about
awards
Luke McKinney
www.lukemckinney.co.uk
personal:
product & service design
luke@lukemckinney.co.uk
Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award (2009)
02 - 08 - 1989
+44 (0) 7595 348632
Sam Mavor Bequest Travel Scholarship (2010) dementia dog:
Adaptable and reliable individual with a multidisciplinary approach to the design process. Looking for further industry experience through full time employment, new projects and fresh experiences.
Nominated for the BE OPEN: Inside the Academy Award (2012)
education
skills
Winner of the Design Council: Living Well with Dementia Challange (2012) Winner of Service Design Network: Service Design Innovation Award (2012)
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BDes Product Design with Honours The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland September 2008 - June 2012
adobe photoshop adobe indesign
Industrial Design
adobe illustrator
Monash University, Austrailia June 2010 - November 2010
solidworks
A-Levels
iwork/mircosoft office
august 2011 - present consulting designer - Dementia Dog Project
teamwork people skills visual communication verbal communication prototyping
Alzheimer’s Scotland
model making
may 2010 - june 2010 design consultant
user centric approach
Different World Drinks Company
qualitative research
october 2009 - may 2010 design assistant
interests
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
projects dementia dog (2011-present) A project looking at the benefits trained assistance dogs can bring to people with dementia. stool (2012) Public seating created using a new process that utilises the byproduct of the water treatment process... human excrement. mi pet (2012) A video game designed to replicate real world experiences & responsibilities for deaf adults with additional learning difficulties.
cognitive science, psychology (espescially autistim), business management, graphic art, rugby, scuba diving (advanced openwater), travel & general adventure.
references Jeni Lennox
Gordon Hush
Project Manager Lennox NPD
Head of Product Design The Glasgow School of Art
6 Bellard Rd West Kilbride KA23 9JT
167 Renfrew Street Glasgow G3 6RQ
t: +44 (0) 7715448801 e: jeni@lennoxnpd.com
t: +44 (0) 141 353 4406 e: g.hush@gsa.ac.uk
check out my portfolio at lukemckinney.co.uk
experience
imovie
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Banbridge Academy, Northern Ireland September 2006 - June 2008
6yrs+