michael mchugh

head of product

About

I am an enthusiastic, driven and hardworking digital professional and entrepreneur, who has a successful and consistent track record of delighting clients. I have a strong belief in building great relationships with clients by working hard to understand their brand and their brief, collaboratively or alone. I have managed projects for extremely varied clients in countries including the UAE, Malaysia and the United States, as well as leading design, mechanical and software engineering teams in China, Belarus and South Africa, to name a few. I am currently working with Imperial College London, in collaboration with the European Institute of Technology and other European academic institutions and private companies; our mission is to create a peerless wearable technology solution focused on the flawless tracking of physiological states (such as tiredness, fatigue, vigilance, and stress) for remote workers and professional drivers.

Country

united kingdom

City

london

Industry

consumer electronics

Skill

product design, product development, marketing strategy, photoshop, marketing, product management, project management, digital marketing, solidworks, 3d rendering, creative direction, concept development, client services, rendering, crm, start ups, after effects, new business development, business strategy, animation, video production, event planning, event management, business development, business intelligence, marketing communications, h2020 project submission, wearable technology, adobe photoshop, leadership, management

Experience

head of product

homeservenow

global product lead - hubs and devices

hive | centrica connected home

2018-6 - Present · 8 yrs 3 mos

honorary research officer

imperial college london

2017-1 - Present · 9 yrs 8 mos

product delivery manager

eit digital

2017-1 - 2017-8 · 8 mos

* Appointed to lead project extension of ‘Fit2Perform’ (see below) – transitional period to move from international research project to privately funded health-tech start-up. * Product Owner and Scrum Master – responsible for user stories/epics, product roadmaps, sprint planning, backlog management, presentation to investors, stakeholders, and C * O level * Using JIRA Agile workflow management software

client services manager

storeinsight

2011-6 - 2012-4 · 11 mos

* Marketing Campaign Manager * Field and E-Marketing * Client management

director

digital future consulting

2016-3 - Present · 10 yrs 6 mos

Wearable technology experts, currently involved in a number of European H2020 projects

director of technical design

zero360 gmbh

2013-1 - 2015-6 · 2 yrs 6 mos

* Product Owner and technology lead for HTC-funded wearable technology start-up * UI, UX, branding, user stories, and app development in an international, Agile team * Industrial design co-lead, responsible for prototyping, engineering and production teams in Taiwan (Foxconn), and software development team in Belarus, with presentation and feedback to C * O level in Seattle

director

axon56

2011-7 - 2015-6 · 4 yrs

* Design agency focused on product design, digital services, mobile, and consumer electronics * Project manager for successful launch, and VC funded growth of Nigerian mobile phone start-up, ‘SOLO Phone Nigeria’ * Managed all aspects of the business, from finance, new business development and stakeholder management, project management/product ownership, industrial design, UX/UI

global product lead - hubs and network

hive | centrica connected home

2017-9 - Present · 9 yrs

product delivery manager

imperial college london

2015-4 - 2016-12 · 1 yr 9 mos

* Product Delivery Manager for ‘Fit2Perform’; a 2 year, EU funded health-tech project researching health and driving performance using a proprietary wearable device * Product Owner for cross functional and collaborative international teams, simultaneously using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies in a challenging development environment * Appointed as ‘Honorary Research Officer’ of Imperial College upon project completion in December 2016