Career highlights
Career highlights
I've been doing this for over two decades. Here's a few experience highlights that stick out.
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EARLIEST
Feb 21, 2024
Joined d.MBA Academy as a part-time coach and facilitator
After collaborating with d.MBA for several years on content, I jumped in as one of the coaches on their new product. I'm running sprints, coaching students, and hosting guests as members go on a 12 month transformation from execution > strategic transformation.
Feb 21, 2024
Joined d.MBA Academy as a part-time coach and facilitator
After collaborating with d.MBA for several years on content, I jumped in as one of the coaches on their new product. I'm running sprints, coaching students, and hosting guests as members go on a 12 month transformation from execution > strategic transformation.
Feb 21, 2024
Joined d.MBA Academy as a part-time coach and facilitator
After collaborating with d.MBA for several years on content, I jumped in as one of the coaches on their new product. I'm running sprints, coaching students, and hosting guests as members go on a 12 month transformation from execution > strategic transformation.
Jun 8, 2024
Led the UX Strategy for Virgin Atlantic journey merger
Rolling a Holidays search and booking journey into the flights experience is no mean feat. And to get it ready for launch in 3 months? Ambitious. But as part of the team at Berst, we led a rapid turnaround of this new experience which would launch in time for the busiest booking period.
Jun 8, 2024
Led the UX Strategy for Virgin Atlantic journey merger
Rolling a Holidays search and booking journey into the flights experience is no mean feat. And to get it ready for launch in 3 months? Ambitious. But as part of the team at Berst, we led a rapid turnaround of this new experience which would launch in time for the busiest booking period.
Jun 8, 2024
Led the UX Strategy for Virgin Atlantic journey merger
Rolling a Holidays search and booking journey into the flights experience is no mean feat. And to get it ready for launch in 3 months? Ambitious. But as part of the team at Berst, we led a rapid turnaround of this new experience which would launch in time for the busiest booking period.
Jun 26, 2024
Attended Config 2024 in San Francisco
My overdue first trip to Silicon Valley. An eye-opening, varied and enriching trip where I met some amazing people.
Jun 26, 2024
Attended Config 2024 in San Francisco
My overdue first trip to Silicon Valley. An eye-opening, varied and enriching trip where I met some amazing people.
Jun 26, 2024
Attended Config 2024 in San Francisco
My overdue first trip to Silicon Valley. An eye-opening, varied and enriching trip where I met some amazing people.
Feb 21, 2024
Launched Strategy Mapping for Designers workshop
My Strategy Mapping for Designers workshop helps bring clarity to strategy, empowering teams to have more business impact. I help designers gain confidence in the world of business and product strategy in an interactive and collaborative full-day.
Feb 21, 2024
Launched Strategy Mapping for Designers workshop
My Strategy Mapping for Designers workshop helps bring clarity to strategy, empowering teams to have more business impact. I help designers gain confidence in the world of business and product strategy in an interactive and collaborative full-day.
Feb 21, 2024
Launched Strategy Mapping for Designers workshop
My Strategy Mapping for Designers workshop helps bring clarity to strategy, empowering teams to have more business impact. I help designers gain confidence in the world of business and product strategy in an interactive and collaborative full-day.
Jun 15, 2023
Kuoni redesign hits the mark with travellers
Collaborating with the clever folks at Berst, we launched the new Kuoni experience with a focus on bringing their in-store quality and brand to the online experience.
Jun 15, 2023
Kuoni redesign hits the mark with travellers
Collaborating with the clever folks at Berst, we launched the new Kuoni experience with a focus on bringing their in-store quality and brand to the online experience.
Jun 15, 2023
Kuoni redesign hits the mark with travellers
Collaborating with the clever folks at Berst, we launched the new Kuoni experience with a focus on bringing their in-store quality and brand to the online experience.
Apr 15, 2022
Led early stage design for Rodeo, helping secure a £5m Seed round
My Strategy Mapping for Designers workshop helps bring clarity to strategy, empowering teams to have more business impact. I help designers gain confidence in the world of business and product strategy in an interactive and collaborative full-day.
Apr 15, 2022
Led early stage design for Rodeo, helping secure a £5m Seed round
My Strategy Mapping for Designers workshop helps bring clarity to strategy, empowering teams to have more business impact. I help designers gain confidence in the world of business and product strategy in an interactive and collaborative full-day.
Apr 15, 2022
Led early stage design for Rodeo, helping secure a £5m Seed round
My Strategy Mapping for Designers workshop helps bring clarity to strategy, empowering teams to have more business impact. I help designers gain confidence in the world of business and product strategy in an interactive and collaborative full-day.
Jun 10, 2021
Spoke at UX London for the first time
This had been on my presenting bucket list for a while. So when Clearleft approached me about talking as part of the remote (Covid-era) UX Fest in 2021, I jumped at the chance.
