About

Shot in which I'm wearing a polo shirt, clear round rimmed glasses with a mid-length beard. My hands are clasped and mouth slightly open suggesting i'm mid way through a key point in my presentation. In the background there is a blurred pink and purple banner for the event. — Presenting at the Connect Marketing meet-up organised by Flex Digital. At Runway East, Bristol 2023.

When I was young, my parents realised one way to keep me occupied in restaurants was to give me pens, pencils or anything that made a mark and get me to sketch. Years later, I decided — rather than attempt to become a fully-fledged artist — I would study history of art at university. After graduating, I tried to get a job in advertising and eventually got an account executive role at a digital communications agency.

In the years that followed, I worked in various roles — including digital content editing, search engine optimisation and UX/front-end development-adjacent positions.

I was lucky enough to have been around for the sea change that was the move to responsive web design and worked on several significant website re-designs including the complete rebuild of two separate websites for the insurance company AXA.

After AXA, I was Digital Transformation Manager for the municipally-owned Bristol Energy.

While each role has its unique challenges, a constant throughout my career has been a fascination with communication through words and images, digital systems and interfaces and how we can use design for 'good'.

My current role is Head of Accessibility at GAIN. Prior to this, I was Accessibility Specialist at the BBC. Before this, I was Principal Accessibility Consultant at Nomensa — a strategic experience design agency.

Work I've led on accessible interface components has featured in: Secret Intelligence Service Design System, Smashing Magazine, the Scrimba front-end development e-learning course and the Stark Library.