Brian Gillespie MBA Designing Business

Focus within the PARK network
Linking company strategies to web-based customer interactions. Aligning web-based interactions with other customer channels. Design briefings and partner selection.

Contact Information
45 Hopkins Road,
Arlington, MA 02476, USA
Phone: +1 617 359 9973 (mobile)
e-mail: brian@designingbusiness.com
url: www.designingbusiness.com

Work Experience
1999-2001 Director of Creative Services, Event Zero
• Collaborated with the founders of this Internet Professional Services Consultancy to establish an experience design department that grew to 30 billable design consultants in three cities with 100% retention over 2 years
• Developed an effective user experience design process that allowed 16 Internet start-ups and 6 established companies to launch new digital businesses

1994-1998 Software Interface Design, Vertigo
• Developed cutting-edge interfaces at this Software and Multimedia Development Company incorporating customization and personalization for unique online financial services applications targeted at major clients in insurance, banking, and brokerage. Clients included Standard & Poors, Fidelity Investments, Tom Peters, and Wall Street Journal.

Education
• Bachelor of Civil Law, University College Dublin, Ireland
• MBA Design Management, University of Westminster, London
• Continuing education in design

Vision
Help good companies, with great people and products, take full advantage of design on the road to building great companies. Encourage a holistic approach to design. Advance cultures, processes, and structures that encourage collaboration.