Subject: Design
Level: PhD Prgoramme
Year: 2023-2025
Grade: n/a
Awarding Body: Royal College of Creative Arts

Further Information:

Currently pursuing it is my hope to undertake this course part time whilst also working in my career full time. My previous literature work in research although not published throughout the arts and sciences make the bulk of this course already. It is my intention to have a culminating book of merit entitled "Human Focused Design", which discusses about my work experience in the field but also proposing a new way of thinking and study which can be adopted in a higher institution but also used as a framework in the work place in order to be highly productive leading to new insights. Therefore this can help to have a contribution in various fields of design, but also business, entrepreneurship, environment and sustainability. 

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Subject: Western Architecture: The Modern Era
Level: Certification
Year: 2022
Grade: Pass
Awarding Body: University of Oxford

Further Information:

This course allowed to explore the architectural genesis of the modern world, beginning with the vital structural innovations of the late Victorian era, continuing on to the rise and spread of Modernism in European and American architecture - and concluding in the examination of contemporary architecture and future possibilities. The rise and spread of Modernism in Europe and Ameican architecture was also studied right from the earliest stirrings of Modernism in Europe from the early 20th centry and into the current.

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Subject: User Experience Design
Level: Higher National Diploma
Year: 2019
Grade: Pass
Awarding Body: Glasgow Caldedonian University

Further Information:

This was the first and only course to deliver a globally recognised and industry-approved qualification through a university representing the gold standard in user experience teaching. Therefore alongside my experience with design I built on attaining intrinsic skills that are crucial for a user experience designer. The wireframes and low fidelity prototypes that was devlivered for a flying app was held in high regard by my tuitor as they commented on the high quality design and innovation through a strategic thinking approach. Therefore, I exceeded in this course due to my long history and association in this line of work.
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Subject: Design & Innovation
Level: Diploma
Year: 2007
Grade: n/a
Awarding Body: Open University

Further Information:

Undertaken however not completed due to health. However I wished to place this on my portfolio due to the course material that I learnt whilst being on this course.

Subject: Intellectual Property
Level: Certificate
Year: 2021
Grade: Pass
Awarding Body: University of Geneva, WIPO

Further Information:

In the first of it's kind a summer course covering the fundementals of Intellectual Property through the University of Geneva and WIPO was delivered to a selected 70 professional students from around the world.

The objective of the Summer School is to provide an opportunity for advanced students or young professionals to acquire deeper knowledge of Intellectual Property (IP) through an invaluable education program, and to gain an appreciation of IP as a tool for economic, social, cultural and technological development and the role WIPO plays in the global administration of IP. Guest speakers included experts from UN and non UN International Organisations, State and City of Geneva Network with International Organisations, IP professionals and experts.

Built a fantastic network of professional people involved in Intellectual Property from business leaders to lawyers. From this course I was responsible for setting up a Intellectual Property non profit organisation that helps small to large businesses through a consultancy service.
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Subject: Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation
Level: Certificate
Year: 2021
Grade: Pass
Awarding Body: WIPO, WHO, WTO

Further Information:

Executive course on the intersections between public health, intellectual property and trade. This study was emerged from an ongoing program of trilateral cooperation between WHO, WTO and WIPO. It responded to an increasing demand, particularly in developing countries, for strengthened capacity for informed policy-making in areas of intersection between health, trade and IP, focusing on access to and innovation of medicines and other medical technologies.

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Subject: Introduction to the Patent Coorporation Treaty
Level: Certificate
Year: 2021
Grade: Pass
Awarding Body: WIPO

Further Information:

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) makes it possible to seek patent protection for an invention simultaneously in each of a large number of countries by filing an "international" patent application. Such an application may be filed by anyone who is a national or resident of a PCT Contracting State. This course provided an introduction and general overview of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), an international system that facilitates the acquisition of patents on a global scale. The course was developed by WIPO specialists on the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), using the pedagogical and distance learning methodology of the WIPO Academy..

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Subject: Primer on Intellectual Property
Level: Certificate
Year: 2021
Grade: Pass
Awarding Body: WIPO

Further Information:

This “Primer on Intellectual Property” (DL-001) aimed to provide course participants with knowledge of the fundamental aspects of IP: copyright and related rights, trademarks, patents, geographical indications, and industrial designs. It also allowed participants to gain exposure to contemporary issues impacting the IP field such as: new plant varieties, unfair competition, enforcement of IP rights and emerging issues in IP.

