Senior Lecturer for the BA(Hons) Automotive & Transport Design course (ATD) and the Product, Furniture, Ceramics (PFC) courses at Staffordshire University. I also work as a freelance design consultant offering a range of services in product design, graphic design, product development and brand licensing. In my spare time I am a semi-professional artist working oils and acrylics covering landscapes and portraiture, I'm currently represented by two galleries in London.
I have over 20 years’ experience as a designer for many well-known brands, in particular working for 10 years at Michelin Tyre Plc as a Product Development Manager for their global licensing division. I have also designed luxury homoewsre and accessories for Royal Doulton, Wedgwood, Jeff Banks, Pringle of Scotland, the Oneida Group, & Aspreys of London.
Academic qualifications
- MA(RCA) Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork and Jewellery – Royal College of Art
- BA(Hons) 3D Design – Sheffield Hallam University
Expertise
Ideation, Sketching, design and product development, Adobe Creative Suite, Alias, Blender, Solidworks, Keyshot, graphics design, branding, product design, metalwork, silversmithing, painting.
Teaching
Senior Lecturer across 2 undergraduate courses, teaching all 3 year groups, and superviser for MAnS postgraduate students.