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Loughborough University
Sept 2007 - Jun 2008
Bar supervisor
I was responsible for managing a team of 20 people covering 2 bars in a venue of 4000 people.
This included:
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Time management of staff shifts and breaks
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Ensuring stock levels
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Dealing with customer complaints
MOD, RAF, Henlow
Institute of Aviation Medecine
Noise and Vibration Devision
DPS, Industrial Placement Year
Jul 2009 - Jul 2010
Acoustic Technition
As part of my degree I elected to do an industrial placement year at the RAF's Institute of Aviation Medicine.
My role involved visiting numerous MOD sites, measuring noise and vibration exposure levels of personal, analysing the data, producing reports and recommendations on exposure limits to conform with British Health and Safety Standards.
I was also responsible for the procurement of new equipment, and the redesign, role out and usability of the departments new data storage system.
MOD, RAF, Henlow
Institute of Aviation Medecine
Noise and Vibration Devision
Feb 2012 - Sept 2013
Acoustic Consultant
I returned to the RAF after graduating as an acoustic consultant, this involved extensive project management and team supervision. Planing and conducting specialist noise and vibration measurements at various MOD sites. These included Environmental Noise, Impulse Noise, Occupational Noise, Hand Arm Vibration and Whole Body Vibration. Producing detailed reports based on British Health and Safety Standards and managing multiple, fast paced project with ever shifting deadlines and priorities.
MaxFx Solutions
Contract for Jaguar Land Rover
HMI Research Department
Sept 2013 - Mar 2014
Ergonomics/Human Factors Specialist
This role involved:
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Researching new technologies to see if they could benefit JLR customers.
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Providing HMI/UX/UI expertise to development teams both within research and mainstream teams.
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Writing customer requirements for new features.
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Managing multiple projects across multiple teams and vehicle lines.
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User Testing.
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Prototyping both physical and digital.
MaxFx Solutions
Contract for Lockheed Martin UK
HMI Research Department
Mar 2014 - Jul 2014
Ergonomics/Human Factors Specialist
This role involved:
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Developing HMI/UX/UI interfaces for land based vehicles for the MOD.
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Advising and testing on physical ergonomics.
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Organising and conducting physical testing with end users.
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Ensuring user requirements were met by the design engineers.
MaxFx Solutions
Contract for Jaguar Land Rover
HMI Department
Jul 2014 - Mar 2017
Ergonomics/Human Factors Specialist
This role involved:
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Project Management of multiple projects across multiple development teams and vehicle lines.
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Feature owner for complex user interaction features.
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Writing customer requirements for personalisation, self learning car and Gen 2 HUD.
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Often being asked to take over projects to sort out complex HMI issues close to the end of the development cycle.
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Understanding the whole vehicle HMI, linking features and projects together to provide a seamless customer experience.
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Wire-framing digital.
MaxFx Solutions
Contract for Bombardier
Ergonomics and Design Department
Mar 2017 - May 2017
Ergonomics/Human Factors Specialist
This role involved:
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Working on the new London Underground Trains for the Elizabeth Line.
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Working on the Great Eastern Rail network train design.
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Creating documentation to ensure HMI requirements had been met.
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Developing HMI/UX/UI for train cab control panels.
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Conducting workshops with end users to ensure their requirements had been met.
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Risk analysis of controls and safety systems.
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Working with the engineering teams to ensure requirements had been met.
MaxFx Solutions
Contract for Jaguar Land Rover
HMI Department
Jun 2017 - Nov 2018
Ergonomics/Human Factors Specialist
I was asked to return to my JLR due to my unique and in-depth knowledge of the whole vehicle HMI in order to finish the delivery of the features I had previously been working on, winning a Technical Excellence Award for New Era Collaboration and releasing 3 features receiving 0 customer complaints in the first 24 months, these were:
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Smart Settings
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Self Learning Car
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HUD Gen 2
I was also tasked with the design and development of the UX/UI for the Gen 3 HUD. This involved using augmented reality to deliver a number of useful user experiences. After testing and assessing the proposed hardware to deliver the AR HUD I, discovered that it was not fit for purpose and saved the company £96 million in development.
I worked on a number of other features including, Clusters, 4x4i, InControl, PIVI, Low Traction Launch, Wade Mode, Clear Site Mirror and ADAS.
MaxFx Solutions/Hestia Phoenix
CEO
Property Developer
Nov 2018 - Feb 2021
After the unexpected and sudden passing of my father in Dec 2017, I decided to take a break from UI/UX work and spend time with my family.
During this time I started property development, at the same time as dealing with a young family and the buyout of my father's company shares on behalf of my mother.
During this time I learnt to:
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Project manage large complex building projects.
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Budget and source materials.
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Manage and coordinate deliveries, teams and tasks.
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Self motivation and communication.
Vencasa
Head of UX/UI
Proptech Startup
Feb 2019 -
My current role is working for a property technology start up as a UX/UI consultant.
Working for a startup means I have to adapt and change what I am working on and get involved anywhere help is needed.
I have been solely responsible for:
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Customer Journey
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Wireframe Design
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UI/UX requirements
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Market Research
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Managing the development team
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Testing
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