Where safety, engineering, and user trust come together
Selected Work
In-Car Infotainment System
Designing navigation and ADAS experiences for Volkswagen Group.
Nov 2022 - Mar 2025
Automotive HMI | Stakeholder Management | UX Strategy
PIDGraph: AI industrial Tool Redesign
Research-led redesign improving SUS score from 30 to 80.
Jan 2021 – Apr 2022
UX Audit | User Research | Usability Testing
DITRIX: a Design Prioritization Methodology
An original framework bridging user impact and developer effort.
2021
UX Methodology | Agile | UX Strategy | Organizational UX
Smart Factory Dashboards
Industrial monitoring dashboards from project briefing to deployment.
Oct 2020 - Aug 2022
Pre-Sales UX | Industrial UX | B2B
About Me
A Product Designer based in Berlin that experienced in designing complex industrial and automotive systems. Multiple years of working in industries where safety, engineering constraints, and user trust matter equally.
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Michael Gibran
Senior Product Designer
Berlin, Germany
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What Others Say
"Michael consistently delivered better than expected. He was instrumental in performing remote user research and quickly adapted to a new domain with eagerness to improve with every task."
Former Direct Manager
UX Lead at Bilfinger
"Always able to understand complex situations immediately and find very good solutions straight away. Continuously impressed in terms of quality and quantity."
Former Direct Manager
UX Director at Diconium (Volkswagen Group)
"Exceptional talent in defining user experience for industrial software products. Strong in gaining trust from technical teams."
Former Product Manager
Product Lead at Bilfinger
“His expertise in UX research proved highly beneficial to our project, along with his skills in creating user journeys and hosting workshops.”
Former Project Collaborator
Product Designer at CARIAD