{
  "basics": {
    "name": "Matthias Kretschmann",
    "label": "Designer & Developer",
    "picture": "../src/images/avatar.jpg",
    "email": "m@kretschmann.io",
    "website": "https://matthiaskretschmann.com",
    "summary": "",
    "profiles": [
      {
        "network": "Blog",
        "url": "https://kremalicious.com"
      },
      {
        "network": "Twitter",
        "username": "kremalicious",
        "url": "https://twitter.com/kremalicious"
      },
      {
        "network": "GitHub",
        "username": "kremalicious",
        "url": "https://github.com/kremalicious"
      },
      {
        "network": "Dribbble",
        "username": "kremalicious",
        "url": "https://dribbble.com/kremalicious"
      },
      {
        "network": "Keybase",
        "username": "kremalicious",
        "url": "https://keybase.io/kremalicious"
      }
    ],
    "location": {
      "city": "Berlin",
      "countryCode": "DE"
    }
  },
  "work": [
    {
      "company": "Ocean Protocol Foundation",
      "position": "Lead UI Designer & Developer",
      "website": "https://oceanprotocol.com",
      "startDate": "2017-01-01",
      "summary": "Leading the UI design & development of Ocean Protocol's user interfaces, iterating on a components-based UI design system spanning all of Ocean Protocol's web properties. \n\nConceptualize, execute and iterate on the creative and visual direction of the Ocean Protocol brand.\n\nAs a core developer leading the execution of [multiple user interfaces](/oceanprotocol) and core components.",
      "highlights": ["Started the company"]
    },
    {
      "company": "BigchainDB GmbH",
      "position": "Lead UI Designer & Developer",
      "website": "https://bigchaindb.com",
      "startDate": "2016-12-01",
      "endDate": "2018-12-31",
      "summary": "Leading the UI design & development of all BigchainDB web properties. I created the initial BigchainDB brand and further conceptualized, executed and iterated on the creative and visual direction of BigchainDB. This included creating and iterating on a components-based UI design system for all of [BigchainDB's user interfaces](/bigchaindb).",
      "highlights": ["Started the company"]
    },
    {
      "company": "ascribe GmbH",
      "position": "UI Designer & Developer",
      "website": "https://ascribe.io",
      "startDate": "2016-01-01",
      "endDate": "2017-12-31",
      "summary": "Description...",
      "highlights": ["Started the company"]
    },
    {
      "company": "ChartMogul Ltd.",
      "position": "Lead UI Engineer",
      "website": "https://chartmogul.com",
      "startDate": "2015-07-15",
      "endDate": "2017-02-01",
      "summary": "Co-designing and leading the UI design & development of various [ChartMogul web properties](/chartmogul). This included the creation of a components-based UI design system and implementing it across all web touch points.\n\nBesides designing and implementing new features, I maintained the front-end of the ChartMogul application and implemented the UI design system by refactoring most of its front-end codebase.",
      "highlights": ["Started the company"]
    },
    {
      "company": "UN World Food Programme/ShareTheMeal",
      "position": "UI Engineer",
      "website": "https://sharethemeal.org",
      "startDate": "2014-10-01",
      "endDate": "2015-06-01",
      "summary": "[app and website](/sharethemeal)",
      "highlights": ["Started the company"]
    },
    {
      "company": "ezeep GmbH",
      "position": "Lead Designer & Front End Developer",
      "website": "https://ezeep.com",
      "startDate": "2012-01-01",
      "endDate": "2014-09-01",
      "summary": "Creating an unprecedented, market-leading & award-winning user experience around printing based on the principles of emotional design way ahead of all competitors.\n\nThis included defining the product based on user & market research in an iterative process and designing & building [ezeep’s numerous touch points](/ezeep), like the web app, web site, desktop apps for Windows & Mac OS X and apps for iOS & Android.\n\nOn top of that I created the corporate identity and a consistent visual branding, including the logo."
