Stephen Humpston
About Stephen Humpston
Stephen Humpston is a Senior Technical Product Manager at TELUS in Vancouver, Canada, with a rich background in product design and engineering across various industries.
Current Role at TELUS
Stephen Humpston is currently serving as the Senior Technical Product Manager at TELUS, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In his role, Stephen leads all research, design, and development initiatives for in-house smart home camera products. He also manages partnerships with ODM and AI technology providers. Stephen utilizes AWS's IoT, ML, and AI services to integrate the camera products with a flexible, secure, cost-effective, and scalable platform, enabling global rollout through strategic partnerships with other communication service providers.
Professional Experience at Ecoation
Prior to his current role, Stephen Humpston worked at ecoation in Vancouver. He initially joined as a Product Design Manager in 2020 and was later promoted to Senior Product Design Manager in 2021. During his one-year tenure at each position, Stephen was instrumental in driving product design and development in the agri-tech industry.
Previous Positions in the UK
Stephen Humpston has accumulated significant experience working in various positions in the UK. From 2019 to 2020, he served as a Senior Product Designer at OPPO in London. Before that, he spent over five years at Dyson, where he held multiple roles, including Senior Research Engineer and Design Engineer. His tenure at Dyson saw him involved in advanced research projects and contributing to the development of consumer electronics and robotics.
Educational Background
Stephen Humpston holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Industrial Design and Technology from Brunel University London, where he studied from 2009 to 2013. His education provided a strong foundation in both theoretical and practical aspects of industrial design, shaping his future career in product design and management.
Key Skills and Certifications
Stephen possesses diverse skills in product and project management, user research, product development, technology research, and market analysis. He is proficient in tools such as Confluence, Jira, Tableau, and Adobe, among others. His certifications include PMP (Project Management Professional), MPI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner), and DASM (Disciplined Agile Scrum Master). Additionally, Stephen has extensive experience in both hardware and software engineering, agile methodologies, roadmap planning, and strategic market research.
Personal Interests and Hobbies
In his downtime, Stephen Humpston enjoys rock climbing, backcountry skiing, and mountain biking. He also creates wooden artwork using CNC routing and experiments with Raspberry Pi projects. These hobbies reflect his keen interest in combining creativity with technical skill, further aiding his professional expertise in product design and development.