Experience

Design Thinkers Academy London

• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Learning Designer

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  As the Learning Designer, I lead the courses and workshops we run at the Design Thinkers Academy. This includes social impact programmes like our Bootcamp, where I work with non-profits and public sector organisations to create challenging design briefs. I lead our introductory Design Thinking Fundamentals course, help out with facilitation training, and leadership coaching. In addition to facilitating our courses, I also lead the curriculum design for our bespoke offerings for the corporate sector which include co-creation workshops, strategic design, and design thinking. We are always working on new courses and new toolkits, so never a dull moment. I also collaborate with our sister design consultancy DK&A within my areas of technical expertise of sustainability, user experience, and emerging technologies.



Spaceship Studios

• United Kingdom
• Graphic Design

• Creative Director

  • Apr 2018 - Present



Royal College of Art

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Visiting Tutor

  • Oct 2016 - Dec 2018

  Project reviews and 1-1 tutoring on design research, ideation, and implementation with a focus on storytelling, sustainability, and digital UX. Worked with MA/MSc students in Innovation Design Engineering, Global Innovation Design, and undergraduates in Design Engineering. Project reviews and 1-1 tutoring on design research, ideation, and implementation with a focus on storytelling, sustainability, and digital UX. Worked with MA/MSc students in Innovation Design Engineering, Global Innovation Design, and undergraduates in Design Engineering.



Bright Little Labs

• United Kingdom
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Product

  • Aug 2017 - Apr 2018

  Leading the Product Vision for Detective Dot and the CIA (the Children’s Intelligence Agency) in order to engage young people in STEM, critical thinking, and creativity. First up: building a trans-media story universe including low-tech print media, interactive games, animation, and secret clues embedded in the world around us. Leading the Product Vision for Detective Dot and the CIA (the Children’s Intelligence Agency) in order to engage young people in STEM, critical thinking, and creativity. First up: building a trans-media story universe including low-tech print media, interactive games, animation, and secret clues embedded in the world around us.



Imperial College London

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate, Dyson School of Design Engineering

  • Mar 2016 - Aug 2017

  Developing sustainable design engineering toolkits that enhance traditional design research with ubiquitous computing, IoT, and other data-driven tools. Developing sustainable design engineering toolkits that enhance traditional design research with ubiquitous computing, IoT, and other data-driven tools.



Institute of Imagination

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer In Residence

  • Apr 2015 - Oct 2015

  Developed a toolkit to explore speculative future citiesLed stop motion animation workshops for 500+ children and familiesDesigned and built a mobile "Imagination Lab" to tour festivals and schools Developed a toolkit to explore speculative future citiesLed stop motion animation workshops for 500+ children and familiesDesigned and built a mobile "Imagination Lab" to tour festivals and schools



Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• UX Program Manager, XBOX Hololens

  • Feb 2012 - Feb 2013

  Designed framework for holographic user interfacePrototyped filming hardware rig and produced vision videoDesigned demo set pieces and retail exhibit concepts

• UX Program Manager, Bing

  • Nov 2010 - Feb 2012

  Designed iPad app for Bing Search (reached #1 in the App Store)Designed launch apps for Windows 8, Nook, and KindleLed cross-company sharing and social design strategies

• Program Manager, Live Labs

  • Aug 2009 - Jun 2011

  -Led development of Zoom.it image caching service, site traffic analysis, branding, and product launch-Coordinated with UC Berkeley to produce Chronozoom, a temporal visualization platform-Led the Pivot web thumbnailing service and filter based SERP visualization-Designed plan for social media driven game for Pivot product launch-Developed several concept and end-to-end data visualization prototypes

• Technical Program Manager, SQL Server

  • Sep 2006 - Aug 2009

  Managed a start-up team in Serbia to develop SQL Server types to support spatial dataLed a cross-group effort to implement an interactive map visualization tool for Management StudioAward-winning presentations including SQLConnections, TechReady8, and keynote demos.Coordinated a grassroots festival to showcase product-wide innovations to 1000+ attendeesAchieved a Microsoft Gold Star Award for contribution