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ANTHONY GOSNAY BSC (HONS)

PERSONAL - Born 19/Feb/1988 – British – Full Clean Driving Licence – Own Transport

PROFILE – A multi-skilled, BSc educated graduate, Product Design Engineer with experience in a range of design and engineering based projects. Experience ranges from product testing, report writing and development, to project leader. This involved planning, prioritising and co-ordinating with a team of individuals from America, Taiwan and the UK in the design and development of several new and existing products.
I am looking to further enhance my skill base to become a highly qualified and efficient design engineer working with mechanical and electrical products.

LOCATION - Trentham – Stoke-on-Trent – Living with parents – Able to commute across West Midlands area – Willing to relocate for the right job.

QUALIFICATION - BSc (Hons) 2:1 Product Design & Technology; Loughborough University

DEGREE HIGHLIGHTS - Computer Aided Ergonomics, Electronics, Mechanics for Designers, Interaction Design

Major Design Project - A Portable Modular Massaging Posture Support: A frame with sockets for the user to select where to place massaging ‘clusters’ to work on a specific pain/area. The frame slots into a pocket in a skin tight shirt which is worn under the clothing and is controlled through a remote control on the front. The target market is users who sit at a desk or car journeys for large periods of time.

Dissertation - An Investigation into the relative Importance to the Users of Ergonomic & Aesthetic Qualities in Medical Product Design

EMPLOYERS – Stanley Works Ltd. (Full-Time Placement), Michelin (sponsored brief) and SLAM Design (sponsored brief)

INDUSTRIES – Research & Development – Hand Tools, New Product Design

PRODUCT AREAS – Knives, Blades, Screwdrivers, Saws, Pliers, Clamps, Ratchets & Sockets, Chisels, Dispensers and Door Handles

PROJECT COMPLEXITIES – Range of project costs from a university project self-funded up to £500 budget to re-design approval for ‘Stanley’ costing £15,000. Personal use of PERT and GANTT charts. I have produced and worked to, product briefs, performance specifications and test reports including Finite Material Elemental Analysis (FMEA).

COMPUTER LANGUAGES – Visual Basic, Microsoft C++

GENERAL SOFTWARE – Microsoft Office 1995 – 2007 (including Word, Publisher, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Access), Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Illustrator CS3, Adobe Flash CS3.

CAD SKILLS – ProEngineer Wildfire 2, 3 & 4, Solidworks, SAMMIE CAD, Techsoft, Instron Test Software, Alias ImageStudio, Maxwell Studio, Maxwell Render, Autodesk Studio, eDrawings 2008, CES Material Selector

ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY AND TEST EQUIPMENT – Various Analogue & Digital, Microprocessor (PIC16F684), “Instron” – 5985 Floor Model Universal Testing Systems for High-Capacity Testing and MT Series Medium Capacity Torsion Testing Systems, “Cutlery & Allied Trades Research Association” (CATRA) - knife sharpness and life tester, Optical Gauging Products (OGP) - SmartScope MVP Non-Contact Measuring Machine

QUALITY STANDARDS – UKAS, BS8888, BS308, BS7373

HEALTH & SAFETY – COSHH, HACCP

MANUFACTURING MATERIALS AND PROCESSES – A sound knowledge, experience and understanding of various polymer, wood and metal production techniques, including Injection moulding, casting, grinding, machining, water jet and laser cutting, finite deposition models (FDM), metallurgy, component composition through spark analysis


REFERENCES:

Peter Culf
Research & Development Engineer
Stanley Tools
Hellaby,
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S66 8SL

Dr Ian Campbell
Personal Tutor
Design & Technology
Loughborough University
Loughborough
LE11 3TU