Over 20 years of experience working in all areas of product development, in many sectors; consumer electronics, homewares, office furniture, toys, and street furniture. Flexible and adaptable, from working with external clients and partners designing the Fisher-price ‘grow-with-you’ trike, to being part of a large internal design team developing the Dyson ‘360-eye’ vision-system vacuum cleaner.Managed projects of multifunctional teams, from concept through to production in the UK and southeast Asia. Uses design and system thinking, agile and lean methodologies to keep desirable, feasible and viable projects, on spec, on budget and on time.Strongly believes innovation can create value by; understanding problems and desires, exploiting technology to provide solutions and experiences, and adapting business models and culture.Trained practitioner of user centred design and industrial design, with a wealth of experience and keen interest in engineering and technology. Equally comfortable listening to users about their frustrations, discussing manufacturing details with suppliers, talking to clients or managing projects.Able to lead by example, with experience in Mechanics, Robotics, Electronics, Engineering, Programming (C, C#, C++), Embedded Electronics, Adobe CC, CAD (SolidWorks, NX, Creo, Alias, AutoCAD, Maya, 3d Studio MAX, Rhino CAD, Blender), 3d printing, Machining and Model Making.