About me

Lead Product Designer available for contracts. Seasoned UX professional with nearly a decade of experience across startup, agency, and in-house roles. Skilled in leading design in product teams and delivering impactful results on both long-term and short-term projects. Product Design Expertise: • Led diverse design teams from solo contributor to product team lead • Onboarded and mentored new team members, conducted designer interviews • Bridged gaps between teams and enriched company culture • Championed internal and external design evangelism Event MC/Moderator Experience: • Hosted, spoke at, and moderated nearly 80 events since 2016 • Featured at events in London, Barcelona, Bulgaria, Nepal, and online platforms • Extensive knowledge in event organization, and delivery • Skilled in presenting and coaching others for public speaking Notable Achievements: • Co-MC at Largest Digital Nomad Festival 2024 in Bansko, Bulgaria • Featured on The UX, Coffee + Code podcast, sharing insights on breaking into the design industry Open to contract opportunities in product design and event hosting. Let's connect and discuss how I can bring value to your next project or event!

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• Call out to any UXers or event people out there needing a creative brain on something. It's my day off but I need to be creative.
• Tonight I'm talking to the amazing Pip Jamieson (Founder & CEO) of The Dots! I'd love for you all to join. The event is Free.

Projects

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  An interview with Pip Jamieson - The Dots (April 30th, 2020)In this interview with Pip Jamieson, Founder and CEO of The Dots (https://the-dots.com), we will be talking about how she has arrived at where she is today, why she started The Dots, and the learnings she has had along the way. Hosted by: Sunil Pithwa - Senior UX Designer - Aviva
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  Design Leadership Lunch - April 24th 20203 fantastic speakers and a great host who will be discussing Remote Leadership. How to lead teams and individuals virtually, what that looks like for you as a leader, and everything in between! Speakers • Andy Ingle (Head of UX at Nomensa) • Anne Stevens (Director of UX Research at Culture Trip) • Ashton Snook (Head Of Design, Digital & Physical Products at Hive | Centrica Hive Limited) Moderated by: Sunil Pithwa (Senior UX Designer at Aviva)
• JAM London 2019Sharing the stories behind great products. The London conference has became the unmissable gathering for Europe's best product people and their team.
• JAM London 2018Sharing the stories behind great products. The London conference has became the unmissable gathering for Europe's best product people and their team.
• JAM London 2017Sharing the stories behind great products. The London conference has became the unmissable gathering for Europe's best product people and their team. 2017 saw the JAM Conference move to a larger venue, Hawker House.
• Movebubble - Partner appMovebubble is a London based property rental startup. The service connects renters to estate agents via a consumer app and partner app. Renters can browse properties, book viewings, chat, and rent their property directly from the app. Creating an app for estate agents to pick up viewing requests directly from our renters. Renters get faster responses from agents and in turn agents will be able to process renters more quickly.

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Projects credited in

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  Human After AllHuman After All are a creative agency based in London. They are the guys behind Little White Lies magazine and have work for BAFTA, Facebook, Google and Honda, they also do their own self-initiated projects like the Weapons of Reasons magazine and Delve film newsletter. The objective was to create an online solution for desktop and mobile which showcased their client, side projects and events with the design community. The project is currently in development. Skills developed on the project a
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  JAM BarcelonaA unique combination of product story-telling and hands-on activities to connect top product makers from Europe and beyond! For the first time since we started JAM, we gathered in Barcelona for a one of a kind event. 200 makers joined from 12+ countries for the occasion. We celebrated their stories and experiences around building great products. There were inspiring talks, fireside chats and honest conversations. The day after the main event, there were lots of fun activities to explore th

Work history

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Founder & DirectorSeventh Symbol Creative
Jul 2024London, United KingdomFull Time
Product design and event services studio
Senior Product Designernotonthehighstreet
Nov 2022 - Mar 2024London, United Kingdom

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Skills

• Keynote
• Sketch
• Invision
• Stakeholder Management
• Speaking
• Events Planning
• Event Hosting
• Workshop Facilitation
• Cooking
• Photography

Education

UX Design Immersive CourseGeneral Assembly
Dec 2014 - Feb 2015London, United Kingdom
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of California, Irvine
Aug 2004 - Sep 2007Irvine, United States
BA in Anthropology

Awards

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Business Strategy & DesignPragmatic Institute
The earner of this badge has completed the Business Strategy & Design course through Pragmatic Institute and learned to align user-centered work for the advancement of business objectives. The earner is able to measure and communicate how design fits into the strategic landscape.