Thunk Ltd.

Working with businesses and organisations across industries. Providing digital product design & research, leadership, strategy, mentoring, hiring design teams, increasing internal design capabilities and design sprint facilitation.
Clients include: Twitter, Reed, NHS, Fine + Rare, Sensat, Babylon Health, Premier Farnell, Forward Partners, Virti Health, FitXR and some other cool start-ups you've not heard of (yet).

Founder & Design Partner

Google

I had three projects at Google I/O in 2017, two of them as a part of Android 8.0 “Oreo” launching in fall 2017.  As a part of the Android design team in London I led various system UI efforts, including the design for data access and management on Android Oreo Go targeting the "Next Billion Users".

In my time at Google I also worked on Enterprise (Google Apps), Ads (Google AdSense), Commerce (Google Offers), Maps (Google Maps for Mobile), Social (Google+ Local), Emerging Markets, Privacy and Search Ad Formats. I have facilitated many workshops and design sprints across the world, whilst working closely with UX researchers, Product Management and Engineering teams to design and deliver world class products and features.

Senior User Experience Designer / UX Lead

Skype

I worked on a couple of projects at Skype focusing on e-commerce and payment interfaces on both the Skype website and within the Skype client for Microsoft Windows.  I produced various ideas in the form of sketches, wireframes and high fidelity visual designs to simplify the purchase of hardware and Skype credit.  During my time here I also began designing some parts of the first Skype applications for mobile devices.

Interaction Designer

BBC Radio & Music Interactive

During my short time at the BBC I worked on a number of projects for Radio 1, 2 and Five Live.  I lead the interaction and visual design of the Five Live website during the 2006 World Cup campaign.  I ran a number of user studies on features and products for Radio 2, suggested and implemented improvements.  As well as supporting, I constantly pushed the boundaries of BBC processes and design standards to deliver innovative solutions.

Interactive Designer

Yahoo! Europe

As a part of the Ad Technology team I took responsibility for the user experience of rich-media advertising, both on UK, European homepages and throughout the Yahoo websites. This included advising on and upholding usability requirements with clients and the implementation of campaigns using various technologies. I delivered creative solutions, advice and consultancy to both internal and external clients, producing concept designs and prototypes for potential campaigns.

Designer & Front End Developer (Ad Tech)

DMG Radio

During my time in Australia I led the digital media for Nova 96.9fm in Sydney.  Again introducing User-centered Design practices to redesign the site for both user and business needs, also handling most of the technical implementation.  Essentially an extension to the work I'd done at Virgin in the UK.

Design Lead & Product Manager

Virgin Radio International Limited

Led the major re-design of the company's website, introducing user research and testing sessions to create a design that answered user and business needs, standing for almost 4 years.   Worked with external advertisers to create ground breaking cross-media campaigns.

Digital Media Design Lead

Ginger Media Group

I had far too much fun working for Chris Evan's Ginger Media Group on broadcast media websites, redesigning Virgin Radio's site entirely whilst trying to hang around the TFI Friday bar celeb' spotting as much as possible.

Oldroyd Publishing Group Ltd

A graphic design education, taught by old masters. :)

Print and Web Designer

A seasoned digital technology leader, designer, and strategist. I’m an expert in UX design, product & service design and user research.

Blending creative innovation with the power of insight to exceed results is what I do best.

Described as a product design strategy “game-changer”, “visionary”, “ideas guy” and “bloody nice chap”, I've reached 100s of millions of people with my work, worldwide. At Google I led design for and released 3 ground breaking products and features at Google I/O. During my decade at Google I worked on Google Maps, Search, Android and more. Other tech and media brands I've worked with include Skype, BBC, NHS, Yahoo, Virgin, Reed and some fantastic start-ups you haven’t heard of (yet).

I work alongside a range of roles from developers, product managers to managing directors and CEOs. But most importantly, customers and users — the result? Outcomes that increases customer loyalty and meets commercial objectives consistently.

In addition to ‘hands-on design’, workshop and design sprint facilitation I am a consultant to C-Level executives on product design strategies. Working with brands already remarkable in their field who want to push for increased growth. 

★	25 years’ experience in digital technology design, including 10 years at Google

★	I speak designer, customer, developer, executive, sales, user research, team building, product development life cycle, project management and product manager. 

★	It feels like a lifetime ago, but I also hold a 1st Class BA in Interactive Multimedia. 

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► About Thunk –  Thunk transforms businesses with digital product design.

We're a bunch of vastly experienced designers and researchers whose focus is the design-led transformation of products and businesses. We deliver true value every day, and form meaningful partnerships with the businesses and organisations we work with. 

We do two things really well:

★ Design world class digital products and services.
Alongside your teams, we create, improve and reimagine the future, using our design-led processes to exceed desired outcomes.

