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Resume

Mark Whiting Resume (2011-02)
Qualification Summary

- Passionate thinker consistently introducing new perspectives and integrative solutions

- Experienced by a range of research projects and working contexts on technical, theoretical and managerial aspects of innovation and design

- Internationally educated and experienced

- Passionate leader constantly motivating others toward success by promoting dialectic analysis and deep thinking to provoke improved outcomes

- Often requested to consult and speak on various innovation, business and design related issues

Research Interests

- Creative Users, User Innovation, Open Innovation, Everyday Design

- Innovation Strategy, Innovation Tools, Creative Resources, Tool Design

- Market Design, Game Theory, Behavioural Economics, System Design as they apply to design and innovation

Education

2011~ Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea

Ph.D., Department of Industrial Design

2009~2010 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea

Master of Science, Department of Industrial Design

Professor Collaborations (advisors in bold): Chung Kyung-Won, Suk Hyeon-Jeong, Lee Ji-Hyun, Nam Tek-Jin & Lim Youn-Kyung, Suh Tae-Won

Thesis Title: Broadening the Definition of Creative Use for Integration with Design

Founded and Directed TEDxKAIST, StartUpKAIST

2004~2007 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne Australia

Bachelor of Design, Department of Industrial Design

Professor Collaborations (advisor in bold): Kell Grant, Malte Wagenfeld, Soumitri Varadarajan, Lynne Li

First Class Honours (highest available honours)

Co-Founded and was appointed a presidential role in Chinese Language and Cultural Ambassadors (CLCA)

Student Staff Consulting Committee for 4 years

2006 Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

Study Abroad 1 year, Department of Industrial Design

Professor Collaborations: Ying Fantian

Ran innovation workshops and gave special lectures on package design and IDEO’s innovation methods

2001~2003 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

Non Degree Tertiary Study - Mathematics, Materials Science and Architecture

Duel enrolment student during high school - Department of Mathematics

Professor Collaborations: Shivjit Sidhu

1999~2003 Eastside High School, Gainesville, Florida, USA

International Baccalaureate Program (IB)

IB Higher Level - Mathematics, Chemistry and English Literature

FIRST Robotics Team, Vocal Ensemble, Jets, Mu Alpha Theta

Professional Experience

2009~ Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea

Research Positions

Design Management Lab, Centre for Emotional Design, CoDesign InterAction Design Research Lab - Department of Industrial Design

Visual Exploration of Cultural Style in Design - Graduate School of Cultural Technology

Creative Teams in Organisations with Visiting Professor Suh Tae-Won

Teaching Assistant Positions

Emotional Design - Upper level graduate class

Design Product System Class - Y+3 project class with LG

2009~ Conferences Management, Korea

Leadership roles at various events.

2011 - TEDxKAIST - Licensee

2010 - TEDxPusan - Advisor

2010 - StartUpKAIST - Organiser

2010 - TEDxKAIST - Licensee & Director

2010 - TEDxDaejeon - Chief Advisor

2010 - Lift@Home Seoul - Organisational Committee

2009 - TEDxSeoul - Advisor & Organisational Committee

TEDx events are independently organised and licensed by TED

2004~2008 Freelance Consulting, Global

International design and business consultant - Notable clients below

Husqvarna - New venture strategy and significant R&D purchase - China

Eminiscor - Technology & invention strategy for garden robots - Holland

BoomYa Co. - Manufacturing and design strategy for new products - China

Simone LeAmon - Visualisation for successful major contract - Australia

2004~2008 Adaptive Equipment, Gainesville, Florida, USA

Summer jobs over several years

Consulted on development of new ventures

Developed feasibility proposal for new facility

Developed web presence and marketing strategy

2006~2007 Lab 318, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou China

Designer and Manager

Provided aid in localisation for international markets

Orchestrated Milan Furniture Festival projects (first invited participants from a Chinese university)

2006 Ling Ping High School, Hangzhou, China

English Language Teacher

Taught conversation and pronunciation to 60+ Chinese high school students

Awards and Honours

2009 Red Dot Concept Award

2007.11 First Class Honours - Highest Honours - RMIT Industrial Design

2007.7 Delegate - Australian Youth Delegation to China 2007 - Invitee of Hu Jintao

2006 Red Dot Concept Award

2001 First Prize Alliance - FIRST Robotics Competition, South Eastern Region

Conference Involvement

2011.05 CHI 2011 - Reviewer

2010.04 CAADRIA - Collaborated Paper:

“A Formal Approach for the Interpretation of Cultural Content - Introspective on the evolution of a Korean traditional pattern, Bosangwhamun”

2009.10 IASDR2009 - Official Tweeter and Presentation:

“On Cloud Computing and its significance for the design profession”

2009.10 International Colloquium on Service Design

2009.10 Seoul Design Olympiad 2009 Conference

2009.9 VECSiD Workshop - Organisational Committee

2009.8 A Western Perspective on Hanok - Hannam University

2008.8 Social Media Camp Miami - Presentation:

"Social Media Marketing in China"

2008.4 BarCamp Orlando - Presentations:

"Procedural Graphics with Shake, Conduit and Quartz Composer"

"OLPC - Making innovation hard to sell"

2008.2 Future of Web Apps (FOWA) Miami - Conference & Workshops

2008.2 BarCamp Miami

2004 & 2005 AGIdeas Melbourne - Conferences & IDEO Workshop with David Webster

Activities

Exploring, Learning, Sharing Ideas, Mentoring, Traveling, Tango, Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Cello