Updated September 02, 2024
Christoph Konheisner
About me:
- Born in Austria
- Interested in the creative intersection of embedded systems and industrial design
- Background in computer science and mechanical engineering
- Now: X-Therma
Reach me:
Work
2nd life energy storage
redesign of electronic waste
2023
off-grid power
energy for developing countries
2021
compliant mechanism
privacy screen
2020
portafilter espresso machine
repairable and extendable
2017
Experience
- X-Therma
- ENGIE Energy Access
- MAIN Engineering
- EOOS NEXT
- Profitec
- ECM
- Design Tech
- Red Cross
- Lenzing
- Georg Fischer
Feb 2024 - now \ X-Therma
Usability Design Engineer
- developing new products in the medical sector such as organ transportation devices, from the initial design concept through to manufacturing
- conducting research studies, participating in clinical trials, UI/UX design, prototyping, designing embedded systems, ensuring DFM, and documentation for certification
Feb 2023 - Sep 2023 \ ENGIE Energy Access
Feb 2023 - Sep 2023
ENGIE Energy Access
R&D Master Thesis Student
- worked on my master's thesis titled "Redesign, reuse and recycling of electronic waste"
- spent six months in Lusaka, Zambia, helping the company reduce its carbon footprint
- handled procurement of components from Germany, China and Zambia to build a functional prototype of a green backup battery
- worked for MAIN Engineering's industrial design brand ENVOLVE
- improved and developed a functional prototype of a patented technology in the field of coffee machines
- developed and constructed a prototype of a laptop with a special hinge design that enables ergonomic working
Jul 2020 - Aug 2020 \ Oct 2020 - Jul 2021
Jul 2020 - Aug 2020
Oct 2020 - Jul 2021
EOOS NEXT \ Industrial Designer
- developed functional prototypes, products and exhibits for clients such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Sanitation360 and the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna
- took on the responsibility of handling most of the electronic work for various prototypes
- communication and visits to clients and partners in Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, USA and South Africa
Sep 2020 \ Profitec
Industrial Designer
- developed a new product for the company's product line which is based on new technologies in order to achieve a small footprint and a high efficiency
- worked on the next generation of coffee machines, e.g. improving existing parts and components and their arrangement
- communicated daily with engineers and held brainstorming sessions to solve construction problems and simplify manufacturing
Sep 2019 \ ECM
Industrial Designer
- developed a new product for the company's product line that implements new technologies for a whole new user experience
- provided various design proposals, built and tested prototypes together with engineers, created visualisations and interface animations
- improved parts and components for easy manufacture
Jul 2019 \ Design Tech
Industrial Designer
- developed various design proposals and created high-end renderings for a machine tool manufacturer
- research work and creation of presentation documents for clients, such as fitting manufacturers
- designed, modelled and visualised cartoon characters for internal team building purposes
Oct 2017 - Jul 2018 \ Red Cross
Paramedic Worker
- trained to be a paramedic
- drove ambulances as a paramedic for all kinds of rescue operations and patient transports
- attended advanced trainings and organised social events
Aug 2015 \ Lenzing
Energy-Maintenance Worker
- serviced all kinds of machinery in the company's energy sector, such as gas turbines, pumps and conveyor belts
- created technical plans for partner companies
- checked, organised and documented machines in the software SAP
Aug 2014 \ Georg Fischer
Maintenance Worker
- serviced all kinds of machines in a large team, such as metal injection molding machines, CNC milling machines and sheet metal working machines
- positioned new high-precision machines in the production hall
Skills
- Adobe Ps Ai Id Lr \ Affinity Suite \ Sketch \ Figma
- SolidWorks \ Creo Parametric \ Fusion 360
- Rhino
- Cinema 4D \ Blender
- Keyshot
- programming of microcontrollers and PLCs
- control of various actuators
- implementation of various sensors
- circuit diagram development
- PCB development
- HTML \ CSS \ JavaScript
- C
- C++
- Python
- ROS2
Awards
Isola Design Awards 2024 Nominee
European Green Award 2024 Winner
Green Concept Award 2024 Winner in the Building Components category
2023 European Product Design Award \ Green Energy Solutions Winner
UNESCO 2023 Future Designer IIDA Silver Award
- Isola Design Awards 2024 Nominee
- European Green Award 2024 Winner
- Green Concept Award 2024 Winner in the Building Components category
- 2023 European Product Design Award \ Green Energy Solutions Winner
- UNESCO 2023 Future Designer IIDA Silver Award