Usability Engineer and Designer
about me
hi, i’m stephan
I am a human factors engineer, UX designer and lecturer based in Switzerland with more than six years of experience in the medtech industry.
My two passions are product development and learning.
Effortless and straightforward interaction with a product is inspiring for me every time. That is why it is especially important for me to consider the usability of a product from the perspective of the future user during development.
With my background as a mechanical engineer, I especially love designing tangible products, but I equally love designing digital products because of their possibility of adaptability and connectivity of designs.
Therefore, my favorite projects are the ones where I can bring both worlds together. It inspires me to create a product with a team from different professions that creates an inspiring user experience. In these projects, I love a clear structure and the communication with the people I work with side by side.
Resume
Professional Experience
Human Factors Manager, Ypsomed AG
July 2023 - today
Lecturer, CAS Requirement Engineering, BFH
May 2022 - today
Expert UX Engineer, Zühlke Engineering AG
September 2021 - June 2023
Research Associate, ETH Zürich
October 2016 - April 2021
Program Lead, helpfulETH
March 2020 - June 2020
Usability Engineer, Peripal AG
October 2016 - September 2018
Teaching Assistant - Modeling & Simulation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
April 2015 - March 2016
Design & Development Intern, STIHL
October 2013 - March 2014
Teaching Assistant - Workshop Tutor, Karlsruhe Insitute of Technology
May 2013 - July 2013
Holiday jobs, Auma Riester GmbH & Co. KG
2009 - 2011
Private tutor mathematics
2009 - 2010
Newspaper deliverer
2005
Education
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zürich)
Doctor of Science of ETH Zurich
October 2016 - June 2021
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Master's degree in mechanical engineering
April 2014 - October 2016
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
October 2010 - April 2014
Additional information
February 2023
Additional qualification - Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)
Certificate ID: 924479
March 2022
Additional qualification - Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering, Foundation Level
Certificate ID: 22REFL1209085
October 2021
Additional qualification - Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I)
Certificate ID: 712771
February 2019 - August 2019
Additional qualification - introduction to machine learning, ETH Zürich
September 2018 - December 2018
Additional qualification - business concept course, STARTUP CAMPUS
October 2017
Additional qualification - good clinical practice courses, Clinical Trials Center of the USZ
2012
Additional qualification - tutor training
2009
Additional qualification - youth leader training
Languages
Geman - mother tongue
English - fluent in spoken and written
French - basic knowledge
Hobbies
Sailing, surfing, kitesurfing and hiking
Photographing and reading
Publications
2021
Front Med (Lausanne)
PK. Buehler, A. Herling, N. Bienefeld, S. Klinzing, S. Wegner, PD. Wendel Garcia, M. Karbach, Q. Lohmeyer, E. Schaubmayr, RA. Schuepbach, and DA. Hofmaenner, “Differing visual behavior between inexperienced and experienced critical care nurses while using a closed-loop ventilation system – a prospective observational study”, doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.681321
2020
J Clin Monit Comput
DA. Hofmaenner, A. Herling, S. Klinzing, S. Wegner, Q. Lohmeyer, RA. Schuepbach, and PK. Buehler, “Use of eye tracking in analyzing distribution of visual attention among critical care nurses in daily professional life: an observational study”, doi: 10.1007/s10877-020-00628-2
2020
Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing
M. Batliner, S. Hess, C. Ehrlich-Adams, Q. Lohmeyer, and M. Meboldt, “Automated areas of interest analysis for usability studies of tangible screen-based user interfaces using mobile eye tracking”, doi:10.1017/S0890060420000372
2020
Minerva Anestesiologica,
DA. Hofmaenner, S. Klinzing, G. Brandi, S. Hess, Q. Lohmeyer, K. Enthofer, RA. Schuepbach, and PK. Buehler, “The doctor's point of view: eye-tracking as an investigative tool in the extubation process in intensive care units. A pilot study,” doi: 10.23736/S0375-9393.20.14468-7
2020
JMIR Human Factors
S. Wegner, Q. Lohmeyer, D. Wahlen, S. Neumann, JC. Groebli, and M. Meboldt, “Value of Eye-Tracking Data for Classification of Information Processing-Intensive Handling Tasks: Quasi-Experimental Study on Cognition and User Interface Design,” doi: 10.2196/15581
2019
Patient Preference and Adherence
S. Hess, M. Dubach, M. Meboldt, and L. Foggensteiner, “Evaluating Patient Safety and Ease of Use of a Novel Connection-Assist Device for Peritoneal Dialysis,” doi: 10.2147/ppa.s218663
2019
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
S. Neumann, S. Hess, B. Dabaghchian, and M. Meboldt, “Using UV-paint for evaluating touch-contamination of a patient-assistance device for peritoneal dialysis,” doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfz103.sp508
2018
Journal of Eye Movement Research
J. Wolf, S. Hess (shared first authorship), D. Bachmann, Q. Lohmeyer, and M. Meboldt, “Automating areas of interest analysis in mobile eye tracking experiments based on machine learning,” doi: 10.16910/jemr.11.6.6
2018
Design and Technology Education
S. Hess, Q. Lohmeyer, and M. Meboldt, “Mobile Eye Tracking in Engineering Design Education”
2018
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
S. Segerer, S. Neumann, and S. Hess, “Development of a novel connection device for patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD),” doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfy104.sp524
2018
17th Congress of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD 2018)
S. Hess, S. Fox, S. Neumann, JC. Groebli, M. Meboldt, “Need Finding in Peritoneal Dialysis with Mobile Eye Tracking,” doi: 10.3929/ethz-b-000274701
2017
19th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2017)
S. Hess, Q. Lohmeyer, and M. Meboldt, “Utilization of Mobile Eye Tracking Data to Improve Engineering Design Education”
2016
Patent
P. Schindler, D. Sasse, C. Bareiss, J. Föhrenbach, S. Hess, "DE102016013145 (A1) - Receiving Clamp for a Power Tool; Arrangement of Carrying System for a Power Tool and Receiving Clamp; and Arrangement of Carrying System, Receiving Clamp, and Power Tool"
2015
Patent
S. Hess, J. Wolf, S. Rapp, S. Eckerle, S. Pulvermacher, A. Khouja, "DE102015220257 (A1) - Aktiv-Orthese"
2013
Bachelor thesis
S. Hess, "Modelling and analysis of an impulse stimulated human body by a hand-guided power tool", https://www.anybodytech.com/resources/publications/
