Co-founder, Product Director at 5OF12

Founded a new spatial design studio specialising in spatial interaction, haptic design and audio technology; focused on rapid prototyping and delivering bespoke software solutions in automotive, energy and entertainment sectors; primarily using Unity and web technologies to demonstrate novel hand-tracking XR experiences.

Senior Haptics + Spatial Interaction Engineer at Ultraleap

Utilising Unity/C# for R&D and design tooling for haptics, audio and spatial interaction. Developed a design timeline tool to sync haptic, audio and interaction design elements; produced Mobile AR demos for iOS and prototypes for trade shows and customers.

Product Manager at Ultraleap

Defined and launched an app to bring touchless screen interaction to digital out of home screens; defined roadmap and feature set for software tools; partnered with Dev, UX and BizDev to deliver responses to COVID-19 and created launch collateral including product video.

Software Developer, Product Architect at Ultraleap

Initially built automated test frameworks (GUI, performance) for haptics output; later interfaced between developers, R&D and product teams; prototyped UIs, conducted user testing, gathered requirements, presented sprint reviews and produced content for BizDev and Marketing; created demos/tutorials for mid-air haptic hardware using Unity, Python & HTML5/JavaScript.

Product Manager at Disguise

Primary Product Manager for Film and Virtual Production XR designer software and hardware; drove products across Live Events, Fixed Installations, Virtual Production and Broadcast; led to ACES Product Partner status for tooling leveraging colour grading tech.

Creative-technical role combining client interaction and development; designed and developed technical solutions for animation pipelines and provided input to product roadmap; worked with VFX tools such as Nuke, Katana, Modo, Mari and Flix.

Led a QA team focused on automated testing; increased test coverage with regression and performance test suites; developed tools for automated UI testing of desktop apps including 3D, node-based compositing and timeline tools for VFX artists.

Launched two new visual effects video timeline/pipeline apps; engaged with clients to understand needs and developed product roadmaps based on demand and features.

Roles across QA and R&D; gained Python experience; formalised beta programs and developed iOS companion app for multi-touch remote interaction with host software.