Rod Farmer
Dr Rod Farmer is recognised as one of Australia’s leading multi-device strategists and designers, with an extensive background in user research, product and service design.
Over the past 10 years, Rod has led the design and delivery of hundreds of mobile and online services across all major platforms and devices from mobile, tablet, multi-platform TV, emerging gestural interfaces, and of course desktop.
Rod has led and consulted to many of Australia’s Tier 1 organisations on their customer experience and multi-device strategy, including: ANZ, BT Financial, Westpac, Jetstar, Qantas, PricewaterhouseCoopers, NSW Department of Education and Communities, 3 Mobile, Optus, Telstra, ABC, Yahoo, FetchTV, FoxSports, and NBNCo.
Rod is an internationally published author and recognised expert on mobile and multi-device design strategy. He recently joined the National Design Council, and has previously co-chaired the Australian Research Council committee on Interactive Interfaces; and the Australian Human-Computer Integration association.