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Subject: Patentscope an overview
Level: Certificate
Year: 2021
Grade: Pass
Awarding Body: WIPO

Further Information:

The PATENTSCOPE database provides access to international Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications in full text format on the day of publication, as well as to patent documents of participating national and regional patent offices. Therefore this is a vital tool for companies and individuals alike knowing how to search against competitors or infringements that may occur during research and development phases.

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Subject: General Course on Intellectual Property (Special Session)
Level: Certificate
Year: 2021
Grade: Pass
Awarding Body: WIPO

Further Information:

This course builded on the concepts presented in "Primer to Intellectual Property". It provided a more in-depth view of the fundamentals of IP law, and is considered as indispensable to pursue more advanced courses of study on specific areas of IP law. This course was suitable for individuals who are/will be employed in the field of administration of intellectual property rights; those seeking general knowledge of IP; and those who generate various forms of IP and seek a deeper understanding of the effective management and protection of IPRs.

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Subject: Using Patent Information
Level: Certificate
Year: 2021
Grade: Pass
Awarding Body: WIPO

Further Information:

Understanding how intellectual property can leverage a business can be useful. Therefore, understanding how to use patent information such as searching the database supplied by WIPO can be crucial. This course offered an interactive learning tool covering the foundations of patent documentation, patent search strategies, and patent analysis and its numerous uses.  It included tutorials, scenarios, and exercises to allow learners to expand and test their knowledge for users with competency levels ranging from basic to intermediate, including students and researchers, small and medium business entrepreneurs, and policy makers. 

Subject: Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO 1)
Level: Professional Certification
Year: 2020
Grade: Pass (94th Percentile)
Awarding Body: Scrum.org

Further Information:

The Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I) assessment was available to anyone who wished to validate his or her depth of knowledge of the Scrum framework and ability to support value creation and delivery. Taking on my previous experience as a product owner and working with scrum from understanding of the "Scrum Guide" and how to apply Scrum within Scrum Teams, I passed first time with a 94th percentile award and collected an industry recognized PSPO I Certification to demonstrate my fundamental level of Scrum mastery, an award and exam that is believed to be one of the hardest for working professionals to obtain.

Kindly note that I believe in order to be among the very best product owners, an individual needs more than a certificate and should apply their own methodologies and strategies. For example a strategic level of thinking is a must, and I belive to deliver this from my methods in rapid prototyping, I can foresee problems before they happen, and predict trends as I have done so numerous times in my working career. A level of business acumen is a must but I believe a full stacked designer in this position is worth their weight in gold.

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Subject: Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1)
Level: Professional Certification
Year: 2020
Grade: Pass (99th percentile)
Awarding Body: Scrum.org

Further Information:

The Professional Scrum MasterTM level I (PSM I) assessment was available to anyone who wished to validate his or her depth of knowledge of the PictureScrum framework and its application. Taking on my previous experience and working with scrum from understanding of the "Scrum Guide" and how to apply Scrum within Scrum Teams, I passed first time with a 99th percentile award and collected an industry recognized PSM I Certification to demonstrate my fundamental level of Scrum mastery, an award and exam that is believed to be one of the hardest for working professionals to obtain.

Kindly note that before I understood the importance and existence of the scrum framework and the importance to be "Agile", I designed my own frmaework which I have been working on perfecting that works similarly but through design methodologies such as incremental design, and forced adoption strategies. This framework I have called "Human Focused Design", which combines elements of art and science which I am currently pursuing a post graduate level of qualification for.

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Subject: Professional Scrum with User Experience (PSU 1)
Level: Certificate
Year: 2022
Grade: n/a
Awarding Body: Scrum.org

Further Information:

Currently pursuing to coincide and fit perfectly along side my other scrum.org certifications and trianing.

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Subject: Leadership for Sustainability Transition
Level: Certificate
Year: 2023
Grade: n/a
Awarding Body: University of Geneva

Further Information:

Currently applied and undertaken in summer 1 week for an intensive 10 day experience into becoming a more resilient and effective agent of sustainable transition. Training both the hard and soft skills equipping with tools and mythologies to consciously navigate and master local as well as national and international dynamics of change. With new readings acquired of sustainability goals and elements of change students will be able to clearly define their visions and goals while engaging others.

Designed to learn cutting-edge solutions for designing, implementing and monitoring sustainability transitions at the Local, National and International Level. Boosting expertise into the role of infrastructures (Grey and Green Infrastructures ) and new strategies such as Nature-Based Solutions to meet sustainability goals while reinforcing societal and systemic resilience.Transforming data into a dynamic changemaking tool. By improving or bootstrapping your sustainability data management skills from collection to disclosure.


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