Education:

BA (Hons) Industrial Design, Transport (2:1) - Coventry University 1994

MA Design Studies (Distinction) - Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design 1996

Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Art and Design (Distinction) -
Centre for Learning and Teaching in Art and Design, University of the Arts London 2007

Academic Employment:

2008 on    Head of Design and Applied Arts and Associate Head of the School of Design
Edinburgh College of Art

2009 on    External Examiner BA (Hons) Three Dimensional Design
University of Plymouth

2009 on    External Advisor, School of Arts and Creative Industries
Edinburgh Napier University

2008 on    External Examiner MA Product Design and MA Design and Visualisation
Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Birmingham City University

2003 - 2007    Head of Furniture, Product and Interior Design
Edinburgh College of Art

2002 - 2003    Senior Lecturer in Design, School of Design and Media Arts
Napier University

2001 - 2002     Course Director, Innovative Product Design
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee

1998 -2001    Programme Leader, Interdisciplinary Design
Napier University

1996 - 1998    Lecturer in Design, School of Design and Media Arts
Napier University

1996        Visiting Lecturer, MA Design Studies
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design

Consultancy and Professional Practice:

2003 on    Creative Director, Design Transformation Group

2007 - 2009     Creative Director, Outgang Limited

2008        CPD and Educational workshops for The Lighthouse

1994 - 2007     Freelance Design Consultant

1993        Industrial Designer, Unit for the Development of Alternative Products

1993        Product Designer, Warwick Design