A chartered engineer, with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Stephen has wide experience of managing and undertaking technical and non-technical projects and has a thorough understanding of all aspects of design and manufacture. Taking a overview role, he will act as a technical resource and internal reviewer to ensure deliverables are met.

With over twenty five years experience managing design projects, Brian has a deep understanding of the product development process and design engineering. Brian has delivered a wide range of ‘turn key’ projects for consumer, business machines and medical products manufactured in Europe, India and China.

Taking a broad approach to design, Marc believes that context - trends in technology, lifestyle and culture - an understanding of consumer attitudes and the power of creativity all come together to drive product development. Marc has a wide range of experience in design across a range of industry sectors - Medical, Telecoms, FMCG, Consumer, and Automotive – and has worked in San Francisco, Tokyo and London for multinational clients.

Currently studying for a PhD at LSBU, Ryan gained his first degree in Industrial Design from Brunel University. Following the successful development of a solar thermal refrigeration system for IDC, Ryan joined the company to work on a range of consumer and industrial projects. With a proven track record in developing innovative products, Ryan brings fresh thinking to the team, backed up with a solid understanding of engineering principles.

Michael is the General Manager of IDC China. An MEng graduate from Brunel University, he is also a Design Engineer and Project Manager in the IDC China team and is responsible for ensuring the world-class quality of design and engineering of IDC China. He has experience developing breakthrough technologies, designing new products and devices in industrial and consumer sectors, and he has Red-Dot award-winning products in the medical sector.

Since graduating with a BSc in Product Design and an MSc in Interaction Design, Richard has spent the last 10 years gaining highly diverse experience and insights in the product development industry. Working in international blue-chip companies and top-calibre design consultancies as lead mechanical engineer, he has ensured high quality consumer, industrial and medical products are delivered from research-level concepts into commercially successful and award-winning products.

Jaoui graduated from the University of Burgundy, Dijon, France, with two bachelor's degrees in Corporation Management and International Business. She is fluent in Mandarin, English and French. Her years of experience in multinational corporations, brings excellent client communication and project management skills, patience and attention to detail. Jaoui enables the IDC team to maximize effectiveness by managing client communications and offering multilingual support between Chinese clients and global IDC designers and engineers.

Hao has considerable overseas experience from several top US consultancies and an education in both engineering and design - Nanjing University of Science & Technology and Purdue University in the US. Hao has the interdisciplinary skills to create wonderfully resolved solutions to difficult design problems. His focus is human factors and user experience in medical product design, with experience in consumer electronics, housewares and packaging.

Sebastien has an extensive experience working in China, UK and France, developing sophisticated award winning robotic and interactive systems. With a BSc in Electronics, an MSc in Mechanical Design Engineering, and an MDes in Industrial Innovation, he has the perfect set of skills to solve highly complex interdisciplinary problems to help businesses make a difference through design. His specialisms include mechatronics systems, human machine interaction, and user experiences design.