EDUCATION:

MA Industrial Design: De Montfort University, Leics. Graduated 2000. Management, Marketing, design writing and creative thinking.

Industrial Design - Behavioural 4D design

BA (Hons) Product Design: Bournemouth University, graduated 1996.

Product design, manufacturing technologies and production. Advanced engineering mathematics and model making. AutoCAD & SDRC

PROJECT: Styling and engineering. Radar (ultra sonics electronics).

10 GCSE's - 3 A levels (Physics, Art and Design)

Upton County High School, Chester to 1990.

CURRENT & RECENT CONTRACTS;

Graphic Design - Company branding 2004/5 (2 years) - current:

Client - Pro Vision Planning and Design - Brochures, journals, adverts, logos. Website graphics and production. Illustrator, AutoCAD, Photoshop.

Client - Carol Darby Jewellery - authentication documents. Marketing Copy.

Automotive Industrial Design 2003 (3 months)

Luxury Volvo Chassis Campers - Ultra Motor Homes - Interiors - Chassis design - 3D Studio, ACAD, Photoshop

EMPLOYMENT

Beverage FMCG Industrial Designer (2001) 6 month contract.

Industrial Designer: Scotsman Presence - Concept generation, creative thinking for design ideas: Virgin Cola, Coca Cola, Heineken, Stella. 3D brand forms. Young Person Markets, Fashion and observational designs.

PDD Design Consultancy: (2000) 3 month contract.

Product Designer: Design and research techniques for development and concept generation. Observational behaviour, 4D design and soft systems. Design and research technique development. Observational behaviour, 4D design and soft systems management. Aspects developed from MA research papers discussions with Alec Robertson in 4D design and Ray Holland at De Montfort, Leicester.

Trinityworkshop (1999 - 2000) 12 months

Furniture design and making: for bespoke and fine furniture: AutoCAD

Yazaki (1998 - 1999) 6 months

Product designer: Patent writing and research. Automotive and smart systems technology development. Forecasting and gap analysis for new technologies integration.

Peerless Designs (1998) - 6 months

Creative product designer - Bespoke shop fitting - product development for fabricated shelving and shop fitting equipment. http://www.peerlessdesigns.com

Strix (1995 - 1996) 14 months

Engineering product designer: Energy control devices experience of design practice and line management for mass manufacture: Electrical, mechanical / white goods. Production line and drawing office management, Quality control. Drawing office management ISO 9000-1: BS308 Engineering and drawing Standards. Engineering for mass manufacture with pressed part inserts and mechanism design: standard prismatic modelling, Finite Element Analysis. Bills of materials. AutoCAD

Software:

AutoCAD (10 years)

Various, illustration, architecture, construction lines for 3D + GIS Intergration protocol. Inc. WS Atkins protocol for computer upgrade to new Sun Systems.

Adobe illustrator / Photoshop / Quark / RGB + CMYK compliant.

Advertisements for print and web, illustrations and original artwork combined with hand sketching. Concept sketching and storyboards.

Dreamweaver - 3 years, other FTP software inc. web analysis programs.

Office - (5 years)

Word, Excel, Access, Outlook

Rhino / 3D studio Max (5 years) 3D icons and 3d animated branding.

Parametric modelling / sculptural objects / Styling

SDRC Ideas (4 years)

Engineering - Plastic and pressed metal components.

COURSES, AWARDS AND INTERESTS:

Seminar - 10 Golden rules of Business. (Business Link) (2005)

Iconography for winning website designs ­ Hants Web award (2004)

BBC Music review competition winner the collective (2003)

Member of the Chartered Society of Designers. (2003)

RIBA Competitions (MOMI Landmark Sculpture / Kiosk on Thames) (2003)

Training Course 3D Design in CATIA (2000)

Teaching Dance Ministry of Sound - Graffiti art (1994)

RSA Competitions (Children¹s Computer tablet) (1992)

The Queens Award for Export Achievement ­ Manufacturing Excellence (1986)

Sponsorship by Champion for dance and events promotions. (1989)

T Shirt designs and production company - design and make (1985)

Selected & sponsored by Gifford partners to study Civil Engineering at UCL.(1984)

Certificate in Teaching High School pupils in Craft Design & Technology(1984)

Drama Dance & Theatre School, Chester - Acting merited by Guild Hall (1984)

Malpas Youth Product Design Course - design for portable tripod stool.(1984)

OCA Fine ART Course, Life drawing Dance, Manchester (1984)