With a background in film, music, design, HCI and Ergonomics, I have a wealth of experience in research and design roles including an exciting 15 years working in the design innovation labs of global leaders and 10 years leading research and design teams.
I have built new teams, programs and processes in a variety of different contexts; from large global corporations to small startups and innovation labs but the majority of my career has been in small, agile teams, moving fast while building lightweight processes, tools and design systems with little to no budget.
I have spent the majority of my time in client-side positions, managing long-term programs of research and design across the whole product development process, from identifying product opportunities and creating strategic roadmaps to releasing features and measuring success, building strong partnerships with product management, engineering, marketing and business teams.
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I've balanced this with research and design consulting throughout my career including running my own boutique consultancy with full time and contract employees. Much of my time at Orange and Intel innovation labs was spent supporting the teams of strategic partner companies, leading innovation projects and helping them build successful new products.
