Lecturer/Academic
Industrial Designer/University Academic at Loughborough University, 10 years experience & a first class degree in Industrial Design. A passion for all things design, an eye for detail & a strong understanding of the things that shape the world around us, brand, colour, form, texture & interaction.
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EXPERIENCE DETAILS:-
2011 - Present Lecturer in Industrial Design at Loughborough University
2002 - 2010 Programme Manager for Product Design &
Senior Lecturer in Product Design, Industrial
Design, Computer Aided Design &
Visualisation for Industrial Design & Product
Design Programmes. 3D Modelling &
Visualisation - University of Derby, UK
+ Exhibition Design Manager for New
Designers Exhibition (London) and University
Degree Show Manager
1997 - 2002 Industrial Designer - General Domestic
Aplliances Ltd (Now Merloni Group). the
domestic appliances group behind brands like
Hotpoint, Indesit, Ariston, Cannon & Scholtes
1997 - 1997 Point of Purchase interface designer &
Visualiser - Carter Design Group
1996 - 1997 CAD Visualisation Designer - Ideology Ltd
EDUCATION DETAILS:-
2007-2008 Post Grad Programme in Learning & Teaching for Higher
Education
1992 - 1996 De Montfort University - BA(Hons) Industrial
Design degree - First Class
CAD SKILLS:-
PRO/E (Solid & Surface Modelling, Technical Drawing)
3D STUDIO MAX (Visualisation & Animation)
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP (Graphics & Web)
SOLIDWORKS (Solid & Surface Modelling, Technical Drawing)
CDRS VISUALISATION (Surface Modelling and Visualisation)
PRO/INTRALINK (Data Management)
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR (Product Graphics, Interface)
CORELDRAW (Product Graphics, Interface)
MICROSOFT OFFICE
DESIGN SKILLS:-
RESEARCH (BOTH MARKET & USER GROUP)
IDEAS GENERATION
CONCEPT GENERATION
DESIGN COMMUNICATION & VISUALISATION
ERGONOMICS & USER INTERFACE DESIGN
GRAPHIC DESIGN (BROCHURES,PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE & ADVERTISEMENTS)
GENERAL SKILLS:-
CAP Training in meeting facilitation skills
Six Sigma trained (commercial green belt level)
Exhibition Design & Implementation
Project Management & experience of working with external component suppliers, Design Engineers, consultants such as Raymond Loewe Associates & Saatchi & Saatchi
Tutoring & leadership skills, design brief instigation & lecturing work with Coventry University in Industrial Design
Team player, I enjoy heading up a team, or working in one
Location
Leicester, United Kingdom
Specialties
- Industrial Design
- 3-D Modeling
- Design Management
Experience
10+ yearsEducation
DeMontfort University
De Montfort University, United Kingdom
Awards
Writer for newdesign magazine and Intersection magazine
Affiliations
Fellow of the Higher Education AcademyWebsite
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/lds
