Lauren Zemering

End-to-end product designer with 10 years of experience spanning industrial design, digital design, and product management. Combining a product management mindset with a deep commitment to accessibility (WCAG/EAA), I use my multidisciplinary design background to address complex challenges holistically and ask the hard questions to design the right solutions. By bridging the gap between business, development, and creative teams, I build scalable platforms and processes that make work more efficient and products inclusive by default.

Location

Amsterdam, NL

D.O.B.

January 2, 1995

Languages

English, Dutch

Citizenship

Dutch, American

Telephone

+31657018582

Email

Lzemering@gmail.com

Education & certifications

Bachelor of Industrial Design

Carnegie Mellon University, 2017

Accessibility: How to Design for All

Interaction Design Foundation, 2023

Tools

Figma

Framer

Miro

Adobe suite

Jira

Asana

Google suite

Confluence

Maze

Dovetail

Microsoft Clarity

Powerpoint

Solidworks

Autodesk Fusion

Skills

Design systems

UX & UI design

OOUX

Information architecture

Prototyping & interaction design

User research & usability testing

Accessibility audits

Product strategy & roadmapping

Junior mentorship

Developer handoff collaboration

Agile & scrum

Awards

CMU School of Design Merit Award, 2016

CMU Andrew Carnegie Scholar, 2016

CMU IDSA Merit Winner, 2017

CMU Kier Visual Activism Award, 2017

Experience

Product design lead | Circle Economy Foundation | Amsterdam | Feb 2021 – Mar 2026

  • Lead designer for the renewal of the Knowledge Hub, responsible for UX, accessibility, and integration into the Circle Economy website. Conducted user research, accessibility audits, and user tests to ensure compliance with the European Accessibility Act and WCAG standards.

  • Designed and implemented a uniform design system applied across multiple platforms, improving consistency and collaboration between design and development.

  • Was the driving force behind the design of the CGR (Circularity Gap Report) dashboard, which expanded the reach of Circle Economy's data and research and reduced internal production time and costs.

  • Collaborated with product managers, developers, and domain experts to shape core product strategies that strike a balance between impact, usability, and scalability.

  • Established Circle Economy's accessibility audit and documentation process, anchoring inclusive design principles in organizational practice.

Freelance designer | Amsterdam | 2019 – 2021

  • OnderAnderen: Facilitated workshops and developed strategic accessibility roadmaps.

  • Healfie: UX strategy for a health-tech connection platform focusing on vitality.

  • The Beach (Residency): Research into strengthening social accessibility in neighborhoods.

Industrial designer | Pittsburgh, USA | 2015 – 2018

  • Platypus LLC: Redesigned autonomous research boats for faster and simpler manufacturing.

  • Capsen Robotics: Developed a manufactured MVP of a scanning table for a computer vision system.

  • Bayer: Conducted ethnographic research at Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital to improve medical injection systems.

  • Carnegie Mellon University: Design Consultant for Biomedical Engineering Design, supervisor of 3D printing and laser cutting.

  • The Tech Shop: Autodesk Fusion 360 instructor.