Australian Design Award - James Dyson Award - Final Round Assessment Panel

We are pleased to announce the Final Round Assessment Panel of the 2010 Australian Design Award – James Dyson Award.

Ross Cameron Managing Director Dyson SEA Ross is Managing Director of Dyson's South East Asian operations. Ross and James Dyson launched Dyson Appliances in Australia over ten years ago, making it Dyson's first export market. Ross then went on to start the New Zealand business, and together with his team, oversee and support the development of Dyson's business across South East Asia. In addition to this role, Ross spent much of the latter part of 2002 in America, where at James' request, he assisted with the start up of Dyson in the USA. Ross' previous positions include Manager, Global Equipment Product Development, Global Business Development - S.C. Johnson; General Manager S.C. Johnson Commercial Division - ANZ and General Manager Rotobic - Australian Manufacturing and Distribution Company. Ross is a Production Engineer by training.

Paul Carter Innovation Manager Cochlear Ltd Paul has worked in electronics design and development for 20 years in roles ranging from engineer to lecturer to project manager and in organisations spanning Texas Instruments, the University of Wollongong and most recently Cochlear - the iconic bionic ear manufacturer. Paul has a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics and a PhD in Microelectronics. In 1992 he became the founding member of Cochlear's ‘Beyond 2000’ group where he conducted and managed research that resulted in six collaborative industry/academic grants, eight patents and scores of scientific publications. In a later role he managed the development of several Cochlear products from conception to market. With a strong passion for user-centric design and innovation he was instrumental in changing Cochlear's design focus inside out (from the details inside the case to the user outside it). In his latest position as Cochlear's Innovation Manager he recently helped found, with other leading Australian organisations, the Hargraves Institute for Innovation.

Paul Cohen Design Director Cube Industrial Design and Cube Design China Paul has been developing product designs for over 25 years. His vast knowledge and skills have been recognised by winning several Australian Design Awards, including the most prestigious prize, the Australian Design Award of the Year, other awards including the Good Design Award USA, and Red Dot Design Award Germany, an IDEA and many more. Paul has designed and influenced many of the products you may use in your home including kettles, toasters, mobile phones, flashlights, air-conditioners, fridges, cameras and other consumer goods. Working with Breville in Australia from 2004, Paul has helped create a range of electric home appliances that sold to Philips in Europe, Bork In Russia, Williams Sonoma in USA and 22 other countries. The most successful of the range is the Ikon Kettle and is now one the largest selling kettles in the world, selling approximately two million units per year. Other successful products include several unique designs for the EcoSmart Fire, one of which is currently featured in Bang+Olufsen. Many of his designs are simple and elegant in style, and have been showcased in many magazines and on front covers including Vogue, Belle, Houses and Wallpaper magazine. In addition to his vast design capability, Paul has spoken at worldwide forums, has lectured in Industrial Design and served on many judging panels including judging and touring with Red Dot Design Award China . Paul has continued to provide innovative and vibrant designs to manufactures around the world.

Robert Tiller Director Tiller Design Robert is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of several companies including Tiller Design, Tiller Scientific + Medical, and Tiller Manufacturing. The companies offer multidisciplinary, specialist product design and supply services. Robert holds board positions on several ‘start up’ technology companies focussing on the commercialisation of technology. He also advises many business entrepreneurs on the possible traps and necessary steps to successful product development and distribution. “Today we are driven to find the balance between mutual commercial success for our clients and our companies, ease the pressure that products place on our environment and to champion the people who use the many devices we design. All too often the end users needs are lost in the channels of decision makers, our resources are squandered, genuine opportunities for companies to lead and build success are overlooked. We help facilitate the meeting of all stakeholders, inject creative thinking and quality assured design practice that builds success and respect for our clients.” Robert has been in the product design and manufacturing field for over 20 years and has won numerous design awards for his work.

Angelique Hutchison Curator, Product Design Powerhouse Museum Angelique is Curator of Product Design at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia. The Powerhouse is the only museum that actively collects and records contemporary Australian industrial design. Angelique’s role is to research design and innovation in industry, to build on the Museum’s collection, and to communicate this research through exhibitions, websites and publications. Angelique began her career as a science communicator with the Questacon Science Circus presenting science and technology to remote and regional communities across Australia. As an educator at the Powerhouse Museum she produced and presented programs for schools and the public. After a stint as a curator at Museum Victoria she gained a curatorial role at the Powerhouse Museum in 2000. In her 11 years at the Powerhouse Museum, Angelique has developed numerous exhibitions and websites about design, technology and innovation including Sydney designers unplugged: people, process, product, the annual Australian International Design Awards exhibitions, and the Australian Designers at Work and Australia innovates websites. Angelique has qualifications in engineering, science communication and environmental studies and has a strong interest in design for sustainability and socially responsible design.

Michael Durante Senior Designer, Product Development Surf Hardware International Michael is the Design & Product Manager at Surf Hardware International (SHI). SHI is involved in the design, manufacture and sale of technical hardware for the surf industry under two main brands, FCS & Gorilla. Both brands are leaders in design and innovation within their respective product lines. SHI is a global company with offices in Japan, USA, Europe and Australia. In the six years that Michael has been at SHI, he has been involved in taking products from conception to market. These range from new surfboard fin technologies to custom travel gear for surfers around the globe. Michael was part of the team that won the 2004 ADA for the FCS H-2 surfboard fins. He is a firm believer that design and design thinking should be key drivers of any business. Michael studied industrial design at UNSW and abroad in Milan and Stockholm. In addition to his work with SHI, he consults through his company One of Eight and for the past 3 years has been involved in teaching Industrial Design at UNSW. Michael was a bronze winner of the Dyson Student Award in 2003.