With over 30 years of experience as a designer, I have shared my time between industry, education and community engagement promoting the importance of the design as a process and not just an outcome. I am passionate about the value of the design and how it can connect community, education and industry through creative collaboration practices using human centred design and design thinking to drive the outcome.Cultivator INC.
Founder and chair of Cultivator - a community focused non-profit organisation established in 2010.Cultivator hosts a dynamic annual event that brings together inspirational guest speakers from varied backgrounds both nationally and internationally, and regularly hosts community engagement projects - encouraging collaboration, skills and knowledge sharing, design thinking and problem solving to create better communities. HomeBase Youth - MilduraDuring 2018 I facilitated a human centred design workshop with local youth from diverse backgrounds focusing on what 'youth want'. The outcome was the establishment of HomeBase which provides a safe place for at risk youth, offering a variety activities and skills based workshops.The For Real Project - Broken Hill.
During 2012 as part of the Cultivator community engagement program, I worked together with Russell Kerr (RMIT University) established the project which aimed to stimulate connections and dialogue between disadvantaged youth, community stakeholders and innovative thinkers. Feelix Library, Vision Australia.
In 2011 I received recognition from Vision Australia for initiating a design project with Sunraysia Institute of TAFE Diploma of Graphic Design students, creating tactile children’s storybooks donated to the Feelix Library.

The project provided students with invaluable knowledge and an understanding that all design needs to be relevant and is not always visual.
Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA).In 2012 I assisted in the establishment of the first regional branch of AGDA in Mildura, AGDA's birthplace in 1989. As the chair I provided leadership and governance to the local design industry. Haynes Design Pty LtdIn 1989 together with my wife we established Haynes Design, providing design services to a varied and ongoing clientele from Non-Profit and Government Organisations, Tourism, Wine, Manufacturing, Fresh Produce Exporters, Dairy Industry, Transport Logistics, Health, Sport and Retail businesses.At Haynes Design we listen, provide guidance and strive to create memorable brands using various print or digital applications.