CUSTOMER & DIGITAL EXPERIENCE CONSULTANT

CX • UX • SERVICE DESIGN • AI

Understanding businesses.

Understanding businesses.

Improving experiences.

Improving experiences.

Designing solutions.

Designing solutions.

I connect business needs, customer experience and design to solve problems and make things work better.

I connect business needs, customer experience and design to solve problems and make things work better.

I connect business needs, customer experience and design to solve problems and make things work better.

Think like a customer.

Understand the operation.

Design the connection.

CONNECTED EXPERIENCE MODEL

Four perspectives.
One practical view of the experience.

Customer experience is rarely fixed at the interface alone. The strongest opportunities appear when the visible journey and the operational reality are considered together.

Customer experience is rarely fixed at the interface alone. The strongest opportunities appear when the visible journey and the operational reality are considered together.

01

Customer

Needs, expectations, questions, confidence and the experience across every relevant touchpoint.

03

Business

Commercial priorities, operational constraints, governance and what teams can realistically deliver.

Connected Experience

02

Service

The end-to-end journey, channels, handovers, ownership and backstage processes shaping the outcome.

04

Delivery

Clear content, interfaces, workflows, recommendations and implementation.

Connected Experience

Connected Experience

Connected Experience

01

01

Customer

Customer

Needs, expectations, questions, confidence and the experience across every relevant touchpoint.

Needs, expectations, questions, confidence and the experience across every relevant touchpoint.

02

02

Service

Service

The end-to-end journey, channels, handovers, ownership and backstage processes shaping the outcome.

The end-to-end journey, channels, handovers, ownership and backstage processes shaping the outcome.

03

03

Business

Business

Commercial priorities, operational constraints, governance and what teams can realistically deliver.

Commercial priorities, operational constraints, governance and what teams can realistically deliver.

04

04

Delivery

Delivery

Clear content, interfaces, workflows, recommendations and implementation.

Clear content, interfaces, workflows, recommendations and implementation.

SELECTED WORK

Work across organisations, services and systems.

Four organisations showing how operational understanding, customer needs, design decisions and practical delivery connect.

01 / M&G INVESTMENTS

Making complex information and workflows work better.

Information Design, Operations & Automation

Work within a complex, regulated financial services environment connected information clarity with reporting workflows, accuracy, stakeholder requirements and efficient delivery. Existing portfolio evidence supports both communications design and process improvement through automation.

INFORMATION / OPERATIONS / AUTOMATION / DELIVERY

02 / VISION RT

Connecting technology, communication and experience.

Brand, Digital & Connected Experiences

A longstanding relationship supporting a specialist medical technology business across digital, brand, communication and physical environments. The work considered business objectives, different audiences, clarity, usability and consistency across touchpoints.

BRAND / DIGITAL / UI / COMMUNICATION

03 / NURSDOC

Designing around people, services and business needs.

Customer Experience, Digital & Brand

A longstanding client relationship spanning branding, digital and communication work. The portfolio narrative connects business needs with the experiences of healthcare professionals, recruitment candidates and client organisations without implying unverified research or results.

CUSTOMER / DIGITAL / BRAND / COMMUNICATION

04 / CHARITY COMMISSION

Improving how organisations work.

Business Operations & Service Improvement

Earlier Management Services experience focused on internal processes, staff workflows, organisational efficiency and service delivery. It established an operational foundation for Joe’s later work across customer experience, service design and business improvement.

BUSINESS / PROCESS / OPERATIONS / DELIVERY

SERVICE DESIGN

Designing the full service, not only the visible touchpoint.

Designing the full service, not only the visible touchpoint.

Good service design looks beyond what customers see. It examines the people, processes and systems behind every interaction, identifying where things can work better for both customers and the business.

Good service design looks beyond what customers see. It examines the people, processes and systems behind every interaction, identifying where things can work better for both customers and the business.

