Jury

For over 15 years, he’s guided the design of physical product experiences in the Consumer Goods, Financial Technology and Industrial Robotics markets that have captured the attention of media and users globally. He is a listed inventor on over 45 design and utility patents. The products he has designed have won international award competitions from Japan (G–Mark) to the US (Good Design, IDEA), and as well Europe (Red Dot, iF, European Product Design Award).

His experience was shaped at BlackBerry, the global smartphone brand that invented mobile email. As a lead BlackBerry designer for over ten years, he advocated for better design across many functional areas such as engineering, packaging, accessories, sourcing, and marketing. He helped shape processes and systems used to organize design development work.