Richard Jones

Designing lighting equipment for the TV and film industries. Hired at the inception of the product development department, in addition to designing new products, responsibilities have included the creation and implementation of a document control system and company wide standards.
Work involves; concept generation, CAD (Solidworks), BOM creation, liaising with internal departments, directors of photography/clients and external suppliers (UK and Far East).
Products designed include; Decapod, Ness LED, HiLo upgrade, TekTile 2 & Two Channel Controller.
Materials/manufacturing techniques used include; sheet metal, machining & vacuum forming.

Working in-house for an exterior lighting manufacturer, designing new products from concept to final production. Projects also included redesigning existing products for cost reduction purposes and upgrading existing products to incorporate LED light sources.
Work involved; concept generation, CAD (Solidworks), BOM creation, CFD (CFDesign/Simulation 360), creating installation instructions (Solidworks and Illustrator), product testing, liaising with internal departments (production/marketing/sales/purchasing etc.) and external suppliers (UK, Europe and Far East).
Products designed include; Zeppa, MR Bollard, Pharola Max, Garda In-Rail, Optima LED & Garda Anti-Climb.
Materials/manufacturing techniques used include; die casting, sheet metal, injection moulding, machining and sand casting.

Working on the King Abdulaziz Jeddah Airport project, concentrating mainly on the APM stations.
Work involved using AutoCAD, Illustrator and Photoshop for concept generation and layouts. Work also involved liaising with clients and suppliers (UK and abroad).

Working for a design consultancy specialising in architectural metalwork and structural glazing. Designing to BAA, LUL and British Standards. Taking designs from concept through manufacture to installation.
Work involved; concept generation, CAD (Solidworks and AutoCAD LT), procurement and logistics, site surveys, coordinating site teams, liaising with external suppliers, manufacturers and clients.
Projects include:
Victoria Underground Station (working as lead designer), Heathrow T3 LSD, Kings Cross Redevelopment, Heathrow T3 South Wing Extension, Birmingham International Airport, St Paul’s Underground Station, Heathrow T5 Car Park, Heathrow Express Check-in at Paddington, Lancaster Gate Underground Station, Flight Information Display upgrades at Stansted, Gatwick and Heathrow.
Materials/manufacturing techniques used include; sheet metal, custom extrusions, machining, glass and vitreous enamel.

Working on product development taking designs from concept through to production for ranges of wooden garden buildings and children’s’ playhouses. Also redesigning the existing product range to standardise parts and reduce the number of defective products.
Work involved; concept generation, CAD (Solidworks), BOM creation, standardisation of parts used in existing product ranges, creation of assembly instructions (Solidworks and Illustrator), liaising with internal departments (production/marketing/sales/purchasing etc.) as well as external buyers and suppliers.