About me
French designer with over 12 years of experience, including the last 6 in a leadership role in startup and design agencies. I had the chance to work with some of the largest firms in health care, AgTech, and consumer goods.
I lived in China for 8 years (2009-2017) where I started in the consumer electronics goods industry and then transitioned to healthcare design, enabling me to develop user-centered solutions for healthcare professionals and patients.
As I worked for an American Healthcare design and innovation consultancy, I took the opportunity to be trained for a year as a human factor engineer, consulting for US and local firms for FDA/IEC 62366 certifications.
In 2017, I joined Infarm, a Berlin-based agritech startup, where I built a cross-functional team (~12ppl) of industrial, UX, and strategy designers, transferring my knowledge and methodologies in workflow design from surgical processes optimization to vertical farming operations.
As the Head of the R&D-Design department, I directed the design direction for hardware, softwares, and services, successfully building the world's largest network of vertical farms.
I thrive in new design and leadership challenges, and I am now open to exciting opportunities that would enable me to leverage my skills and experience to make a significant impact in your organization.
Best regards,
Benoit Vitoux.
2010 ∙ 2012 - France & China
Consumer Goods
Industrial Designer
I designed & developed various products in a wide range of fields such as kitchen appliances, home care and consumer electronics for leading brands. I had the chance to move to China for 8 years where I acquired a know-how in cross cultural design research applied to design development.
Key Brands & Customers
2012 ∙ 2017 - Shanghai ∙ China
Healthcare
Design Manager & HFE Consultant.
At Worrell Shanghai (now part of Veranex), I led a small team of designers to identify business opportunities and design solutions for emerging market healthcare professionals, supporting some of the major companies in this industry. Trained as a Human Factor Engineer, I also provided services for usability testing with FDA/IEC-62366 compliance.
Key Brands & Customers
2017 ∙ 2023 - Berlin ∙ Germany
Agritech
Head of Design ∙ R&D
Infarm is a startup with a bold mission: to "feed the world locally", through the largest network of urban vertical farms on the planet. Since 2017, I have been part of this mission, leading the R&D design department.
With the three teams I created, Industrial Design, UX and Strategic Design, we have been able to support and develop Infarm's innovative approach to vertical sustainable farming.
In 2021 Infarm reached the "Unicorn" valuation of 1B USD.
2010 ∙ 2012 - France & China
Consumer Goods
Industrial Designer
I designed & developed various products in a wide range of fields such as kitchen appliances, home care and consumer electronics for leading brands. I had the chance to move to China for 8 years where I acquired a know-how in cross cultural design research applied to design development.
Key Brands & Customers
2012 ∙ 2017 - Shanghai ∙ China
Healthcare
Design Manager & HFE Consultant.
At Worrell Shanghai (now part of Veranex), I led a small team of designers to identify business opportunities and design solutions for emerging market healthcare professionals, supporting some of the major companies in this industry. Trained as a Human Factor Engineer, I also provided services for usability testing with FDA/IEC-62366 compliance.
Key Brands & Customers
2017 ∙ 2023 - Berlin ∙ Germany
Agritech
Head of Design ∙ R&D
Infarm is a startup with a bold mission: to "feed the world locally", through the largest network of urban vertical farms on the planet. Since 2017, I have been part of this mission, leading the R&D design department.
With the three teams I created, Industrial Design, UX and Strategic Design, we have been able to support and develop Infarm's innovative approach to vertical sustainable farming.
In 2021 Infarm reached the "Unicorn" valuation of 1B USD.
Projects Overview
Non exhaustive list of projects I had the chance to work for which I am either in NDA or did not implement in this portfolio. Feel free to ask me for details during a face to face discussion.
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© Benoit Vitoux - 2023