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I am Markus
Design leader shaping
how design culture
thrives at scale.

10+ years of designing products, leading teams
and building conditions for great work to happen.

Right now I'm more into exploring tools and shipping ideas than prepping case studies and documenting the past.

If you want to chat about AI workflows and routines, design culture and systems, or whatever problem you're trying to solve - reach out.

Brands I worked with

From my time at Haiilo and Peter Schmidt Group

In others' words.

Some kind words from people I've worked with.

Markus is one of the most talented UX designers and leaders I’ve worked with. He combines a natural, effective leadership style with a hands-on passion for solving complex UX challenges, delivering creative solutions at remarkable speed […]

Very simple: Markus is the best product & UI designer I've worked with. He is the mastermind behind Haiilo's strong position and USP in UI/UX which is widely appreciated by our customers. He's not only an exceptional designer. He also has great understanding for product and market […]

Without Markus, I'm not sure where Haiilo would be today as a company. He's unassuming, always willing to listen, and continues to develop his skills even under high pressure and heavy workloads. […]

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Hey. I'm Markus.
Nice to meet you.

Born and raised in Hamburg, Germany.
I'm a builder, designer and tech enthusiast that believes he can also do some code.

I fell in love with digital at 12, building my first websites in Dreamweaver and learning about css hacks on YouTube and Vimeo.

That feeling of building things and showing it to the world stuck with me until today.