My approach to design

INTENSITY

RELEVANCE

VARIETY

Ad Intensity: In my role as a designer I need to be deeply connected to the projects I am working on. I derive my motivation from the intensity of a topic moving me. Equally I expect the output of my work to touch people, be it by inspiring the audience, enabling reflection or even causing provocation, not for the sake of provocation itself, but in an ambition to strive for change and enhancement.

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Ad Relevance: While highly appreciating vision and imagination, my work per se is focused on practical relevance and applicability in today's society and includes possible near future realities. The foundation of our future lives is build today. The better we do today, the brighter our future will develop.

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Ad Variety: I am a human of extremes, of polarities. Like a magnet I am drawn to the edges of perception and corners of the world. I am fascinated by the wonders of technology and the deepest levels of human consciousness. It is important to me that my work incorporates, follows and reflects this approach. I see work covering a variety of fields from industrial design to interaction design to writings and arts. 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Standard Chartered Bank - Iraq Branch
Sep 2013 – June 2019
Relationship Manager for Corporate & Institutional Clients 
Erbil - Iraq

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Kurdistan International Bank 
February 2010 – September 2013
Head - International Relations 
Erbil - Iraq

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Austrian Financial Market Authority 
Feb 2007 – Dec 2009 
Stock Exchange Supervision team
Vienna - Austria

SKILLS

Adobe (Id, Ps, Ai)

Rhino

Keyshot

Writing

Financial Markets & Products

Licensed Xetra Stock Exchange trader

EDUCATION

Umea Institute of Design
Industrial Design Intensive

Sep 2019 – June 2020

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Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration

Austrian Master’s Degree Studies 
Oct 2003 - Jan 2010

Majors:

Investment Banking

Transportation/Logistics
Minors:

World Monetary Systems

International Business Transactions

LANGUAGES

Kurdish

German

English

French

Arabic

(native)

(native)

(excellent)

(intermediate)

(basic)