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UX designer, value-driven, passionate, invested

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Who I am

Thank you for your interest. I'm honored that you've made it to my About page, as I know your time is valuable. I'm going to try and concentrate on the essentials.

I'm Alice Pelzl and I'm 45 years old. Yes, that is my actual age, even though I don't look it. Which means I have a lot of experience under my belt, I've already solved many problems and I've learned a lot of things along the way.

I came to Munich from Romania 22 years ago to study English literature and theater studies. I love good stories and I'm passionate about giving them the stage they deserve. That's how I found my way into the design world. Visuals help a story come to life, they bring its experience to a whole new level. Stories drive engagement, and that's half the rent, as the German saying goes. Good UX always makes use of good stories.

I'm self-taught and constantly learning. I think this is an advantage, because I can deal with ambiguity and can adapt to new requirements very fast. I'm 100% motivated and dedicated to every project I work on. Because it helps the people I do it for, their businesses and their customers alike. And that helps me grow.

If you want to know more about my education, work stations and skills, you can check out my LinkedIn profile or download my CV.
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What drives me beside my work

I am a multipassionate person. Everything I choose to do in my free time makes me happy. Like discovering new healthy recipes and them turning them into my own with the right amount of tweaking. Rarely cooking the exact same dish twice, because good recipes are like good UX design: a work in progress, evolving toward excellence with every new iteration.

My dog Rainbow. He is the most wonderful creature. Beside my wife, of course. He grounds me and makes me see life from a different perspective.

Self-improvement. Meaningful conversations. Looking for ways to lead a better life and to improve my environmental impact every single day.

Origami. Well, it doesn't drive me, it brings me down and restores my balance. It's my meditation. I've already mastered the "1000 cranes" task, if you were wondering.

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Interesting fact about me

On my 40th birthday my wife made me a fascinating present: a one week course to becoming a beer sommeliére. It was completely selfless, I assure you, my wife didn't even like beer.

I took the course, naturally, therefore I can call myself a certified beer sommelière. As such, I love good beer, which is very similar to good design. It's fresh and seems quite simple at a first glance. But it is full of nuance and complexity, if you take a deeper look at it. It's so much fun to discover the different aromas and textures and savor that wow-effect when all the different parts of the tasting experience come together.

My wife really likes beer now. The perks of knowing my stuff.

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Am I a good fit?

That's for you to decide. I gave you all the information I think you need, but at this point I'm biased and can only assume you've liked what you read. I haven't conducted any user interviews yet, I've built the product solely from secondary research, so to speak. It still needs testing with real users and probably some more iterations, but I've tried to present the features and benefits as accurately as possible.

I hope that got you interested enough to want to get to know me and work with me.

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Do you need more info? Or want to hire me on the spot?

If you have any questions about me or my work, let's have some coffee and get to know each other. Send me a message and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. If you want to hire me right away, even better. Send me a message and I'll also get back to you as soon as possible.

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