Staff profiles

Dr Lizzie Jackson, FRSA

Academic Development Manager
Applied Research & Development

lizzie.jackson@rave.ac.uk

Lizzie manages Ravensbourne’s ‘Production Cluster’ of undergraduate degrees, and oversees Research. She is also research-active in the areas of Participatory Media and Public Service Media.

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Martin Uren, BSc, FHEA, FBKS

Subject Leader: Broadcast Technology

m.uren@rave.ac.uk

Entrepreneurial and highly regarded media industry professional specialising in HD engineering systems, acoustic design, music recording and stereoscopic 3D productions. Extensive experience of designing and delivering degree level broadcast engineering courses and technical training for media organisations in a broadcast environment.

James Uren, MEng

Associate Senior Lecturer: Broadcast Technology

j.uren@rave.ac.uk

Bridges the creative and technical in TV, film and new media, through research into emerging technologies and how they are applied.

Martyn Gates, MIEEE, RIGB

Associate Senior Lecturer: Broadcast Technology

m.gates@rave.ac.uk

Caroline Orme

Senior Lecturer: Broadcast Post Production

c.orme@rave.ac.uk

Since working at Ravensbourne, Caroline has collaborated with the Science Museum, Tag Rugby Trust, Community Channel, BBC, Sharp Shooters, PWC and UNESCO.

Dr Freddie Gaffney, PhD, MA, BA (Hons), Cert Ed, FHEA, FCIEA

Subject Leader: Digital Film Production and Broadcast Operations and Production

07974 022791f.gaffney@rave.ac.uk

Cinematographer, screenwriter, production manager, author. Fellow of the HEA, Chartered Institute of Educational Examiners and Writers’ Guild.

Ben Mallaby

Senior Lecturer: Digital Film Production

b.mallaby@rave.ac.uk

Award winning film-maker and commercial director/cinematographer for clients including Vogue, Uniqlo and the BBC.

Richard Hughes

Subject Leader: Editing and Post Production
Leader: Digital Broadcast Technologies

r.hughes@rave.ac.uk

Greg Loftin

Associate Subject Leader: Broadcast Post Production

g.loftin@rave.ac.uk

An award winning film-maker. Greg’s passion for editing is driven by his love of storytelling.

Robert Chapman-Ames

Subject Leader: Content Development and Broadcast

r.chapman-ames@rave.ac.uk

Experienced in television production, sound design, interactive media, motion graphic design. Former Head of Interactive at Nickelodeon, BBC Online and Interactive.

Mike Smith

Subject Leader: Animation and Computer Visualisation Animation

mike.smith@rave.ac.uk

Animator on “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, he has also worked at Amblimation, Walt Disney Productions, Warner Brothers, Jim Henson’s Production and Glassworks.

Dr James Morris

Subject Leader: Web Media Production and Management

j.morris@rave.ac.uk

James runs a successful Web video production business, so his practical knowledge remains current as well as his focus on emerging business opportunities.

Layton Reid

Subject Leader: Interior Design Environment Architectures, Architecture

l.reid@rave.ac.uk

Designer, architect and writer. A member/chair of the RIBA Schools of Architecture Visiting Panels. External examiner and visiting Professor of Design.

Gregg Epps, MA RCA

Associate Senior Lecturer: Interior Design Environment Architectures, Architecture

greg.epps@rave.ac.uk

Produces exhibitions, interactive installations, commercial interiors, nomadic workplaces, design and build residential schemes, learning spaces & urban landscapes.

Liz Friedman, BA (Hons), FHEA, MISTD

Subject Leader: Motion Graphics, Digital Advertising & Design, Moving Image

l.friedman@rave.ac.uk

Gurmit Matharu

Associate Subject leader: Fashion

g.matharu@rave.ac.uk

Gurmit is the Associate Subject Leader for Fashion and owns a practice in fashion design.

Michelle Douglas

Subject Leader: Design Products and Interactions

michelle.douglas@rave.ac.uk

Having many years experience in creative interaction design and user-centered design, Michelle is undertaking a PhD in augmented reality.

Nadine Bennett

Associate Senior Lecturer: Product Design

n.bennet@rave.ac.uk

An experienced in-house and consultant product designer who works in CAD. She is also interested in exploring and teaching 3D.

Liz McQuiston

Associate Subject Leader: Contextual Studies

l.mcquiston@rave.ac.uk

Liz is an accomplished author on a range of design-related subjects, she brings creativity through writing and research.

Professor Jeremy Gardiner

Course Director, Postgraduate Studies

j.gardiner@rave.ac.uk

Professor Jeremy Gardiner is a former Harkness Fellow of the Media Lab of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology he has received a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship and honorary mention for his work from Prix Ars Electronica. He was a founding member of the Digital Art Department at Pratt Institute of Art and Design in New York and was tutor for Computers in Printmaking at the Royal College of Art.  His work has been commissioned by General Electric, IBM and NYNEX and is held in numerous private and public collections including, BNP Paribas, Glaxo Smith Kline, Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi, Government Art Collection, Imperial College and the V&A.  He was co-chair of Digital Craftsmanship at the 2010 College Art Association conference in New York City.  Recent projects include Ideas Before Their Time and Projected Augmented Relief Models.