Jun 10, 2021
Spoke at UX London for the first time
This had been on my presenting bucket list for a while. So when Clearleft approached me about talking as part of the remote (Covid-era) UX Fest in 2021, I jumped at the chance.
Jun 10, 2021
Spoke at UX London for the first time
This had been on my presenting bucket list for a while. So when Clearleft approached me about talking as part of the remote (Covid-era) UX Fest in 2021, I jumped at the chance.
May 13, 2020
Graduated from the d.MBA programme
Earned my Design MBA, and would start a wonderful relationship with the programme's founders. First as their podcast co-host, and since 2025 as a coach and facilitator of the d.MBA Academy.
May 13, 2020
Graduated from the d.MBA programme
Earned my Design MBA, and would start a wonderful relationship with the programme's founders. First as their podcast co-host, and since 2025 as a coach and facilitator of the d.MBA Academy.
May 13, 2020
Graduated from the d.MBA programme
Earned my Design MBA, and would start a wonderful relationship with the programme's founders. First as their podcast co-host, and since 2025 as a coach and facilitator of the d.MBA Academy.
Aug 13, 2020
My first podcast appearance!
Look mum, it's me! My first time with a mic in front of me, speaking about my approach to Design Sprints with the lovely folks at Clearleft. Who else appears on this episode? None other than the inventor of the Design Sprint... Jake Knapp! This appearance would give me the confidence to start (and appear on) several more since.
Aug 13, 2020
My first podcast appearance!
Look mum, it's me! My first time with a mic in front of me, speaking about my approach to Design Sprints with the lovely folks at Clearleft. Who else appears on this episode? None other than the inventor of the Design Sprint... Jake Knapp! This appearance would give me the confidence to start (and appear on) several more since.
Aug 13, 2020
My first podcast appearance!
Look mum, it's me! My first time with a mic in front of me, speaking about my approach to Design Sprints with the lovely folks at Clearleft. Who else appears on this episode? None other than the inventor of the Design Sprint... Jake Knapp! This appearance would give me the confidence to start (and appear on) several more since.
Mar 1, 2020
Founded Designer in Business
Everyone had a lockdown project, right? Mine was a newsletter and podcast to help designers build business confidence.
Mar 1, 2020
Founded Designer in Business
Everyone had a lockdown project, right? Mine was a newsletter and podcast to help designers build business confidence.
Mar 1, 2020
Founded Designer in Business
Everyone had a lockdown project, right? Mine was a newsletter and podcast to help designers build business confidence.
Oct 11, 2017
My first interm leadership role in Fintech
After years agency side, I took the leap in-house as a Interim Head of UX & Design at this respected Fintech.
Oct 11, 2017
My first interim leadership role in Fintech
After years agency side, I took the leap in-house as a Interim Head of UX & Design at this respected Fintech.
Oct 11, 2017
My first interim leadership role in Fintech
After years agency side, I took the leap in-house as a Interim Head of UX & Design at this respected Fintech.
Mar 17, 2017
Took the leap to freelancing
After years of weighing up the timing, I made the jump to independance (and I've never looked back).
Mar 17, 2017
Took the leap to freelancing
After years of weighing up the timing, I made the jump to independance (and I've never looked back).
Mar 17, 2017
Took the leap to freelancing
After years of weighing up the timing, I made the jump to independance (and I've never looked back).
Jun 16, 2016
Ran my first (or many) Design Sprints
I gained a reputation as a competent Sprint facilitator, later collaborating with Clearleft to run them with several clients (and making an appearance on their podcast to share my approach).
Jun 16, 2016
Ran my first (of many) Design Sprints
I gained a reputation as a competent Sprint facilitator, later collaborating with Clearleft to run them with several clients (and making an appearance on their podcast to share my approach).
Jun 16, 2016
Ran my first (of many) Design Sprints
I gained a reputation as a competent Sprint facilitator, later collaborating with Clearleft to run them with several clients (and making an appearance on their podcast to share my approach).
Jul 7, 2016
Promoted to Director of Design & UX at Makemedia
After a 7 year journey, growing the design function from 1 to a crack-team of respected practicioners, and helping grow revenue to over £1m per year, I was invited to become a Director at the agency I'd been part of since the day I moved to Brighton.
Jul 7, 2016
Promoted to Director of Design & UX at Makemedia
After a 7 year journey, growing the design function from 1 to a crack-team of respected practicioners, and helping grow revenue to over £1m per year, I was invited to become a Director at the agency I'd been part of since the day I moved to Brighton.
Jul 7, 2016
Promoted to Director of Design & UX at Makemedia
After a 7 year journey, growing the design function from 1 to a crack-team of respected practicioners, and helping grow revenue to over £1m per year, I was invited to become a Director at the agency I'd been part of since the day I moved to Brighton.
