Emilene Zitkus

Co-Founder

Loughborough, England, United Kingdom18 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in Inclusive Digital Design and User Experience.
Extensive experience in academia and research roles.
Proven track record in product design and ergonomics.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a design and ergonomics expert in academia and product development.

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Product DesignUser Interface DesignUsabilityUser-centered Designinclusive designErgonomicsUser ExperienceGraphic DesignIndustrial DesignAutomotive DesignTeam LeadershipLeadershipAccessibility3D Modeling3D rendering

Experience

18 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

6 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Uk civil service

Expert Exchange Fellow at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)

Jan 2026 – Present · 3 mos

Loughborough university

4 roles

British Academy ODA Global Innovation Fellow

Promoted

Sep 2025 – Present · 7 mos

Reader in Inclusive Digital Design

Promoted

May 2025 – Present · 11 mos

Senior Lecturer

Promoted

Sep 2022 – Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Lecturer in Design

Feb 2020 – Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Universidade estadual paulista júlio de mesquita filho

Visiting Lecturer MA Media and Technology programme

May 2019 – Jun 2019 · 1 mo · Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil

A one-week concentrate module in User Experience Design focused on methods and inclusion.

The university of huddersfield

Lecturer in Product Design

Jul 2018 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos · Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Unesp - universidade estadual paulista "júlio de mesquita filho"

2 roles

Visiting Lecturer MA, MSc and PhD Design programmes

Jun 2018 – Jun 2018 · 0 mo · Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil

A concentrate one-week User Experience Design course focused on methods and inclusion.

Lecturer and Research Associate

Dec 2015 – Dec 2017 · 2 yrs · Bauru Area, Brazil

Lecturer in Design and Engineering Departments
Researcher at Ergonomic and Interface Lab - Design Department

Pdr cardiff metropolitan university

Postdoctoral Research Associate and Associate Tutor

Jul 2017 – Apr 2018 · 9 mos · Cardiff, United Kingdom

Ford motor company

Ergonomist & Simulation Specialist

Aug 2007 – Aug 2010 · 3 yrs · Dunton, UK and Koeln, Germany

My role was to simulate interactions between users and new conceptual vehicle designs/ conceptual vehicle parts. Most of the time the ergonomics simulation covered the work performed by Ford employees in the assemble plants of Ford in different countries in Europe. JACK software, NIOSH calculations, Sue Rodgers analysis, ECAR,HCAR, and many other type of ergonomics simulation and analysis were used to evaluate the design.

Itautec

Senior Product Designer

Jan 2002 – Jan 2006 · 4 yrs

I was in charge of the conceptual design of new products. Some of them are the Universal Automatic Teller Machine (Patent D581625); the Quick Way Mini Pos; Agile; ATM Movel; Slim TAM; Slim Fuji; Teller Assist; Thin Client; Itautec computers and others.