Heiko is a User Experience Designer with a Master's from Indiana University in Human Computer Interaction Design. He is designing and exploring future interaction concepts for Audi and the other VW brands at their research and development lab in Silicon Valley. He is on the Human-Machine Interface team working on projects that range from market adaptations, to new physical input devices, to post-combustion mental models. His goal is to make products that are intuitive, engaging, and usable that will make people's lives easier and more enjoyable. Specialties: Design methods and research: Familiar with human-centered design methods including ethnographic observation, contextual inquiry, affinity diagramming, usability testing, paper prototyping, personas, card sorting, sketching Technical: Expert in Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Cinema4D Experienced in Premiere Pro, Balsamiq,

Senior User Experience Designer @ Designing and exploring future interaction concepts for Audi and the other VW brands ranging from market adaptations, to new physical input devices, to post-combustion mental models. From May 2009 to Present (6 years 8 months) Associate Instructor @ An associate instructor for I300, Human-Computer Interaction Design. I assisted in teaching a course that introduces human-computer interaction, human-centered design, understanding users, design methods, usability and evaluation, prototyping, collaboration techniques, observation techniques, interview techniques and other related topics. From September 2008 to May 2010 (1 year 9 months) Qualifications Engineer @ * Solely responsible for the qualifications of the new Audi MMI3G multimedia navigation system in the US market * Represented the company in the US by acting as the liaison between Audi and the Harman/Becker development in Germany From April 2006 to August 2008 (2 years 5 months) Prototype Development and System Test Engineer @ * Proposed a multimedia in-vehicle touch screen PC-based radio-unit * Implemented, and tested a working prototype of the proposed unit * Received approval to make the multimedia PC unit a fully funded project From July 2005 to April 2006 (10 months) Engineering Intern @ Summer Intern Position * Researched and presented implications of developing electrostatic speakers * Designed and created new locations for OEM car speakers to offer as premium sound packages From May 2003 to August 2004 (1 year 4 months) Web Developer/Designer @ * Created and implemented numerous corporate, private, and educational web sites * Early adoptor of Macromedia (Adobe) Flash * Developed an award-winning site for an Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity chapter From September 1999 to April 2004 (4 years 8 months)

MS, Human-Computer Interaction/Design @ Indiana University Bloomington From 2008 to 2010 BS, Electrical Engineering @ Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology From 2001 to 2005 Heiko Maiwand is skilled in: User Experience, Human Computer Interaction, Usability Testing, User Interface Design, Interaction Design, User-centered Design, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, Concept Generation, Design Thinking, Persona, Rapid Prototyping