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2018 – today – Volkswagen AG – Head of Department – Engineering Vehicle Safety Restraint Systems
Responsible for the global engineering of the vehicle restraint systems, steering wheel and
interior sensing of all products for the Volkswagen Brand.
2015 – 2018 – Volkswagen do Brasil – Head of Department – Body System Engineering, Exterior Lighting Systems
Responsible for the whole exterior vehicle engineering including lighting development for
SAM region for all local and export products.
2010 – 2015 – Volkswagen AG – Head of sub-Department – Body Door Development
Responsible for the global engineering of door outer mirrors, door window lifters, door
exterior trim, door outer handle and door carrier module for all products for the Volkswagen Brand.
2008 – 2009 – Volkswagen AG – Design Engineer – Body Door Engineering
2005 – 2008 – CTE Automotive GmbH – Engineering Manager
2014 – Master Automotive Production, Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, Germany
1998 – Bachelor Mechanical Engineering, University Algarve, Portugal

Paul Schouten is a UX designer passionate about making new technologies intuitive to understand & experience by humans. His aim is to develop natural user experiences that make technology integrate into the lives of humans, so that they become invisible while at the same time enriching people’s lives.

At TomTom, Paul leads the UX concepts team, which focuses on future user interactions & technologies and make them tangible by building many prototypes in order to validate assumptions and set out north stars for future products.

Paul holds a Master degree in Industrial Design from Delft University of Technology with a specialisation in Automotive Design. Throughout his career he worked with many global automotive OEMs.

Dave’s focus is designing products to fit people. He chooses from a wide range of user research methods to optimize physical, visual, tactile, and auditory user interfaces for automobiles, kiosks, web sites, apps, and production machines. His methods include usability tests, contextual interviews, focus groups, and analysis of published research and data on human capabilities. Based on the need, he conducts research in the lab, remotely, in the field, in cars, in the workplace, and in the homes of consumers. Dave has worked for a broad range of companies which include Hyundai Motor Group, General Motors, Eastman Kodak, Compuware, ForeSee, and Quicken Loans. Dave has also taught UX courses at University of Michigan, College for Creative Studies, Arizona State, and Washtenaw Community College. Dave is the principle of Clear Usability, LLC, offering user experience training, research, and usability evaluation services.

Adriano Palao has 9 years of experience in Automotive Engineering, within the Testing and Validation domain. After completing his Bachelor and Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering by Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, he worked for Nissan Motor Corporation, Applus+ IDIADA, Punch Powertrain, and Mitsubishi Electric. In January 2022 took the role of Technical Manager ADAS/AD at Euro NCAP.