Sebastien Powell

Sebastien Powell

Product Design & Engineering Expert

10 yrs experience · <10 hrs/week

About

Sebastien Powell is a seasoned professional with a robust background in product design and engineering. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Bath and has further honed his entrepreneurial skills through programs like Entrepreneur First and 500 Startups Distro Dojo. Sebastien's career began with co-founding Making JAM, where he successfully organized major conferences and developed custom event management systems. He then served as a Founding Product Engineer at Airfinity Ltd, contributing to the development of a data intelligence product that gained prominence during the COVID pandemic. At ITD Global, he led the design and development of a customer-facing booking portal. Most recently, Sebastien was the Head of Frontend at NU, where he collaborated on an AI-powered healthcare platform. Currently self-employed, Sebastien continues to innovate in product design and engineering.

Experience

  • Product Design & Engineering · Self-employed11-01-2024

    See https://www.sebastienpowell.com/

  • Head of Frontend · NU01-01-2024 – 12-01-2024

    Collaborated with backend, product, and design teams to develop the frontend for an AI-powered, multi-omics platform for healthcare practitioners.

  • Lead Product Designer & Engineer · ITD Global01-01-2021 – 08-01-2023

    Designed and developed a customer-facing booking portal with a Nest.js backend, integrating multiple courier APIs through microservices. Delivered the final product as both a user interface and an API.

  • Founding Product Engineer · Airfinity Ltd01-01-2018 – 06-01-2021

    Designed and developed the original website and data intelligence product, which gained significant traction during COVID. Worked with data science and backend teams to build a flexible API for delivering custom, client-tailored views.

  • Co-Founder · Making JAM07-01-2014 – 05-01-2021

    Bootstrapped the business to host two major annual conferences: one in London with 700+ attendees and another in Barcelona with 200+. Developed design and branding, along with event websites and tools, including a custom ticketing and event management system.

Education

  • University of BathBachelors, Business Administration
  • Entrepreneur First
  • 500 Startups Distro Dojo
  • European School LuxembourgEuropean Baccaleaureate

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