My experience spans customer communications, operational workflows, process improvement and automation, connecting the different parts of an organisation to create clearer, more efficient services.

REPRESENTATIVE METHOD

Service blueprint · horizontally scrollable on smaller screens

Service blueprint · horizontally scrollable

SERVICE LAYER

Discover

Understand

Choose

Act

Customer journey
(what they do)

Customer journey
(what they do)

Find and explore services or information.

Learn and engage with the right content.

Compare options and make a decision.

Complete the request and get support.

Frontstage experience
(what they see)

Frontstage experience
(what they see)

Website, search and referral (e.g. service pages, guidance).

Content, tools and conversations (e.g. FAQs, chat).

Advice, options and clear next steps.

Confirmation, updates and ongoing support.

Friction
(where it breaks)

Friction
(where it breaks)

Hard to find the right information or service.

Slow or no response, creating uncertainty.

Repeated questions and inconsistent information.

Unclear ownership or what happens next.

Behind the scenes
(what makes it work)

Behind the scenes
(what makes it work)

Enquiry enters shared inbox or multiple channels.

Staff manually assess and assign the request.

Multiple teams coordinate and validate information.

Staff prepare and send a response or outcome.

Root cause
(why it happens)

Root cause
(why it happens)

No structured intake or clear entry points.

No defined response ownership or timeframe.

Disconnected information and systems across teams.

No standardised closure or follow-up process.

Improvement
(what to change)

Improvement
(what to change)

Clearer entry points and a structured enquiry form.

Automatic acknowledgement and defined ownership.

Shared case history and smoother handovers.

Clear resolution, follow-up and status tracking.

01

Journey mapping

02

Service blueprints

03

Stakeholder ecosystems

04

Touchpoint analysis

05

Operational process mapping

06

Opportunity prioritisation

07

Co-design and alignment

08

Service principles

09

Implementation planning

MY APPROACH

A clear method, adapted to the problem.

I connect customer needs with business operations to identify problems, improve experiences and simplify how services work. The approach adapts to each project, guided by evidence, priorities and practical constraints.

Understand

01

Investigate

02

Define

03

Design

04

Implement

05

01

Understand the business and its customers.

Explore customer needs, business objectives, existing challenges and how services are delivered.

DISCOVERY · CUSTOMER NEEDS · BUSINESS GOALS

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Understand

01

Investigate

02

Define

03

Design

04

Implement

05

01

Understand the business and its customers.

Explore customer needs, business objectives, existing challenges and how services are delivered.

DISCOVERY · CUSTOMER NEEDS · BUSINESS GOALS

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APPROACH

Joined-up thinking across business, customer, experience and delivery.

I consider what customers need, how services work, what the business needs to achieve and how solutions can be designed and delivered.

01 / 05

Understand

Learn about the organisation, customers, services, evidence, goals and constraints.

02 / 05

Investigate

Review journeys, touchpoints, content, processes, systems and stakeholder perspectives.

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Understand

Learn about the organisation, customers, services, evidence, goals and constraints.

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Investigate

Review journeys, touchpoints, content, processes, systems and stakeholder perspectives.

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Define

Frame the problems, opportunities, service principles and priorities.

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Design

Develop clearer journeys, content, interfaces, workflows and service concepts.

Seamless cross-channel technology experience

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Implement and improve

Support delivery, test assumptions, measure where possible and refine the experience.

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Understand

Learn about the organisation, customers, services, evidence, goals and constraints.

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Investigate

Review journeys, touchpoints, content, processes, systems and stakeholder perspectives.

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Define

Frame the problems, opportunities, service principles and priorities.

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Design

Develop clearer journeys, content, interfaces, workflows and service concepts.

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Implement and improve

Support delivery, test assumptions, measure where possible and refine the experience.

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CAPABILITIES

CAPABILITIES

Connecting experience thinking with practical delivery.

I combine customer experience, digital design, business understanding and technology to solve problems, improve processes and deliver better outcomes.

