Design Staff

The Design staff embrace a broad range of backgrounds and interests. Together they cover the various areas of expertise from environmental to industrial, from communication to interaction design; a gateway linking the creative methods to strategic planning.

Academic Staff

Assoc. Professor Sarah Wakes (email)
Director for the Applied Science major, Design for Technology, Industrial design and Structural and Fluid Dynamics

Dr Mick Abbott (email)
Senior Lecturer. Design for Innovation. Director for the Masters in Design (MDes)

Grant Baxter (email)
Systems Manager and Senior Teaching Fellow

Michael Findlay (email)
Professional Practice Fellow, Design History to Spatial Design

Alex Gilks (email)
Professional Practice Fellow, Visual Communication

Nick Laird (email)
Lecturer in Design Education, Design Strategy, Creativity and Innovation and Design Futures

Dr Mark McGuire (email)
Senior Lecturer, Communication Design, Digital Media

Gavin O’Brien (email)
Senior Teaching Fellow, Design History

Dr Noel Waite (email)
Senior Lecturer, Design History, Exhibition Design and Print Culture

Andrew Wallace (email)
Professional Practice Fellow, Industrial Design

Administrative Staff

Donna Cumberbeach (email)
Studio Technician

Bill Ingram (email)
Hard Media Technician, Health and Safety Officer

Kylie Paterson (email)
Computing Advisor, Applied Sciences IT Help Desk

Janeice Young (email)
Department Personal Assistant, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Enquiries and Applied Sciences reception