★ Increase the design maturity of businesses and their teams.
With our decades of experience in improving design maturity within organisations, we take teams and companies to the next level.

We've worked with: 
Twitter | Reed | NHS | Farnell | Sensat | FINE+RARE | + Many More

Book a free consultation here https://calendly.com/thunkltd/intro-to-thunk

Rick Farrell

John Ousby Photography

John Ousby Photography offers a fresh take on event, portrait, and sports photography. 

John covers private and corporate parties and conferences, red carpet, festivals, public events, award ceremonies, and more. John has a large set of preferred locations to shoot family and seniors across Dallas, combined with a studio for headshots and more formal portraits. John provides live sports action coverage as well as T&I shoots, banners, posters, and other promo material. John provides high quality residential and commercial real estate photography and videography. John possesses a commercial Remote Pilot License from the FAA for drone flights.

Founder

MixLuv, Inc.

MixLuv is a collaborative social platform for musicians. John was responsible for internal and external asset creation, marketing, and product development alongside other essential business growth functions. MixLuv was established as a C Corp in early 2015. www.mixluv.com

President & Co-Founder

Music Is My First Language

Music is My First Language (MiMFL) is a start-up social enterprise organization with the vision to inspire global social change through music education, collaboration, and cultural exchange.

Internet Media Device Alliance

President, and Chair of the Automotive Working Group. The IMDA was a global non profit trade organization with the mission to develop and promote a set of open, interoperable standards and device profiles to maximise the growth of a global consumer market in internet-connected media devices.

President

Radio DNS

RadioDNS is open technology that lets broadcast radio and the internet work together: enhancing the listener experience, and making radio better.

Steering Board Member

vTuner

vTuner was a B2B company producing a guide to streamed media. 

I led product development, marketing and content provider relations for the vTuner service for connected devices across multiple platforms, including automotive, home audio, mobile and connected TV areas. Partners included Samsung, LG, Sony, Audi, Mercedes Benz.

 I played a lead role in developing vTuner's suite of recommendation products and was responsible for business development engagement with major ODMs, OEMs, brands and broadcasters across the globe. Project management with globally distributed developers, designers, business managers and outsourced services using cloud based collaboration , management and tracking tools.

Director

Audio & Music Interactive develops the digital offering of the ten national BBC radio brands as well as Classical music TV and the Proms and contributing to the overall music service. 

- Mobile & wireless – inbound and outbound SMS, MMS, WAP, digital radio on mobile TV.
- Internet – streaming, metadata guidelines, cross-platform publishing infrastructure. 
- Distribution – divisional responsibility for digital distribution cross-platform.
- Strategy development - Cross-platform, Commercial (with BBC worldwide), pan BBC Bus Dev, pan BBC Mobile, pan BBC Syndication, Connected Devices.
- Business Development - Major Account management and 3rd party syndication deals with MSN, AOL, Real Networks, Windows Media, Blue Yonder, Telewest, Wanadoo, Lycos
- Digital Radio - cross-platform text and data services. Launched pan network EPG in 2005. 
- Digital Television – EPG, 24/7, and enhanced TV services for A&M e.g., Glastonbury, Proms, world’s first browsable 24/7 application for radio on DTV in 2005.
- Digital Olympics Group (for London 2012) - A&M rep.

Head of Distribution Technologies, Audio & Music Interactive

Virgin Radio / SMG PLC

Management and development of new media activity for Virgin Radio and Ginger TV productions in the UK. Virgin Radio became the most listened to radio station on the web.
. Launched first radio station WAP service in the world, (6 figure sponsorship deal) 
. Launch and development of online strategy, business planning, budgeting, revenue generation, and management for Ginger Online.
. Launched first UK online media player with 'now playing' track metadata. 
. Established the first UK 'hear it buy it' e-commerce proposition (Virgin Radio). 
. Management, financial reporting, and business planning for Virgin Radio 
. Launched Virgin Radio website in '96, the first radio station to stream audio continuously over the internet in Europe. Produced several pioneering music webcasts, including Roger Taylor's Cyber Barn experience.

Director, Ginger Online

Sports, event, portrait photography, and videography. Development, marketing, and e-commerce for NTRvbpics.com and TAVvbpics.com John has received several awards for his photography and has exhibited in Dallas, London, and New York.

Since arriving in the US in 2009, John has founded three companies and a non-profit organization in the music education and arts areas.

Previously, John was a pioneering leader, business development executive, marketer, and product developer within several high growth global media businesses. John managed high-level relationships and business development within consumer electronics, automotive, media, and entertainment sectors including Samsung, LG, Mercedes Benz, Sony, MSN. John has deep experience of business creation and growth throughout his career and has been in the interactive space for over 25 years.

Specialties: photography, music, radio, connected devices, automotive, marketing, ODM, OEM, business development, connected TV, iOS, Android, infotainment, Jira, Confluence

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