Jul 7, 2014
Reimagined the Cannes Lions Archive
The marketing industry's biggest creative showcase needed a refresh of the user expreience, which I led the UX Strategy and a later UI refresh of.
Jul 7, 2014
Reimagined the Cannes Lions Archive
The marketing industry's biggest creative showcase needed a refresh of the user expreience, which I led the UX Strategy and a later UI refresh of.
Jul 7, 2014
Reimagined the Cannes Lions Archive
The marketing industry's biggest creative showcase needed a refresh of the user expreience, which I led the UX Strategy and a later UI refresh of.
Jul 7, 2014
Glenigan B2B SaaS redesign wins the PPA Award for Best Digital Product
Glenigan is Europe's leading B2B data product for the construction industry. After 18 months leading UX Strategy and hands-on product design, this redesign would be recognised at the PPA Awards. I even met Fearne Cotton!
Jul 7, 2014
Glenigan B2B SaaS redesign wins the PPA Award for Best Digital Product
Glenigan is Europe's leading B2B data product for the construction industry. After 18 months leading UX Strategy and hands-on product design, this redesign would be recognised at the PPA Awards. I even met Fearne Cotton!
Jul 7, 2014
Glenigan B2B SaaS redesign wins the PPA Award for Best Digital Product
Glenigan is Europe's leading B2B data product for the construction industry. After 18 months leading UX Strategy and hands-on product design, this redesign would be recognised at the PPA Awards. I even met Fearne Cotton!
Aug 27, 2012
Designed the UK's first large scale commercial responsive website.
When responsive design was still a fledgling concept, I convinced a brave client to go all-in on a responsive redesign of their B2B subsciption website. Infrastructure Journal would be the first site of this scale to launch in the UK, and enjoy features in the likes of .NET magazine as a result. Acquired and rebranded a few short years later, it stood as a testiment to the power of browser technology over native apps.
Aug 27, 2012
Designed the UK's first large scale commercial responsive website.
When responsive design was still a fledgling concept, I convinced a brave client to go all-in on a responsive redesign of their B2B subsciption website. Infrastructure Journal would be the first site of this scale to launch in the UK, and enjoy features in the likes of .NET magazine as a result. Acquired and rebranded a few short years later, it stood as a testiment to the power of browser technology over native apps.
Aug 27, 2012
Designed the UK's first large scale commercial responsive website.
When responsive design was still a fledgling concept, I convinced a brave client to go all-in on a responsive redesign of their B2B subsciption website. Infrastructure Journal would be the first site of this scale to launch in the UK, and enjoy features in the likes of .NET magazine as a result. Acquired and rebranded a few short years later, it stood as a testiment to the power of browser technology over native apps.
Mar 17, 2010
Joined as co-organiser of UX Camp Brighton
The UK's most popular grassroots UX Unconference, which I've been co-organiser of for over 10 years.
Mar 17, 2010
Joined as co-organiser of UX Camp Brighton
The UK's most popular grassroots UX Unconference, which I've been co-organiser of for over 10 years.
Mar 17, 2010
Joined as co-organiser of UX Camp Brighton
The UK's most popular grassroots UX Unconference, which I've been co-organiser of for over 10 years.
May 5, 2009
Moved to Brighton
At a time when Brighton was starting to boom as the Silicon Valley of the UK, I moved to join the growing agency Makemedia. I would go on to lead the design team for nearly 10 years, leaving as Director of Design & UX.
May 5, 2009
Moved to Brighton
At a time when Brighton was starting to boom as the Silicon Valley of the UK, I moved to join the growing agency Makemedia. I would go on to lead the design team for nearly 10 years, leaving as Director of Design & UX.
May 5, 2009
Moved to Brighton
At a time when Brighton was starting to boom as the Silicon Valley of the UK, I moved to join the growing agency Makemedia. I would go on to lead the design team for nearly 10 years, leaving as Director of Design & UX.
Aug 17, 2007
First design leadership role
My first promotion to lead a small agency team in London, which would involve the first of many hires throughout my career.
Aug 17, 2007
First design leadership role
My first promotion to lead a small agency team in London, which would involve the first of many hires throughout my career.
Aug 17, 2007
First design leadership role
My first promotion to lead a small agency team in London, which would involve the first of many hires throughout my career.
Jul 12, 2005
Graduated from University of Kent
It all starts here! Out into the world of design employment with my degree in Multimedia Technology & Design under my arm, and stack of (printed) CVs in my backpack...
Jul 12, 2005
Graduated from University of Kent
It all starts here! Out into the world of design employment with my degree in Multimedia Technology & Design under my arm, and stack of (printed) CVs in my backpack...
Jul 12, 2005
Graduated from University of Kent
It all starts here! Out into the world of design employment with my degree in Multimedia Technology & Design under my arm, and stack of (printed) CVs in my backpack...
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