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Product Designer
United Kingdom
Feb 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year 10 months)
Whilst at TTS I worked on multiple projects at the same time. I designed educational resources and toys for many different subjects in addition to Early Years and Special Direct. I developed tooled products; negotiating costs with suppliers and working with QA on safety standards. I worked with Product Developers on electronic products, wooden products and plush. Whilst at TTS I also worked on improving the design process and I designed and maintained spreadsheets to organise the teams projects, and the products forecasts. I visited both school and nurseries to allow me to fully understand the needs of the end user.
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Product Designer
United Kingdom
Jan 2017 - Nov 2018 (1 year 10 months)
After graduating I worked for 1 month in Plum Products Sydney office and then just under 2 years in the UK office where I was employed full time as the Product Designer. I worked within the NPD team, but also had great relationships with the marketing team and sales team. I started the design process with the initial research and initial sketches, developing the ideas on Solidworks and then presenting the concepts using Adobe. I was confident when briefing the factories in Poland and China, and would work with other members of the team to ensure the quality, safety and pricing of the products.
Whilst at Plum Products I was involved in many projects and activities beyond my specific role. I helped to build the products for sales shows, helped marketing at product photoshoots both as the model and behind the scenes. I also visited the factories in Poland, met buyers and had creative meetings with consultancies and other companies we were working with.