Board Trustee

• Mar 2022 - Present

Head of Art & Design - Staffordshire University

• Sep 2020 - Present

I'm a passionate design academic, leader and manager, and as Head of Art & Design at Staffordshire University I have strategic responsibility for the area. I sit on the School Management Team. I’m especially keen that the creative subjects are not lost within the UK school syllabus, and that those of us in Higher Education do all we can to highlight what could become a major skills gap in the future. I maintain a small teaching role across the areas of Product & Transport Design and also contribute to Architecture, a new provision for which I was responsible for developing. Show less

Cluster Lead for Design - Senior Lecturer BA Industrial Design; Product & Transport -

• Jun 2017 - Sep 2020

My responsibilities included teaching and module management across the course, recruitment and interviews and social media marketing. I also act as Academic Link Tutor for our franchise provision in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (see below). I lead on the design of a new B Arch course in Architecture for Staffordshire University working with architects.As a small (but busy!) course team of 3, we won two awards with the University for Innovative and Applied Teaching.

Academic Group Leader & acting Head of Department - Art & Design

• Jan 2015 - Jun 2017

I was promoted to PL and Academic Group Leader where I line managed 22 staff within Art & Design. This post involved carrying out annual reviews, dealing with staff issues, finance, discipline and welfare, and taking a strategic view across the department. During this period I gained my Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).Alongside the above post I taught and managed 4 modules on the Product and Transport Design courses, and co-organised the Degree Show every year enabling me to keep in touch with teaching and learning issues. Show less

Course Leader & Senior Lecturer BA Product & BA Transport @ Staffordshire University

• 1997 - Jan 2015

I was the Course Leader for a number of years for two courses, responsible for their overall management and direction and recruitment. Initially starting with just the Product Course, I designed and developed a Transport Design degree, drawing on 10 years experience as a transport designer in industry.

Programme Adviser/Academic Link Tutor

• 2015 - Present

Part of my role at Staffordshire University is as Academic Link Tutor to three courses at APU/APIIT based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. From the validation in 2015 I advised on curriculum, teaching spaces and facilities. I monitor the delivery and quality of BA Product Design, BA Transport Design and BA Advertising & Brand Management, all of which are franchised to our partner. This involves meeting with staff and students and APIIT management, teaching input and teaching observation. I also moderate work for boards 3 times per year. Show less

External Examiner for Diploma/Foundation Art & Design

• Jun 2017 - Jan 2018

External Examiner for Product Design

• 2015 - Sep 2020

As External Examiner for the BDes Product Design course at Edinburgh Napier I provide oversight to help ensure parity with other UK Product design courses. This involves bi-annual visits to the Course to talk with staff and students in order to review course design, student work and presentations. As External Examiner for the BDes Product Design course at Edinburgh Napier I provide oversight to help ensure parity with other UK Product design courses. This involves bi-annual visits to the Course to talk with staff and students in order to review course design, student work and presentations.

External Examiner for BA Product Design

• Sep 2009 - 2013

Responsible for monitoring and ensuring the quality of the BA Product Design course with twice yearly visits to moderate work, review the curriculum and talk to students and staff Responsible for monitoring and ensuring the quality of the BA Product Design course with twice yearly visits to moderate work, review the curriculum and talk to students and staff

External Examiner for BA/BSc Product Design

• 2005 - 2009

Responsible for monitoring and ensuring the quality of the BA Product Design course with twice yearly visits to moderate work, review the curriculum and talk to students and staff Responsible for monitoring and ensuring the quality of the BA Product Design course with twice yearly visits to moderate work, review the curriculum and talk to students and staff

Marketing Executive

• Jan 1997 - Apr 1997

Lecturer / Visiting Lecturer

• Jan 1995 - Feb 1997

Full-time lecturer 1996 for Transport and Industrial Design. Part-time lecturer for Transport and Industrial Design. Also lectured to Engineering students on design issues Full-time lecturer 1996 for Transport and Industrial Design. Part-time lecturer for Transport and Industrial Design. Also lectured to Engineering students on design issues

Senior Designer

• 1988 - 1997

Transport design consultancy. Worked on automotive, marine, air and rail. Also product, exhibition, interior and and graphic design. Design Manager for the Microflat. A single person modular living unit based on a shipping container. Shortlisted for a Minerva Award by the Chartered Society of designers (CSD) Transport design consultancy. Worked on automotive, marine, air and rail. Also product, exhibition, interior and and graphic design. Design Manager for the Microflat. A single person modular living unit based on a shipping container. Shortlisted for a Minerva Award by the Chartered Society of designers (CSD)

Product Designer

• 1987 - 1988

Toy design for Kiddicraft, Boots etc and small electronic products Toy design for Kiddicraft, Boots etc and small electronic products

Product Designer

• Apr 1985 - Sep 1985

Playground Equipment Designer Playground Equipment Designer