Ideator. Designer. Maker.
Often described by clients and friends as a “MacGyver”, my abilities, machine knowledge and skill-set allow me to create, fabricate, market and repurpose digital and physical products, creating value for businesses and users
As a designer, I have also founded a growing company that breathes new life into forgotten materials. My company, Purpos, has used old shipping pallets, glass, metal and other waste materials to create office desks, home furnishings and home accessories for businesses and private clients in Barbados.
Organisations
IDS Creative Inc. -
Senior Creative 2016 - Present
Primarily managing design projects, and giving client direction as it relates to visual identity design. I often edit content, give art direction and guidance to colleagues and clients for projects, and design and occasionally build tangible brand elements.
I also act in the role of chief creative from time to time as required/necessary.
Education
B.A. (HONS) PRODUCT DESIGN & ENGINEERING
Middlesex University - London 2007 - 2011
+ Dean’s prize: Outstanding Achievement in Product Design 2011
Diploma Foundation Studies (Art and Design)
City of Westminster College (London) - Distinction 2005 - 2006
Projects + Experience
PURPOS
Location:
Barbados
2016- Present | Up-Cycling Furniture Design
Ongoing project where I conceptualize, design and make various household and commercial items from discarded materials. Desks and Furniture Currently used throughout the IDS Office.
Remy Hair Barbados
Location:
Barbados
June - July 2014 | Visual Identity Design, Store Design and Fabrication
Concept generation, Brand Development & Merchandising of the RHB Store, including the design and fabrication of the physical elements of the Boutique.
JASON BRUGES STUDIO
Location:
United Kingdom
Dec 2011 | Fabrication and Production Assistant
2 week internship where I was part of the small production team that constructed and implemented live installations using 400+ individual ‘Flipper’ units that became the mechanically animated installation that would be More4’s new creative identity.
Wibbit
Location:
United Kingdom
2010 | Toy Design
In collaboration with Bluw and redloop, I conceptualized, designed and prototyped a throw and catch game based on skimming stones. Titled ‘Wibbit’ from the sound it makes is a whistling alien-frog-skimming-stone-mini-Frisbee throw and catch-and-splash toy for all the family. Avaliable on Amazon.
Teapod
Location:
United Kingdom
2010 | Packaging Design
Concept generation and design for wholesale packaging of budget friendly loose-leaf tea, sets, and shop design for Tea Company (teapod) in Shad Thames UK.
Linziclips
Location:
United Kingdom
Dec 2011 | Solidworks 3D modeling
Linziclip™ is a hair clip with a gripping mechanism that hides the inner workings of the claw clip whilst gripping the hair. All hidden behind a glamorous rose...A somewhat time-consuming task constructing a rose in full bloom, petal by petal, without impairing the clip’s original functionality.