Jim Barrow Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

London, England, United Kingdom

A growing player in the UK telecoms industry that aim to ‘do good’ putting their members at the heart of the business.I lead the UX function within the ‘In-year Performance’ team tasked with hitting annual financial targets and KPIs. I aim to connect user struggles and goals, aligning them with business outcomes. End-to-end product development on responsive web for mobile and desktop and app experiences for on-boarded member benefits. This included the delivery of in-app member offers allowing access and sign up to promotions.Collaborate within a fast paced cross-functional team including marketing, finance and brand . Running regular Experience Mapping workshops to build awareness of business targets and opportunities through a member lens.Human Centred Design approach - combining quantitative and qualitative research methods to build a picture of the user and frame problems.Using strong UI design skills to leverage and update the Design System, collaborating with FE dev for Storybook.Working within an agile product team I work closely with the Product Manager to create a fast paced test and iterate mindset with value-based design that demonstrates quantifiable results.Strong stakeholder management through storytelling, presenting regular leadership updates in monthly executive trading meetings.

London, England, United Kingdom

Placing the customer at the heart of the design process to create innovative new furniture with custom assembly mechanisms, engineered for tool-free assembly. Design from concept to customer delivery.Inventor of the patent pending 'Swyft Clik' mechanism which allows furniture panels to slide and lock together without the need for any tools.

Walton-On-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom

Designer and project manager of high end consumer and commercial audio visual products for award winning brands and retailers - controlling projects from conception to final delivery.

Woking

- Creative designer for many brands within the audio visual sector.- Extensive knowledge of injection moulding, sheet metal forming and furniture design.- Work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders on a daily basis including numerous suppliers in Asia.- Manage crucial stages of the product development cycle, which includes visits to Asian suppliers.- Use industry standard software for manufacture and communication including Solidworks, Adobe and Microsoft suites.

London, United Kingdom

I set up my own design and manufacture company to bring together all the skills that I have gained in my professional roles to create products that I know are carefully considered from sketch to shop shelf.Barrow Design is all about honest hand crafted design, made in Britain.

- Project managed new product development through all stages of the design process within a large commercial structure.- Flexibility in my design approach was very important as I work within many product groups and had to manage buyers requirements and project constraints. I specialised in home decor product design including lighting, bathroom accessories and textile pattern.- Worked with buyers in constructing ranges and accompany them on trend fairs and supplier visits overseas. A knowledge of range architecture and the customer tastes is very important to aid them in their product selections.- As part of the Kingfisher group an understanding of international business and market tastes was an important factor that I had to consider in all aspects of my role.

- Working within a highly creative style, trend and design team for all product areas within the DIY and home decor sector.- With pressure on getting new market leading products from concept to store working alongside stylists, buyers, Quality Assurance and marketing teams.- During my year at Castorama I enjoyed learning a new language and embraced the challenge of learning my design role alongside living in a foreign country.

- Working within the UK’s leading street and commercial lighting company.- Design work varied from lantern, bracket and column design to bespoke artistic lighting installations and street furniture.- Time and project management was crucial, as I worked on projects simultaneously with priorities constantly changing.

Product Design And Technology, First Class Hons

Web Page, Digital/Multimedia And Information Resources Design, Distinction

Utilising the worlds largest online design school I'm reframing and learning new design skills to work within User Experince design.