As a passionate design educator, I've delivered lectures in Australia, Spain and Mexico.

Since 2013, I've been working as a Sessional Academic within QUT's Industrial Design course and QCA's Design Futures course (Griffith University). I also work with Secondary Schools and Tertiary Institutions to provide Design Thinking workshops.

International Guest Lectures:
- 'Tools for Contemporary Industrial Designers', Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 27th September 2012.
- 'Design and Social Media: Leveraging Digital Platforms as a Designer', QUT World Industrial Design Day, 28th June 2013.
- 'Design and Social Media: Digital Platforms for Modern Designers', Griffith University, 19th September 2013.
- 'Product Lifecycle - Designing Towards A Circular Economy', Queensland University of Technology, 14th April 2014.
- 'Narratives of Green Spaces - Marketing and Design for a Sustainable Future', Griffith University, 14th May 2014.
- 'Personal Branding for Professional Designers', Queensland University of Technology, 23rd July 2014.
- 'The Marketing Environment - Understanding the Market in Which You Operate', Queensland University of Technology, 4th August 2014.
- 'Personal Branding - Building a Portfolio and Strategic Action Plan', Griffith University, 4th September 2014.
- 'Design, Ethics and Sustainability - Design as an Enabler of Positive Impact', Griffith University, 23rd October 2014.
- 'Design Ethics and New Practice', Delivered to visiting KAIST University (Centre for Creative Entrepreneur) students, Griffith University, 3rd November 2014.
- 'Design Practice Across International Borders', ELISAVA (Universidad Pompeu Fabra), Barcelona, 12th January 2015.

Talks:
- 'Seven Steps For Startup Success', IMPACT-ED event (run by Startup Creative), Creative Industries Enterprise Centre, Brisbane, 25th September 2014.
- 'Entering the Design Industry - Creating a Compelling Personal Brand', Design Institute of Australia TARMAC event, Brisbane, 26th August 2014.

Tutoring:
- Design Business Practice, QCA Design Futures Program, Griffith University, Brisbane, 2014.
- Principles of Marketing, QCA Design Futures Program, Griffith University, Brisbane, 2014.
- Digital Technologies, QCA Design Futures Program, Griffith University, Brisbane, 2013 & 2014.
- Industrial Design 1, Industrial Design Program, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 2014.
- Industrial Design 2, Industrial Design Program, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 2013 & 2014.
- Industrial Design 6, Industrial Design Program, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 2014.
- Product Usability, Industrial Design Program, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 2014.

Design Thinking Workshops:
- Future Scenario: Building a Repair Culture, Year 7 & 8 Students, Pimpama State Secondary College, June 2014.

Design Camp Tutor:
Introducing Design: Project Week Camp for Queensland University of Technology Industrial Design, Interior Design, Architecture and Landscape Architecture Students, Lake Cootharaba, Noosa, 2013 & 2014.

Everyone loves a celebration. Whether it’s a party, barbacue, or a nice meal with friends, the majority of us will agree that our beer, soft drink or wine needs to be served ice cold.

Jinja drink coolers are the perfect solution to keep your drinks and parties at the cool end of the spectrum. Handmade from fully recycled textile waste, they also help you remember which drink is yours!

Available in different sizes and colours, they suit both casual and formal settings; from the beach through to a nice restaurant.

Dama is a table lamp designed by Tom Allen for Spanish eco-design company Lucirmás. Made from upcycled, recyclable and sustainably certified materials, the lamp was first previewed at the Salon Internazionale del Mobile in Milan 2012 at Superstudio Piú but has now been officially launched.

Inspired and made from beautiful, 5 litre glass vessels (commonly used for storing wine or oil in Italy), their charm gives that warm feeling you get observing an old, masterful Italian cook, craftfully preparing a delicious meal. Perfect as a table lamp for a variety of settings, users can easily remove the glass 'lampshade' with the original handle, which makes cleaning an easy process. The beech timber base is PEFC certified (http://www.pefc.org/) ensuring both the designer and producer's intention to practice sustainable design.

The lamp is entirely handmade in Barcelona with the highest attention to detail and craftmanship. Each lamp is personally numbered. Using a low energy Plumen 001 lightbulb (which has a lifetime of 8 years), Dama is sure to be the talking point in your home, restaurant or hotel.

Work: With the official brand launch planned for late 2012, I am currently consulting across a broad spectrum of this exciting new business; from digital/social media, communication and PR strategy, marketing and design. I am also overseeing the implementation of a new website and the planned brand/product launches. I have also designed a collection of products to be released later this year.

Jinja has a passion for sharing enjoyable rituals through beautiful, sustainable products. Jinja designs and makes a wide range of original, handcrafted products made from 100% recycled textile waste. Jinja has a clear conscience. Their respect for nature underlies their entire eco-design creative process, meaning Jinja products come with a seal of responsibility! With a love of material experimentation, Jinja will continue innovating in order to bring you the best product designs to accompany and help you enjoy everyday life. Jinja products are responsibly handmade in Portugal and have been designed around the world.

The Emotion Lab was a turning point in my career which gave me excellent experience in setting up a design studio in a multicultural environment. It was here that my vision became more business focussed and I came to understand that business success does not rely solely on great design. I directed our communication, PR and marketing strategy as well as actively managing the studio and overseeing the design process. We were published in the leading design blogs and magazines around the world. Relationships were built with opinion leaders while a solid base of followers were attracted to our various social media platforms.

The Emotion Lab was formed by four designers from three distinct continents - Tom Allen (Australia), Christian Vivanco (Mexico), Yago Rodriguez (Spain) and Marta Falcón (Spain).

Our unique multicultural perspective stemming from such diverse experiences, traditions and approaches, offered a simple, honest and functional approach to design, centred on the generation of rich, lasting emotions. Our ideas responded to a deep observation of human behaviour and as a result we found solutions based on the present and future emotional needs of the user.

We studied intangible links and continued investigating until we found tangible solutions which improved the interaction and discourse between objects, brands and people. Our objective was to make responsible proposals for our society, without losing the emotive aspect; searching for hope and solutions which pointed towards a better future. Creating meaningful, emotive experiences is vital for the success of a companies' products and services; for products which only satisfy usable, intuitive and functional considerations are no longer sufficient. More than designing objects, we wanted to generate and provoke emotions and experiences which you would never forget.

This is one of the largest murals in the southern hemisphere - 110m x 8.5m. Working alongside Australian artist Miles Allen (http://www.milesallen.com) seven designs were drafted to meet the client's brief of "Mondrian-like qualities... greens and greys". The final design chosen has fins, giving the coloured blocks a 3D effect by creating different shadows depending on the time of the day . Our client, Presida, a privately owned Sydney-based building company completed the building in March 2011. It was opened by the NSW Premier, Barry O'Farrell.