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Principal Designer at Dovetailed

Robert Curtis

Cambridge, United Kingdom
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    An Industrial Designer with seven years experience of working in a consultancy environment. My appreciation of both the technical and front-end components of product development have led me to develop a broad and versatile skill set that encompasses ethnography, sketching, complex 3D modelling, prototyping and design for manufacture. I love working in a diverse multidisciplinary team, not only to draw on the experience of those at the other end of the design spectrum, but also as an opportunity to be a champion for design in an engineering environment.

    Although I take great pride in designing new products; my professional interest is broader than the traditional design process. I support my colleagues where I can with new business development, and aim to further my knowledge through attendance at local and national conferences and design events. Most recently I have been involved with the Design Museum's consultation process surrounding the move to its new site in Holland Park, Kensington.

    Specialties: - Functional exploration & lash up models

    - Photoshop rendering

    - Hand sketching

    - UX design

    - Human factors and formative user studies

    - Prototyping + presentation models

    - ProEngineer + SolidWorks surface modelling

  • Education
    • BA 1st class (Hons) Industrial Design & Technology
      Loughborough University
      2004 - 2008
    • A Levels: Maths, Physics, Fine Art and Product Design
      Heanor Gate Science College
      1997 - 2004
  • Experience
    • Principal Designer
      Dovetailed
      Feb 2015 - Present (10 years 4 months)
      As Principal Designer for Dovetailed I work on UX, Industrial Design and Stakeholder Research led projects for our clients within a multidisciplinary team. My role also encompasses growing new relationships with companies and organisations who believe in leveraging user centred design to create world class product experiences.
    • Industrial Designer
      Cambridge Design Partnership
      Aug 2010 - Feb 2015 (4 years 6 months)
      My time at CDP saw me working on a diverse range of projects for clients in a number of fascinating industries: pharmaceutical and drug delivery, FMCG, mobile phone, small domestic appliances, intensive care equipment, beverage appliances, kitchen utsenils, oral healthcare, structural packaging and industrial printing.

      Whilst primarily undertaking front-end design and research projects I also added value to the business by establishing relationships with new clients and managing numerous innovation projects with teams of designers, engineers, front-end researchers and human factors specialists.
    • Industrial Designer
      Innovate Product Design
      Oct 2008 - Aug 2010 (1 year 10 months)
      My role was largely focused upon visualising and prototyping the concepts of individuals and inventors. A hands-on role creating test rigs and lash ups: using these to inform mechanical design in CAD and then working with suppliers to have a wide range of prototypes fabricated and assembled. As part of my role I managed a team of six designers: reviewing their work and helping resolve technical, supplier and client based problems.
    • Freelance Designer
      Innovate Product Design
      Aug 2008 - Oct 2008 (2 months)
      Freelance work producing product visualisations for inventors.
    • Industrial Designer (Placement)
      TTP
      Jun 2006 - Aug 2007 (1 year 2 months)
      At TTP I worked on consumer, medical and industrial projects in a wide range of tasks from concept generation, to prototyping test rigs to detailed design using ProEngineer. In addition to working as part of focused project teams, I was also given the responsibility of managing my own project. The output of which was several working prototypes of an electronic toy that I designed, in collaboration with an electrical engineer.
  • Awards

    -RSA Design Directions Winner 2007/08

    -Loughborough Design Week Winner 2008

    -Featured in New Design no. 62

    - Featured on Coroflot.com

    - 2nd place BPA innovation competition

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