Keelin Costello...
Keelin moved to California in 1997, discovering the
product design industry. She joined the design firm
IPT as a Marketing Associate, switching in 1999 to IDEO.
There Keelin was immersed in leading edge innovation
practices and techniques, working at the front end of
projects, from first liaison with client to early stage
project activities, such as understanding and observing
users.
On returning home to Ireland Keelin consulted to Intel
as an Innovation Enabler. Keelin worked with Intel’s
IT Innovation Teams coaching Project Managers and their
teams in techniques which helped them to find and implement
more innovative solutions.
Prior to her life in California, Keelin worked at senior
management level in the Irish Hospitality Industry.
Keelin is a graduate of Dublin City University. She
has a Bachelors Degree in Business Studies. She majored
in finance and marketing.
Keelin loves to get a feel for how other people live,
and what makes them tick. From the Steppes of Mongolia
to parties in Rio De Janeiro, to Abu Dhabi labour camps!
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Keith Finglas...
Keith spent twenty-one years working for multinationals
( G.E. (U.S.A.), Guinness and Intel ) in project management
and innovation. In this time, he has worked in the Gas
Turbine, Food and Beverage and Semiconductor industries
in Europe, the U.S.A., South America, the Middle and
far East. His last role in Intel was managing the Project
Management Office for the Innovation Centre, before
leaving to start a company with Keelin and Chris.
The highlights so far include working in exotic places
like Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, and being paid to drink
Guinness, as an official taster.
Keith has been responsible for managing project groups
and large projects in areas such as IT, Finance, HR
and Construction. He has also taught project and programme
management , as well as the implementation of innovation
techniques within projects to achieve better results.
He is interested in techniques that increase the value
of a project, either through improving the quality of
the solution or the quality of the delivery. He co-wrote
a paper on innovation techniques in software development.
Keith is a graduate of University College Dublin where
he obtained a Super League Soccer Cup Winners medal
and a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Keith’s primary love is playing soccer, but he
takes time off to enjoy helping teams achieve great
results.
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Christine
Kurjan...
Chris brings to IDL's Creative Director position the
experience of 15 years of engineering, design, and innovation
work with IDEO (international innovation and design
firm). Exposure to many industries, organisations, teams,
and development processes over the years has honed her
skills of assimilation, applied creativity, and concept
communication. Meaning she's quick to get it, can be
a one-person walking brainstorm on a good day, and brings
new ideas across in meaningful ways.
Chris teaches innovation skills, as well.
There have been so many different kinds of projects
in her past life, you can see her head spinning still:
like, underwater ROV’s, car washes, museum membership,
high-speed cooking, online auction websites, healthcare
services, toilet paper, fighter aircraft, skin tissue
growth systems, organisational change, and knowledge
management.
There must be something we can collaborate on...
In the meantime, Chris also enjoys painting, travel,
fitness, and preparing for Burning Man.
Degrees:
Bachelor’s of Engineering Science and Mechanics,
Georgia Tech
Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, Design Division,
Stanford University
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