Experience

huru

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Jun 2021 - Present



ESCO

• Tetbury, England, United Kingdom

• Director

  • Jun 2021 - Present



Dyson

• Singapore
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head Of New Product Innovation

  • Mar 2019 - May 2021

  Directly responsible for a team of 35 engineers and designers. Entrepreneurial, experimental and self-driven individual with a proven track record leading innovation and delivering projects across a diverse range of technology areas. Proven leader of large multidisciplinary, multicultural, global engineering teams. Currently line managing a team of 35 engineers and designers. Adept at combining commercial and consumer insight with new technology and beautiful design to create exciting, innovative and highly profitable new products for dyson. Skilled at mentoring individuals and managing teams to develop and sustain a high performing team culture.Outward facing brand ambassador, regularly hosting product launch events, media tours and PR initiatives around the world.Broad technical skillset across mechanical, electrical and system engineering.Named inventor on 47 unique patents, with more than 290 worldwide filings. Areas including:High power heatingDigital motorsControl systemsAcousticsSeparation systems & FiltrationElectrostaticsMechanical systemsCeramics, Metals and plasticsIndustrial designer with more than 20 registered designs and awards including: Red Dot design award, 2007, 2008Design Week Best Industrial product award 2007, 2008Industrial Product Design of the Year at the Plastics Industry Awards 2007Hire Centre Excellence Award Product of the Year 2007

• Design Manager - New Product Development Singapore

  • Mar 2018 - Feb 2019

• Design Manager - New Product Development

  • Sep 2017 - Mar 2018

  Working in New Product Development to bring early stage projects through to maturity and transfer them to Asia.Responsible for a dynamic project team of up to 100 engineers.

• Design Manager - New Product Innovation

  • Apr 2015 - Sep 2017

  Working in New Product Innovation to shape new product and new catagory visions for dyson.Directly managing a team of 6 engineers with responsibility for a project team of 29.

• NPI Concept Lead

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

  Working in New Product Innovation leading a team of 7 engineers, creating and developing technologies for new category projects. Responsible for steering these projects through early milestones, leveraging key technologies to deliver optimum commercial advantage.

• Senior Design Engineer - New Product Innovation

  • Jun 2013 - Dec 2014

  Working in New Product Innovation developing new category products, designs and technologies.

• Design Engineer - New Product Innovation

  • Dec 2010 - Jun 2013

• Graduate Design Engineer - New Product Innovation

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2010



egf polo

• Oxford, United Kingdom

• Partner, Design Lead

  • Jul 2009 - Jul 2015

  Polo focussed clothing and jewellery business offering innovative, design-led team-wear and accessories for polo players, clubs and teams. Polo focussed clothing and jewellery business offering innovative, design-led team-wear and accessories for polo players, clubs and teams.



FSW Design

• Nottingham, United Kingdom

• Product Designer

  • Jun 2007 - Sep 2008

  A Nottingham-based design consultancy, winner of the Design Week Best Industrial product award 2007, 2008, Industrial Product Design of the Year at the Plastics Industry Awards 2007, Hire Centre Excellence Award Product of the Year 2007 and Independant Living Award 2007. Involved with 20 major projects throughout the year, 7 as lead designer. 12 products currently in production for clients including, FISKARS ltd, SIEMENS plc, SANKEY ltd and Birchwood ltd. FSW gave me the opportunity to hone my design skills in a fast paced working environment on some very exciting projects.