PROFIL / RESUMÉ
Industrial Designer | 13+ Years Experience
An award-winning Industrial Designer, with over thirteen years of professional design experience and a proven track record of developing well designed, commercially successful products. With a wealth of experience, thriving on transforming ideas into tangible, market leading designs. With extensive experience in both design consultancies and in-house design teams, a versatile skill set and hands-on approach from concept to production has been developed. Expertise spans the entire design process, from sketching and 3D modelling, to prototyping and collaborating with manufacturers to bring designs to life. Direct involvement with manufacturing facilities across Asia has further strengthened understanding of global production techniques and material choices, enhancing the ability to design practical, manufacturable products.
KERNEKOMPETENCER
- Strong ability to design within financial limitations (tooling, manufacturing, assembly, and retail price)
- Extensive experience in market research and product analysis
- Initial ideation & concept generation with excellent sketching ability
- Proficient in CAD, rendering, visualisation, & animation
- Excellent ability to create working prototypes & models
- Strong project management skills and extensive experience leading projects of varying sizes
- Experience within UI and UX design projects
- Excellent manufacturing knowledge including injection moulding, blow moulding, over moulding, rotational moulding, vacuum forming and printing
- Excellent awareness of current design trends and their influential impact
- Strong ability to create storyboards to enhance the overall visual appeal of a project
- Extensive experience liaising with factories and tool makers, including regular visits to production facilities overseas
- Experience working to ISO regulations and a strong understanding of intellectual property
- Experienced working with brands to develop products that align with their creative vision and market strategy
- Strong communication, layout & presentation skills
SOFTWARE
- Rhinoceros 7 & SolidWorks (CAD)
- Keyshot (rendering and animation)
- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
- Microsoft Word, PowerPoint & Outlook
- iMovie and Adobe After Effects (video editing)
- Microsoft Excel (basic)
UDDANNELSE OG CERTIFICERINGER
Northumbria University (2008–2012) Design for Industry BA (Hons)
York College (2005–2008) A-levels: Product Design & Geography
AS-level: Maths
National Foundation Diploma in Art & Design
ANERKENDELSER OG RESULTATER
- Winner of the 2011 RSA Student Design Awards with Vacci-pack – the sustainable vaccination syringe.
- Collaborated on the design of the Red Dot Award winning 'Stirr' by Uutensil.
- Created the 'Travel Book Rest' which was the bestselling IF product across all UK stores.