Paul Russell

Industrial Designer/Educator/Researcher

Loughborough, England, United Kingdom

About

Teaching Fellow in Industrial Design with expertise in CAD, rendering, digital prototyping, mixed reality, and generative AI.

Experience

  • Loughborough University (4 yrs 10 mos)
    • Deputy Programme Leader - MSc Integrated Industrial Design
      Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

      Supporting the Programme Leader with programme and module updates, delivery planning and timetabling, and resourcing and financing.

    • Teaching Fellow in Industrial Design
      Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

      Teaching advanced CAD and digital design skills including SubD NURBS, CG and generative AI rendering, AR+VR, computational design, etc. along with the theory, practice, and philosophy (including the socioeconomic, environmental, sociocultural, legal, and political ethical implications) of co-designing with generative AI.

  • Lecturer in Design at University of Derby
    Sep 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr

    Module leader for: - 'Design Encounters': teaching foundational design theory and practice including sketching and drawing, model making, and CAD - 'Design Visions': teaching more advanced design theory including sustainability, inclusive design, and semiotics and semantics, through design projects - 'Advanced Furniture Design': teaching human factors, CAD, DfMA, BoM, and costing. Also supervised final year students undertaking the 'Major Project Research' and 'Major Project' modules.

  • Buckinghamshire New University (High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom)
    • Associate Lecturer in Product Design
      Sep 2019 - Jun 2020 · 10 mos

      Module leader for 'Design Visualisation' teaching CAD, rendering, digital prototyping, technical drawing, and BoM creation. Also supported final year students with CAD, technical drawing, and rendering for their major projects.

    • Design Researcher
      Apr 2019 - Apr 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Undertaking ethnographic research to gather insights into water collection, transportation, disinfection, consumption, and disposal practices in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, India, and sourced a manufacturer to produce the blow moulded prototypes for the project.

  • Lecturer in Product Design at Coventry University
    Sep 2017 - Apr 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Module leader for 'Product Design for Manufacture', wrote and delivered CAD surfacing in second year, supported the teaching of sketching, model making, and design practice modules in the first year.

  • Lecturer in Product Design at The University of Huddersfield
    Sep 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Module leader for 'Digital and Visual Communication' and 'Creative Thinking for Product Design'. Supported students with CAD, technical drawing, rendering, and prototyping across all year groups.