Summary
Maria Olsen is a UX consultant with nine years of interdisciplinary experience blending industrial design, mechanical engineering and anthropology to create inclusive, user-centered products and services. Currently shaping the new state salary and pension system, she excels at embedding user research into large public-sector projects and facilitating co-creation across stakeholders. Her background spans design thinking, universal design playbooks, prototyping and 3D modelling, with hands-on roles from DTU Skylab to Tryg that showcase both strategic and tactical skills. Down-to-earth, team-oriented and armed with nerdy humor, she thrives on challenging briefs and practical problem solving. Unusually for a UX professional, her studies and early work range from veterinary medicine to technical programming, giving her a broad analytical perspective on human–system interactions.
9 years of coding experience
Teknisk Gymnasieeksamen, Matematik/fysik/programmering, 11,4, Teknisk Gymnasieeksamen, Matematik/fysik/programmering, 11,4 at EUC Nord Frederikshavn
Civilingeniør, design og innovation, Bachelor, Civilingeniør, design og innovation, Bachelor at Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Master's degree, Industrial design, Master's degree, Industrial design at Eindhoven University of Technology
Technical University of Denmark
Veterinær medicin, bachelor, Veterinær medicin, bachelor at Københavns Universitet
Danish, English