Education

• De Montfort University

  2023-24

  -MA Design Innovation and Management (Distinction)+

  • Final Project: Creating community spaces for young people: How public space design can engage young people in communities.
  • Research led project involving covert observations and questionnaires resulting in a high quality rendered model.
• University of Derby

  2020-23

  –BA Product Design (First Class w Hons)+

  • Final Project: Helping children to develop design thinking skills through play.

  • Target audience informed project leading to functional prototype 3D printed from Fusion 360 model.

  • Awards: BA Product Design Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Deans Award Stage 2
• Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School

  2013-2020

  –A levels & GCSEs+

  A levels: Product Design B, Maths C, Physics C

  14 GCSEs (Grades 5-7, C-A*) including Maths 7, English Language 5 and English Literature 7

Experience

• Shelter Charity Shop Faversham

  Jan 2025- current

  Volunteering+

  • Developing excellent customer service and communication skills through working as part of a small team and interacting with customers.
    
  • Able to work with flexibility, moving between shop floor and storage room roles as required completing tasks such as pricing, restocking, stock organising and working on the till.
    Maintaining accuracy and focus when operating the till in the busy shop environment to ensure all transactions and donations are correctly processed.
• Rap Interiors

  2025

  -Work Experience+

  • Organised and completed a four-day internship at Rap Interiors, a workspace design and build company.
  • Specified furniture and planned key design elements for an office fit out project.
  • Developed an understanding of professional working environments and learnt how different groups communicate, prioritise and collaborate throughout the design process to ensure the project progresses.
• Derby University

  2022/23

  Final Year Undergraduate Project+

  • Designed a toy to help Primary school aged children develop design thinking skills through play.
  • Organised school visit and designed age-appropriate activities to engage target audience in the design research process.
  • 3D printed a working physical prototype from Fusion 360 file for testing and to gain an understanding of the materials, manufacturing, and construction processes that would be needed for mass manufacture.
• Derby University

  2022/23

  -Designing an interactive feature+

  • A project funded by a local school. Undertaken as part of a team of designers as an extracurricular piece of work.
  • Collaborated with workshop technicians on the construction process and set up the initial structure using scaffolding.
  • Learnt more about project progression and communication within professional environments.
• IOM3 Starpack

  2022

  -Packaging Design Competition+

  • Designed milk bottle packaging aimed at young children for the IOM3 Starpack competition.
  • Developed an understanding of material selection for manufacture and information presentation.
  • Awarded ‘highly commended’ status due to its playful design and healthy message for children.
• Social Design Project: Designing for a sense of belonging in nature

  2022

  -Designer/Exhibitor+

  • Conducted ethnographic research into the town of Bakewell and designed a space for a group who feel they are excluded from the local environment. Worked to a short time frame as part of a five-person team.
  • Collaborated with technicians to manufacture a physical prototype using a CNC router.
  • Invited to exhibit work at multiple events including the CivicLab Symposium and Midlands Design Sumit, created displays, graphics, and booklets to make an engaging exhibit and communicate project outcome.
• Derby University

  2020/21

  Elected Product Design Course Representative+

  • Collected feedback from students and delivered to university staff during termly meetings to resolve issues, ensure good communication and improve the university experience.