbH)

I supported Listnride in applying their new branding, improving the UX, and ensuring consistency in UI at the platform by establishing a Design System. Furthermore, I helped to optimize the checkout process and created a building block system for LPs.

Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
1 year 1 month
Munich, Germany
Hybrid

Senior Product Designer

Compleet

I was responsible for building a time-tracking app for blue-collar workers. In only three months, we crafted the first MVP for Android and iOS. To evaluate our roadmap, I conducted user interviews and did UX research benchmarking the best practices.

May 2021 - May 2023
2 years 1 month
Germany

Senior Product Designer (Freelance)

Tacto Technology GmbH

Together with the founders, I have explored product opportunities and evaluated possible UX strategies. I have driven the product design process from discovery to implementation. I was in charge of crafting a scalable design system. Moreover, helping to outline user journeys and user flows.

Mar 2020 - Oct 2021
1 year 8 months
Germany

Senior Product Designer (Freelance)

Delicious Data GmbH

In cooperation with the founders, I worked on defining the UX strategy and supported the product discovery. I helped to evolve the product into an AI operating system. Also, I was responsible for creating a design system from scratch.

May 2019 - Aug 2021
2 years 4 months
Germany

UX Designer

Future Lab of Interhyp AG (ING Group)

At the innovation lab of Interhyp, we worked on developing new digital business models. My role in the interdisciplinary team was from providing LPs to conducting user tests and giving the user perspective a voice.

Sep 2016 - Apr 2019
2 years 8 months
Germany

Senior UX / UI Designer

Scoperty GmbH

As a member of the founding team of Scoperty we wanted to disrupt the European property market. The core challenge was to build up a property platform from scratch and ensure a consistent user experience for all devices.

Summary

I'm building digital products and services. 9+ years experienced in creating software and web experiences. Crafting functional and useful user interfaces. Designing holistically with careful thought.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Mar 2013 - Aug 2016

Hochschule Fresenius

Bachelor-Degree · Media- & Communication-Management · Germany · 1.6

Oct 2008 - Jun 2012

University of Applied Science Munich

Bachelor-Degree · Design · Germany · 1.7

Certifications & licenses

XDi Certified UX & Usability Expert

Figma Academy Certification

UXQB® Certified Professional for Usability and User Experience