Jessica Altenburger

Diploma in Fashion Illustration: Istituto di Moda Burgo - Milan

BFA in Product Design: Parsons The New School for Design – New York
o Institutional Honours by the New School
o Departmental Honours by the Parsons Product Design Department

Swiss-Italian Matura Degree with Major in Fine Arts: Liceo Artistico – Zurich

Product Concept and Development: WASSER FÜR WASSER – Lucerne, Zambia,
Mozambique
WASSER FÜR WASSER (WfW) WfW is an independent non-profit organisation that promotes the sustainable and fair use of water resources in Mozambique, Zambia and Switzerland.

Project Lead: Transformlabor of STRIDE Transformative Learning – Zurich
Concept development for STRIDE Un-School to test large scale collaboration models.

External Advisor-x-runner Venture (today, Sanima) – Zurich

Lecturer: Zurich School of the Arts (ZHDK) – Zurich
Developed and taught the course “Design with Social Impact” to an interdisciplinary group
of design students from Switzerland and Kenya.

Sustainable Sanitation Consultant, ETH Urban Think Tank – Zurich, Cape Town
As part of ETH’s U-TT “ and in collaboration with the local community of Khayelitsha,
Cape Town: Conceptualization, development, and implementation of the construction of
water and sanitation infrastructure using sustainable principles.

Founder, Head of R&D & Fundraising: x-runner Venture, Sanima - Lima
x-runner (today, Sanima) is an award-winning organization tackling the increasing
sanitation crisis for families in urban slums in Peru. www.sanima.pe/en

Founder, CEO: x-runner Venture - New Delhi, Lima, Berlin

Co-developer of community co-creation lab: Open Design City – Berlin

Innovation Camp Resident & later Consultant: Palomar5 - Berlin
Palomar5 was a 6-weeks incubation and innovation camp for young, creative talents.

Junior Designer: Wolfson Design – London

Assistant Designer for Branding and Interior Design: Kessler&Kessler – Zurich

Creativity workshops with homeless children: Nazareth Homeless Shelter - New York

3D Printing Technician & CAD Tutor: Parsons School of Design - New York

Intern for Structural Packaging Design: Fisher Price - New York

Intern for Contemporary Art: Maccarone Inc. - New York