In 2006 I co-founded Blender Design – an Auckland based product design company along with 2 friends. Since then I’ve built and led a passionate young team of product design experts and together we help build successful products and businesses from great ideas. 

We have worked and will continue to work in a range of industries: consumer electronics, architectural hardware, marine & outdoors, consumer products, office furniture, animal health, clean-tech, electric vehicles, and more …

• Creative problem solving – this is the essence of what I do
• Market focused design – creating products that fit the market
• Design for manufacture – a vast knowledge of materials and manufacturing techniques
• Prototyping – make anything quickly with the latest in materials and technology
• New venture creation – working with entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into reality

• Design Thinking
• Consumer Electronics Product Design
• Plastic part design (esp. Injection Molding)
• Additive Manufacturing

• Product, Innovation & Brand Strategy
• New Product Development
• Design for Manufacture & Assembly
• Consumer Technology
• Sustainability & Life Cycle Thinking
• Project Management

• Loves the outdoors, camping and hiking
• Enjoys cooking up culinary delights
• Snowboarding
• Playing Tennis
• Scuba Diving