- Lead global priority innovations projects with a design thinking approach- Embed Front End Innovation practices across global businesses- Teach and coach Design thinking and FEI tools to global innovation teams and lead practitioners- Translate innovation targets into actionable projects and outputs- Ask the hard questions, provide vision and purpose and drive for innovation results- Collaborate with global FEI community to create and refine FEI tools and methods

- Conduct research to uncover consumer and market insights and translate those insights into innovation territories, product propositions and planning pipelines. -Enable Front End of Innovation using design thinking methodologies.-Develop Strategic Pillars and contextualize white space for innovation.-Manage prototyping and iterative design.-Develop innovation platforms by marrying R&D technology with market strategy and consumer insight.-Create Consumer experience models to identify innovation opportunities.

Brought on to develop an internal prototyping and design department and imbed design thinking into the culture.Lead a cross functional team of industrial designers, graphic artists, Consumer anthropologist/design researchers and product prototypers to...- develop physical and digital prototyping- Create new product concept development through insight translation- Lead design and branding conceptual work- Conduct design research to uncover insights

Owner and Principal of Valentine Design, a boutique creative consultancy specializing in front end of innovation prototyping and brand development for CPG.