About Us
Design Factory grew out of Aston University’s Computer Science department, creating bespoke software as a means of giving our students a competitive edge by enhancing their theoretical knowledge with practical and employability skills.
Our core intentions haven’t changed but now, using our connections with world-class academics from the business and digital sectors, we are an Innovation Hub — offering creative problem solving and solution development to businesses, charities, public sector and industry from micro-businesses through to multi-nationals.
We specialise in supporting the digital sector or those companies with digital needs that do not have the necessary in-house expertise.
Our community of developers, consultants and designers draw on excellence and innovation to enable you to achieve your organisational goals.
Leadership
Our leadership team draws on experience in commercial software development, academia, charity governance, team coaching and leadership development.
We work with associates at Aston University and our partners to ensure projects are managed by those with the best skills and expertise for the job.
Julien Barney
Chief Executive Officer
Current Team
Our Fellows are graduates, placement students and undergraduates from a range of backgrounds, who have been employed for their ability and attitude. We provide training and mentoring and a challenging but safe environment for them to develop their practical and employability skills. At the end of their time with us, they are more competent and rounded individuals who will be an asset to the technology community.
We also work with Associates, who are current students wishing to get practical experience before moving to a graduate or apprenticeship role. Our Associates work with us through final year projects, taught modules, bootcamps or sometimes even as part of their FE studies.
Team Members:
Anusha Kumar
Salah Ebrahimpour
Adarsh V Kumar
Abdulhamid Mustapha
Amgad Salim