Trevor Vaugh Lecturer Maynooth University / Co-Founder Vitamatics
Trevor is the programme director for the award-winning MSc in design innovation at Maynooth University. He is an experienced design practitioner and design innovation advisor. Trevor’s expertise are in human-centered innovation, design strategy and design thinking. Prior to entering academia Trevor headed design at Advanced surgical concepts where he helped develop new strategy, products and concepts for international clients such as Olympus, Johnson & Johnson, Covidien and Davol. Trevor has accumulated a portfolio of over 50 patents, invented new product categories and helped disrupt surgical markets. His groundbreaking work on single site surgery saw it named in the Cleveland clinic’s top 10 innovations of 2009. Trevor has represented the product design section of the Institute of Designers in Ireland, is a board member and co-editor of Iterations design journal and is a co-founder of the connected healthcare startup Vitamatics. In 2013 Trevor joined the Department of Design Innovation at Maynooth University where he teaches at undergraduate, postgraduate and executive level. Trevor’s research and consultancy work through Vaugh|Ryan focuses on how organisations navigate crisis to create, identify and transform to new insights, challenges and opportunities.