Peter Hugh Harrison

INSCAPE EDUCATION GROUP: Acting Dean: Faculty Business & Communication

Pretoria, South Africa

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Experienced product designer, passionate about innovative product design development. In-depth technical knowledge of tooling and manufacturing processes, materials and finishes. Previously developed and managed 3D Design at The Open Window Institute. Academic management at INSCAPE National Offices at Pretoria campus.
Education
- Masters of Technology, Industrial design (Cum Laude) Urban agriculture in Soweto
  
  University of Johannesburg
  
  2014 - 2017
  
  Focus area; Appropriate technology (AT), Human-centred design (HCD), participatory design (PD).
- Bachelors of Technology Industrial Design
  
  University of Johannesburg
  
  2006 - 2006
- National Diploma Industrial Design
  
  Technikon Witwatersrand
  
  1987 - 1989
- History of Art 1 (part time - course) Art and Architectural Theory
  
  Unisa
  
  1986 - 1986
- Matriculation NSC secondary school leaving certificate
  
  Jeppe Boys High School
  
  1983 - 1984
- Certificate secondary school
  
  Marist Brothers College
  
  1975 - 1982
Experience
- Academic Manager - Postgraduate
  
  INSCAPE EDUCATION GROUP
  
  Pretoria, South Africa
  
  2017 - Present (4 years)
  
  Previous: Harrison Designs (Owner) - consultants on product design & engineering for manufacture.
  Highest qualification: Masters Technology Industrial Design (UJ 2014-2016). Focus area, appropriate technologies using a participatory human-centred design approach with small-scale urban farmers in Soweto and Johannesburg.
  Past lecturing experience: University of Johannesburg, The Open Window Institute and Tshwane University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering.
  Exhibition: Participated in an Alumni exhibition called 'Thinking Design' Hosted by the University of Johannesburg, at the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture (FADA) gallery during September 2013
- Product designer
  
  Radhaus cc (Closed corporation).
  
  Projects: Banking terminals and hand held card readers Duties: Product design and development Plastic prototyping and batch production Engineering plastic and sheet metal parts Component design for injection moulding and RIM Management - Quoting and invoicing &time keeping Compilation of technical manuals for products produced
- Content Developer - Courseware
  
  Inscape Education Group
  
  Pretoria, South Africa
  
  Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 (11 months)
- Lecturer
  
  Inscape Education Group
  
  Pretoria, South Africa
  
  Jan 2017 - Nov 2018 (1 year 10 months)
- Designer & Manager (projects, staff and studio resources)
  
  Steinhobel Design Pty Ltd.
  
  Sandton, South Africa
  
  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011 (1 year)
  
  Projects: Outdoor signage, consumer products, and pool filtration system, retrospective design exhibition.
  Duties: Project management, studio and staff management. Sourcing prototyping services, batch production, tooling supply and managing client accounts.
- Zodiac Pool Care Europe (sub-contracted)
  
  Index Product Design cc
  
  Johannesburg, South Africa
  
  1999 - 2010 (11 years)
  
  Projects: Industrial Design projects for varied markets such as pool cleaning, medical, childcare, consumer, defence, electrical and RFID electronic devices. Also contributed towards the intellectual property for company Zodiac Pool Care Europe on the following US patent numbers, US0335888, US2004021052, US2005030675, US2005028683, US2005032506 Design Awards: (1) SABS Design Institute Award 2003 - Zodiac Baracuda
- Product design - Junior
  
  Design Shop (Pty) Ltd.
  
  Johannesburg, South Africa
  
  1989 - 1990 (1 year)
  
  Projects: Consulting work - varied projects Duties: Developing conceptual product design and sketching Plastic - model making & prototyping Product presentation drawings, layout engineering
Awards

University of Johannesburg - Golden key nomination, by invitation.

DISA Award 2005, Zodiac G4 Pool Cleaner.

IDEA 2004 Silver Award, Zodiac G4 Pool Cleaner.

SABS Design Award 2003, Zodiac Pool Cleaner.

SABS Design Institute Award 1999 Pescador Fishing device.

SABS Design Institute Award 1996, Banking Information Terminal.
Affiliations

External moderator for the University of Johannesburg Bachelor of Technology students 2013 & 2014 - Department of Industrial Design, also serving on the Advisory Committee for Tshwane University of Technology - three dimensional design program. Lecturing on Ideation and related design thinking at INSCAPE Pretoria. Previously subject manager for Three dimensional design & 3D Visualization in the School of Interaction Arts at the Open Window Institute.
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