“Helping organisations gain competitive advantage by developing creative capability, simplifying processes and applying innovative people-first thinking.”

PROFILE

I am a design consultant working at the intersection of product design, innovation, and user experience. I have been driving product and service design programmes, delivering global initiatives to change perspectives, and introducing a curious and playful culture of experimentation and evidence-based problem solving into some of our largest organisations.

CLIENTS

Novartis, BASF, Syngenta, Procter & Gamble, Samsung, Avis Budget Group, HSBC, Bayer Healthcare, BMW, Astra Zeneca.

SKILLS

  • Experienced creative leader

  • trusted advisor to senior leadership

  • design thinking, lean UX and agile SME

  • human-centric UX design practitioner

  • collaborative team player

  • workshop facilitator.

EXPERIENCE

  • Novartis Pharma AG, Forum 1, Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland

    Advising senior leadership at Novartis Switzerland by implementing Human Centred Design principles based on Design Thinking, Lean and Agile methodologies. My involvement included global projects in the Business IT, Laboratories, Supply Chain, Finance and Drug Manufacturing divisions. I was also actively involved with product and service design projects, conducting webinars, presentations, and training sessions.

  • Infosys Ltd, 10 Upper Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E14 5NP

    Consulting clients across Europe on Design Thinking implementation in innovation and user experience initiatives. I represented the User Experience division to new and existing clients and managed the team of UX specialists in the EMEA region, running and facilitating discovery and ideation workshops, training sessions and team events.

  • Avis Budget Group, Park Road, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 2EW

    Collaborating with internal teams and incumbent agencies LBi Digitas and VCCP, my role was to lead the team in creating a new iOS and Android app, UI/UX design style guide and playbook extending the brand into digital.

  • Saatchi & Saatchi, 80 Charlotte Street, London W1A 1AQ

    Engaged on various campaigns for the agency’s main client, Procter & Gamble, my role augmented the three offline creative teams by amplifying, extending and integrating their concepts into the digital and social spheres.

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Applied Behavioural Science – Ogilvy Consulting, February 2022

  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt – Management and Strategy Institute, July 2019

  • Certified Design Thinker – MIT Sloan School of Management, September 2018

ACCREDITATIONS

“Aleks would be such a great addition to any organisation looking for a trusted strategic and innovation advisor or an Experience Consultant with great success stories and the right mindset.”

Parijat Guha, Associate Director – User Experience Research at Novartis.

“Aleks is THE problem solver. A designers, designer and student of customer experience always seeking the most effective way to achieve his goal without compromising on the creative craft. Aleks has a deep understanding of how people engage and how to get the best out of platforms to meet consumers expectations. Aleks has a fantastic creative instinct that is evident in everything he touches.”

Saint Lewis, Business Leader, Growth Agent, New Business Winner, Networker.

“Aleks is a creative lead I rate highly. He delivered exceptional app design work for Avis Budget Group, where his seniority and experience in UI design and creative direction paid dividends, manifest in the finished app designs.”

Stephen Griffiths, Mobile & Cross Platform Specialist, North & Central Europe, Google.

“Aleks was fundamental in helping us take one of our major accounts and re-launching it into a brave new social engagement world, exposing it to a whole new demographic. His forensic knowledge of all things digital, coupled with a keen eye for design, makes him not only a good idea's man, but able to bring these ideas to life in an engaging, lateral and stylish way. In a business that continues to evolve, Aleks is as experienced as he is talented. He's an asset to any creative team”

Greg Milbourne, Global Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi

INTERESTS

Contemporary Art, Photography and Motorsports.