This site documents of my project based learning and creative play.
When I am not making things, I am mostly dancing on roller skates.
I am currently taking a career sabbatical, previously I was the Associate Head of Department for Design and Technology at UWE Bristol, UK. I lectured across 13 different specialist subjects in Product Design and Design Engineering. Before academia, my professional work was in Innovation, Product Design and Design Engineer.
I have a Masters degree in Industrial Design Engineering from the Royal College of Art, and a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, London.
I taught a range of dance and movement skills, skating, juggling, object manipulation and dancing over the last 35 years.
Expertise & Experience
Design Engineering
- Innovation
- Design Engineering
- Mechanisms and Structures Design Engineering
- Electromechanical Design
- Robotics
- Working Prototypes
Design
- Product Design and Innovation
- Industrial Design
- Design for Manufacture
- Design Process
- Design Management
Leadership
- Management
- Staff Recruitment
- Mentoring & Staff Development
- Conflict Resolution
- Support for staff
Digital
- Solidworks
- Grasshopper 3D
- Rhino CAD
- Fusion 360
- 3D Printing
- Arduino
- Circuit Python
- Physical Computing
- Raspberry Pi
- Creative Coding
Physical
- Metal Lathe
- Technical Sewing
- Self Build Housing
- Kinetic Art
- Photography
- Green Wood Carving
Movement & Dance
- Roller Skating
- Roller Dance
- Swing Dance
- Lindy Hop
- Charleston
- Object Manipulation
- Juggling
- Bicycle Design
- Cycling
- Kites
Teaching & Learning
- Public Speaking
- Lecturing
- Teaching
- Coaching
- Project Based Learning
- Learning through play
- Theory & practice of learning
On The Web
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