I started my career as a product designer over 20 years ago and I’ve worked in a number of different market sectors, as well as different size companies, both design consultancies and manufacturing. I’ve worked both in the UK and abroad, spending 7 years in Australia setting up my own design consultancy.
I started at Convatec about 2.5 years ago after working for a company designing respiratory and PPE for 11 years. My role here is primarily within Advanced Wound Care Research & Development, with occasional input with Continence & Critical Care, Ostomy Care, and Infusion Devices businesses. I’m responsible for innovation and ideation, as well as other engineering requirements. We make various prototypes as part of the design process, using in house 3D printers which allow us to quickly assess the designs both internally and externally.
I love the challenge of making things better and solving a problem to improve products.
I’m working on a number of projects, for example a novel diagnostic technology and a new NPWT pump. Working on innovation means I get to work on a few projects across different business units. It’s great having the variety.