    },
    {
      "company": "Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg",
      "position": "UI/UX Designer & Front End Developer",
      "startDate": "2009-02-01",
      "endDate": "2012-01-01",
      "summary": "Conceptualizing & implementing [numerous in-house and public facing interfaces](/unihalle) for thousands of students and staff. Additionally, conceptualizing, creating and maintaining the blog network & community for all students & staff."
    },
    {
      "company": "Harz University of Applied Sciences",
      "position": "Consultant & Teacher",
      "startDate": "2011-02-01",
      "endDate": "2011-05-01",
      "summary": "Conceptualizing a web design & development university seminar and building a [responsive & fluid grid framework](https://github.com/kremalicious/hsresponsive) with a basic HTML/CSS template for students of Media Informatics at the Harz University of Applied Sciences to learn and use."
    },
    {
      "company": "Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg",
      "position": "Consultant & Teacher",
      "startDate": "2011-02-01",
      "endDate": "2011-05-01",
      "summary": "Conceptualizing a WordPress-based web design university seminar and building a minimal starting theme for students of media & communication science at the MLU Halle-Wittenberg to learn and use."
    },
    {
      "company": "Shortmoves",
      "position": "Web Designer & Developer",
      "startDate": "2009-01-01",
      "endDate": "2010-01-01",
      "summary": "Creating & managing the web presence and marketing material of the International Shortfilm Festival Shortmoves in Halle (Saale), Germany."
    },
    {
      "company": "Agentur Ahron",
      "position": "Co-Founder & Photojournalist & Photographer",
      "startDate": "2005-01-01",
      "endDate": "2008-12-31",
      "summary": "Co-founded and built up a photo agency from the ground up and worked as a photographer ranging from journalistic works for news agencies & newspapers to photographic work for private clients."
    },
    {
      "company": "Freelance",
      "position": "Designer & Developer",
      "startDate": "2004-01-01",
      "summary": "Numerous projects and clients as a UI/UX Designer, Front End Developer, Icon Designer & Photographer."
    }
  ],
  "education": [
    {
      "institution": "Self-taught",
      "area": "UI Design & Web Development",
      "studyType": "Autodidactic",
      "startDate": "1999-01-01",
      "endDate": "2004-01-01"
    },
    {
      "institution": "Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg",
      "area": "Media/Communication Science & Art History",
      "studyType": "Bachelor of Arts",
      "startDate": "2008-01-01",
      "endDate": "2012-01-01"
    },
    {
      "institution": "Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg",
      "area": "Political Science & Sociology",
      "studyType": "Magister Artium",
      "startDate": "2006-01-01",
      "endDate": "2008-01-01"
    }
  ],
  "awards": [
    {
      "title": "German Design Award",
      "date": "2015-11-01",
      "awarder": "ezeep GmbH",
      "summary": "Nominated in the category _Interactive User Experience (Excellent Communications Design)_"
    },
    {
      "title": "CeBIT Preview Award",
      "date": "2013-11-01",
      "awarder": "ezeep GmbH"
    }
  ],
  "skills": [
    {
      "name": "Design",
      "level": "Master",
      "keywords": [
        "Product Design",
        "Service Design",
        "Interface Design",
        "User Experience Design",
        "Communication Design",
        "Interaction Design",
        "Information Architecture",
        "Icon Design",
        "Web Design",
        "Typography",
        "Design management"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Web Development",
      "level": "Master",
      "keywords": [
        "HTML",
        "CSS",
        "Javascript",
        "Node.js",
        "npm ecosystem",
        "SASS/SCSS",
        "Less",
        "Stylus",
        "Gulp",
        "Gatsby",
        "React",
        "Styled Components",
        "JAMstack"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "General Software Development",
      "level": "Master",
      "keywords": [
        "Git",
        "GitHub",
        "Bash",
        "UNIX",
        "Agile: Kanban & Scrum",
        "Prototyping",
        "Incremental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "DevOps",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "keywords": ["AWS", "Now", "Serverless", "Cloudflare", "NGINX", "Apache"]
    }
  ],
  "languages": [
    {
      "language": "English",
      "fluency": "Advanced speaker"
    },
    {
      "language": "German",
      "fluency": "Native speaker"
    }
  ]
}