. ▁▁ ▁After ▁three ▁failed ▁attempts ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁and ▁Design , ▁he ▁registered ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁P for z heim , ▁and ▁while ▁there ▁he ▁took ▁an ▁exam ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Volks wagen . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁and ▁stayed ▁at ▁Volks wagen ▁for ▁nine ▁years ▁as ▁exterior ▁design ▁team ▁leader . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁K ia ▁Mot ors ▁and ▁left ▁it ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁for ▁Mer cedes - B enz , ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁heading ▁the ▁Ex terior ▁Design ▁department , ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁" Des igner ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁ 2 0 0 6 " ▁award , ▁a ▁Sloven ian ▁award ▁for ▁industrial ▁design . ▁ ▁Design ▁contributions ▁▁ ▁Volks wagen ▁Pass at ▁( B 6 ) ▁ ▁Volks wagen ▁Con cept ▁C , ▁concept ▁car ▁for ▁E os ▁ ▁Volks wagen ▁E os ▁design ▁team ▁head ed ▁by ▁Peter ▁Sch re yer , ▁Head ▁of ▁Volks wagen ▁Design . ▁ ▁Volks wagen ▁I roc , ▁concept ▁car ▁for ▁Sci ro cco ▁ ▁Volks wagen ▁Sci ro cco ▁ ▁Mer cedes ▁Ben z ▁W 2 0 5 ▁ ▁Mer cedes - B enz ▁W 2 1 2 ▁( F ac el ift ) ▁ ▁Mer cedes - B enz ▁W 2 2 2 ▁ ▁Mer cedes - B enz ▁G LA ▁ ▁Mer cedes - AM G ▁GT ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1