I'm a designer and engineer with thirty years' experience in the development of innovative environments, products and services. I studied at Imperial College and Cambridge University and am a visiting tutor and research manager at the Royal College of Art.

My area of interest is the imperative to align community and organisational innovation with a commitment to equitable and sustainable development.

Technology and economic levers alone are poor masters. Systemic transformation is best achieved through empathic design, deep technical appreciation of the tools that we use to engage with each other and a clear understanding of the feedback between culture, technology and the environment on our attitudes and behaviours.

Key projects that I have developed while at the Royal College of Art include new partnerships with Mind, the national health charity, initially looking at mental resilience in young people and with the Finance Innovation Lab, on Trust and the future of Audit in the 21st century. I am also working with Imperial College Health Trust on quality improvement in health education, with Chelsea and Westminster NHS on medical team support during emergencies and Aalto University on new models of learning and creative development.

Previously, I was Director for Sustainability at Buro Happold, ran my own design and innovation practice, the SEA, and worked with Arup on large scale built environment projects around the world.

At the SEA, major projects and clients included brand and service innovation for Orange and France Telecom, behaviour change services for young diabetics with NHS Scotland, a novel education platform for museums and schools with the Department for Culture Media and Sports, strategic environmental consultancy for Southwark Council, Whitby Bird and the Building Research Establishment, a range of shoes for Camper, as well as design & innovation services for a number of start ups.