Experience

Hillbrush

• United Kingdom
• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Design & Development Manager

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  Hillbrush is the leading UK manufacturer of brushes and hygienic cleaning equipment. With a range of over 2000 products, suitable for food manufacture and healthcare to natural fibre products for the agricultural industry, Hillbrush has distribution partners in more than 90 countries. Based in Mere, a new purpose-built manufacturing plant sits alongside a unique visitor centre (Visit Hillbrush) where you can enjoy locally sourced food, browse and purchase products in the homeware shop and learn about the history of brush-making in the first-of-its-kind brush-making interactive museum. Leading new product design and development for cleaning products used in the commercial, domestic and food hygiene sectors. I am responsible for product development, re-engineering, design for manufacture and 3D/2D technical documentation. Focusing on brand recognition and sustainability, the new product pipeline has improved in its speed to market, visual appeal, production efficiency and ergonomic design. Key Responsibilities - Concept generation and DFM through to product launch - Injection moulded part and tool design, focused on sustainability - Increasing the speed and frequency of additions to the new product pipeline - Supplier liaison, technical drawing generation and sample analysis - Product and competitor analysis, range review and planning - Manufacturing assistance, machine part design and prototyping - Reverse engineering and 3D CAD (Solidworks) - Bespoke OEM enquiry part design and management Show less



APEM

• France
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Oct 2019 - Jul 2021

  Project managing and engineering new development specifications at Apem Components, specifically within the joystick team. Working on client projects alongside the Business Development Manager whilst leading in house product improvements to engineer solutions for mass production in agricultural, industrial and defence. - Project management and presentation through APQP - Part Validation and test specifications for a highly governed industry - Product costing, BOM creation and part feasibility study - Mechanical engineering to electrical output tolerances - Innovative development of a multi axis, low profile, extreme use joystick - Product offering presentation packages to perspective clients - Part quotation and supplier negotiation for increasing volumes - Injection moulded part and tool design for on-site moulding - Rapid 3D prototyping, fine tolerance automated part design Show less



Vaughan Designs

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Manager

  • Mar 2017 - Oct 2019

  Managing a team of 4 designers, I led all design and development from concept to launch for this luxury interior brand. Focusing on the ownership of the design chain and the management of suppliers, manufacturers and internal teams to ensure delivery of successful product ranges to UK, US and rest of world markets annually. Design Chain Management - Product costing, budget control and allocation for 30+ annual products - Existing range review and sales analysis to focus development targets - Supporting business growth of £12 million annual turnover - Team management, recruitment and re-structure implementation - Competitor analysis, collection and launch structure planning - Sourcing new suppliers, UK, European and Chinese based - Quality control of existing supply chain through site visits - 30+ products launched annually in line with industry deadlines - 1500 product back catalogue management and documentation update Product Design and Development - Concept generation, 3D/2D CAD, DFM to deliver product to market - Product BOM, structure costings and supplier price negotiations - CAD file management and revision control through Solidworks PDM - Design for US market distribution and UL conformity through testing - Reverse engineering, DFM for lost wax casting and metal fabrication - Project management of bespoke, customer led design projects Marketing - Annual catalogue and new product brochure planning - Customer documentation, instructions, data sheets - Exhibition design, trade show and showroom layout design Show less



Porta Romana

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Designer

  • Sep 2015 - Mar 2017

  Leading new product design and development of multiple, annual release, lighting and furniture collections for the luxury interior market.Conceptual generation and detailed design for manufacture, optimising the use of 3D CAD to produce cohesive and brand recognisable product worldwide. Annual Collection Design Lead - Range, market and cost planning against sales data and trends - Detailed DFM and supplier communication through 3D and 2D design - Concept to market of luxury high end product - Delegating tasks to the creative team and internal departmentsProduct Management - Supplier sourcing, site visits and procurement planning - Designing to lighting regulation conformity in UK, EU and US markets - Quality assurance and inspection for new and existing product ranges Marketing - Assisting with product catalogue and website photography and styling - Internal and external product documentation, instructions, data sheets - Exhibition design, trade show and showroom layout design worldwide Show less

• Design Creative

  • Sep 2012 - Sep 2015

  As part of a small product team, I was heavily involved in the design and development of two collections, "Photon"​ and "Enchanted Forest", of which the latter I collaborated with external designer Tord Boontje to develop his own capsule collection within our own. -Creating technical information data sheets for external use. -Creating product and lampshade installation and unpacking instructions.-Creating Technical Drawings for suppliers using the software AutoCAD and SolidWorks. -Showroom layout drawings and presentation renders for UK and US based showrooms.-Managing current product quality and change control.-Using SolidWorks to create 3D concept visuals and workable prototypes. -Creating 3D showroom layouts for exhibition and display planning.-Submitting new design concepts through sketching and CAD development.-Ongoing new collection development.-Product Design Show less



era

• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Designer

  • Aug 2010 - May 2011

  Product Designer within a small design team at Era. Working with the in-house manufacturing team to take new and existing product developments from concept to launch, primarily using AutoCAD to create 2D technical drawings for production. Additional responsibilities included the production of visuals and advertisements for company literature. Product Designer within a small design team at Era. Working with the in-house manufacturing team to take new and existing product developments from concept to launch, primarily using AutoCAD to create 2D technical drawings for production. Additional responsibilities included the production of visuals and advertisements for company literature.