Summary
David Hill is a multidisciplinary design leader combining product, service and interaction expertise with hands-on engineering skills, currently leading OpenCode as Head of Design after steering Laravel’s design efforts and previously serving as Vice President of Design at Barclays. He has a rare blend of physical-product experience—CAD, SolidWorks, Pro/Engineer and design for manufacture—and digital design leadership, having built cross-functional teams and innovation communities that connect startups and corporates. As founder of Heartdesign Ltd he has taken a patented product from concept to market, and his Github activity highlights a continued interest in open-source tooling and developer-facing products like terminaldotshop and panphp. Based in London, he favors human-centered, agile approaches and is exploring more flexible, creative independent work while still shipping scalable design systems and tangible products.
5 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
A Level - Maths Further Maths Physics and Product Design, A Level - Maths Further Maths Physics and Product Design at Rainhill High School and 6th Form College
Art and Design Foundation Diploma - Distinction - First in Class, Art and Design Foundation Diploma - Distinction - First in Class at St. Helens College
Design (Product Design) BA (Hons) - First Class Honours - First in Class, Design (Product Design) BA (Hons) - First Class Honours - First in Class at Leeds Beckett University