About me

I’m a graduate product designer with a fresh ‘With Merit’ Masters degree and a desire to make a tangible difference in the world through quality product design. Following a successful IT career, I have chosen to pursue my love of product design. I bring with me a wealth of transferable skills and related experience.

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Projects

• Cycle QuestCycle Quest is a game that encourages children to cycle, engaging their imagination by weaving learning and GPS wayfinding into a storyline.
• MOODMOOD is a smart, scent-based, therapeutic device, using wireless heartbeat detection technology and machine learning to react in real-time to current mood state.
• Lighting Strip ClampReproducing a replacement for a broken component.

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Work history

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Office AdministratorREED Global
Jan 2019London, United KingdomFull Time
IT Infrastructure EngineerCompassion UK
Oct 2006 - Sep 2017Weybridge, United KingdomFull Time
• Enabled the IT infrastructure team to grow from 25 to 100 staff • Undertook market research to ensure IT infrastructure maintained value for money • Completed multiple roll outs of Operating Systems and productivity packages • Trained staff in both group and one-to-one environments • Lead in both first and second line support to the whole of Compassion UK and Ireland for Apple mobile devices • Implemented and ran a cost effective ticketing system which delivered efficiencies in the tracking of problems. • Analysed the captured data which led to proactive interventions, delivering increased system reliability and availability. Key Projects • Network Management Project • Populating the Knowledge Base library

Skills

• Product Design
• 3D CAD
• 3D Design
• Concept Sketching
• Developing Concepts
• 3D Prototyping
• 3D Printing
• Communicating Ideas
• English

Education

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MSc Integrated Product DesignBrunel University
Sep 2017 - Dec 2018London, United Kingdom
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Computer Aided Product DesignNottingham Trent University
Sep 2001 - Jul 2004Nottingham, United Kingdom