Breadth matters when the challenge crosses customers, content, operations and technology. Capability is presented at the level genuinely practised – not as expert mastery of every discipline.

01

CX &
Service Design

Experience audits · Customer journeys · Touchpoint reviews · Service processes · Service blueprints · Opportunity prioritisation

01

CX &
Service Design

Experience audits · Customer journeys · Touchpoint reviews · Service processes · Service blueprints · Opportunity prioritisation.

02

UX &
Digital Experience

Website reviews · Information architecture · User flows · Content clarity · Wireframes and prototypes · Accessibility awareness · Figma and Framer

02

UX &
Digital Experience

Website reviews · Information architecture · User flows · Content clarity · Wireframes and prototypes · Accessibility awareness · Figma and Framer.

03

Business &
Transformation

Workflow analysis · Process improvement · Stakeholder alignment · Governance · Quality assurance · Documentation · Delivery planning

04

AI &
Automation

AI-assisted research synthesis · Workflow design · Reusable guidance · Automation opportunities · Human review · Quality control

03

Business & Transformation

Workflow analysis · Process improvement · Stakeholder alignment · Governance · Quality assurance · Documentation · Delivery planning.

03

Business & Transformation

Workflow analysis · Process improvement · Stakeholder alignment · Governance · Quality assurance · Documentation · Delivery planning.

04

AI & Automation

AI-assisted research synthesis · Workflow design · Reusable guidance · Automation opportunities · Human review · Quality control.

04

AI & Automation

AI-assisted research synthesis · Workflow design · Reusable guidance · Automation opportunities · Human review · Quality control.

EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE

Creative foundations. Operational depth. A connected view of service.

Creative foundations. Operational depth.
A connected view of service.

July 2026 – Present

Founder & Experience Consultant

Pixele

July 2026 – Present

Founder & Experience Consultant

Pixele

January 2022 – June 2026

Senior Analyst

M&G plc

January 2022 – June 2026

Senior Analyst

M&G plc

August 2005 – January 2020

Founder and Brand Consultant

Creativer

August 2005 – January 2020

Founder and Brand Consultant

Creativer

Earlier foundation

Management Services

Charity Commission. Operational and process improvement experience examining staff workflows, organisational efficiency and service delivery.

Earlier foundation

Management Services

Charity Commission. Operational and process improvement experience examining staff workflows, organisational efficiency and service delivery.

Earlier experience

Creative and agency roles

Including Rufus Leonard, M&C Saatchi, AMV BBDO and TMW

Earlier experience

Creative and agency roles

Including Rufus Leonard, M&C Saatchi, AMV BBDO and TMW

TOOLS

The right tools for the right problem.

A combination of design, digital, automation and AI tools to investigate challenges, develop solutions and improve how businesses work.

Design &
Digital

Figma / Framer

Adobe Creative Cloud

PowerPoint / Slides

InDesign / Photoshop / Illustrator

Higgsfield / Firefly

Business &
Automation

Microsoft 365

Power Automate

Aprimo

Google Workspace

AI &
Intelligence

ChatGPT / Codex

Claude

Gemini / NotebookLM

AI workflows

Automation

TOOLS

The right tools for the right problem.

A combination of design, digital, automation and AI tools to investigate challenges, develop solutions and improve how businesses work.

Design &
Digital

Figma / Framer

Adobe Creative Cloud

PowerPoint / Slides

InDesign / Photoshop / Illustrator

Higgsfield / Firefly

Business &
Automation

Microsoft 365

Power Automate

Aprimo

Google Workspace

Business &
Automation

Microsoft 365

Power Automate

Aprimo

Google Workspace

AI &
Intelligence

ChatGPT / Codex

Claude

Gemini / NotebookLM

AI workflows

Automation

CONTACT

Let’s improve the experience – and the service behind it.

Joe Vasudevan · London, UK

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