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Resume

My Skills and Competancies

Design Thinking ▪ Industrial Product Design ▪ Innovation Strategy Development ▪ Innovation Leadership ▪ Workshop Facilitation ▪ Concept Development ▪ Project Management and Co-ordination▪ Client Interaction ▪ Requirement Gathering ▪ Design Software – AutoCAD/Adobe Photoshop/Solidworks ▪ Project Delivery ▪ Presenting ▪ Stakeholder Management ▪ Client Needs Evaluation ▪ Academic Research and Writing

My Career

Management Knowledge Transfer Partnership (mKTP) Associate    

2022 – Present

Robert Gordon University and Optimal Asset Maintenance Solutions Ltd. - Aberdeen (UK)

Role Description

Working on a project to use design thinking to innovate business processes, in a growing SME engineering consultancy.

Key Highlights

  • Introducing and applying of design thinking methods and tools (such as the Double Diamond Model and Innovation Canvas) in a new and challenging sector (Oil and Gas/Mining).

  • Demonstrating an aptitude for user-insight discovery, creativity, and adaptability, with the creation of solutions that address multiple business challenges and ambitions simultaneously across different geographical and cultural regions.

  • Utilising strong communication skills to overcome project threatening challenges, through reconciling with stakeholders and finding solutions.

  • Taking on new challenges by moving into a new country (Scotland) to work in a new field (business management) in a new sector (Oil and Gas/Engineering Consultancy).

  • Pursuing opportunities to learn and develop, by quickly developing a working understanding of new concepts, disciplines, and systems, to bring my specialist knowledge and skills to a wide range of circumstances.

Graphics Designer      

Part-Time alongside studies 2019 – 2022

Self-Employed - Plymouth (UK)

Role Description

Designing unique and customised logo and branding solutions for my clients

Key Highlights

  • Evaluating and presenting design alternatives as well as providing recommendations based on design experience

  • Using iterative design and prototyping methods to explore possibilities

  • Understanding the importance of added value when pricing

Designer: Distributed Design Sprint 2019                                                                               2019

Machine Rooms  -  London (UK)

Role Description

A key contributor on a week long project to develop a light suitable for sustainable economies and address current social elements which prevent more sustainable practices

Key Highlights

  • Assessed need to upgrade the DIY skills among younger demographics which prohibited the practice of repair

  • Displayed strong teamwork and communication skills to gain technical understanding from subject matter experts

Food and Beverage Assistant                                                                         

2016 – 2021

Various Businesses and Roles ▪ Midhurst ▪ West Sussex

Key Highlights

  • Developed excellent teamwork, professionalism and interpersonal skills

  • Displayed strong flexibility to think proactively, anticipate probable issues and provide quick & appropriate solutions

My Qualifications, Certifications and Awards

Qualifications

  • Ba Hons 3D Design: Industrial Product Design (2:1)

  • 3 A-Levels (BBC) Maths, Product Design & Government and Politics

Courses and Certifictes

  • ITOL Festival of Innovation 2023 – Disruptive Innovation Master Class

  • Innovate UK Innovation Strategy Course (2023)

  • IDEO U Business Innovation Course (2022)

  • University Course Studentship Award (2021)

  • Full UK Driver’s License

Awards

  • 3D Design Studentship Award for significant contribution to the course

FILES

Resume

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Portfolio 

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