Mr Sasha Alexander

• Biography
• Areas of Research/Teaching Expertise
• Grants/Current Projects
• Contact 

Biography

Senior Lecturer / Head of Program
(1) B.Design and Technology (2) B.Industrial Design

Experience:
Consultancy / Staff Designer 70 projects:
Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Australia (Various portfolios 1985-2005)
Copenhagen, Denmark www.knudholscher.dk/ (1989-1991)
UWS - Faculty of Business and Technology - Manufacturing and Quality Systems / Faculty of Informatics, Science and Technology - Department of Design / College of Science, Technology and Environment - School of Engineering and Industrial Design (1996-2005); School of Engineering (2006 - date); UTS - School of Design (1994-2000).

Professional Memberships:
Fellow Design Institute of Australia (2007/8) NSW Branch Councillor Past National Councillor, NSW Chapter President, liaison to International Council of Societies of Industrial Design ICSID Glasgow, Taipei, Toronto, Sydney, Seoul, Hannover/Berlin, San Francisco (Various portfolios 1987-2007) www.dia.org.au

Australian Sustainable Business Alliance (Founding Member 2003-2005)
Member Rotary International (1994-2002) Executive roles Chair Youth Committee / Chair of International Committee / District 9680 Chair of "From Russia With Love" Committee - international student exchange and international humanitarian projects

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Areas of Research/Teaching Expertise

85032 Major Project Commencement
85033 Major Project Completion
300013 Design Management 2
10915 Industrial Experience

Thesis Topic – Australian Timber Furniture Industry – A Value Chain Approach

Professor Ross Chapman and Associate Professor Terry Sloan are supervising the PhD project that is being undertaken by Sasha Alexander. He was granted a Postgraduate Award by the Forest & Wood Products Research and Development Corporation in order to support his candidature.

The overall aim of the research project is to identify specific areas for improving the global competitiveness of the Australian Timber Furniture Industry and to examine the most promising mechanisms for collaboration within the value adding chain – Value Chain – related to this industry. The research is focusing on the barriers to and drivers for continuous innovation and productivity improvement in the Australian Timber Furniture Industry. The current condition of Australian innovation processes, programs and strategic alliances within the timber furniture global growth sector is also being researched.

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Grants/Current Projects

2001 AUSINDUSTRY Australian Federal Government
Graduate Start Program with industry partner NSW. www.ausindustry.gov.au

2002 Award Scholarship (toward PhD candidature) awarded by :
Forest and Wood Products Research and
Development Corporation www.fwprdc.org.au/
Aligned support : www.crcwood.unimelb.edu.au/CRCinnovations.html
www.fiaa.com.au

For more information, contact Sasha.

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