Experience

Morco Awnings

• United Kingdom
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Design Manager

  • Apr 2015 - Present

  Morco Blinds is a custom awnings hand crafted company in London since 1956. Over the last 50 years, Morco Blinds has established itself as the nation’s leading design and manufacturer specialist of custom awnings, canopies and pergolas. • Design process: primarily responsible for developing the design of our products –from inception to manufacture and installation– in accordance with the client's requirements and specifications. Handling AutoCAD, Sketch-Up, Illustrator, Photoshop and 3D tools to convert designs and sketches into CAD drawings –from specification drawings to details and manufacturing drawings–. • Specification drawings: responsible for preparing technical design packages for external/clients approval before proceeding to manufacture (general arrangements, elevations, sections, plan views, etc. Executing and monitoring all design stages –from initial creative concept to finalised proposals– • Visualisations: producing visuals and branding proofs to show final appearance of our products. This involves reproducing the client's concept into a graphic form and also interpretation and artistic design ability to represent the ideas in a technical form and into photo-realistic 3D renderings. • Manufacturing drawings: issuing completed drawings for manufacture –scales 1:5 to 1:1– within tight deadlines, including cutting lists. Experience with timber, steel, aluminium and fabric. • Management duties: daily assignment and supervision of tasks to the product design team. Ensuring designs are completed on time and to highest quality. • Liaising and building relationships with clients (designers, architects, etc.). Attending to meetings and carrying out detailed site surveys when necessary. • Converting ideas into innovative and constructible projects, overseeing architectural, mechanical and structural components. Supplying final renders and technical drawings that will be issued to our factory or external suppliers for manufacture. Show less



Big Bus Tours - London

• London, Reino Unido

• Customer Service Representative

  • Oct 2013 - Sep 2014

  Big Bus Tours is London’s leading open-top sightseeing company, carrying over 1 million passengers annually and the recipient of Visit London’s “Sightseeing Tour of the Year” award on two occasions. • Primarily responsible for selling an all-inclusive sightseeing package. • Promoting out of town coach tours and fast entry tickets to London's top attractions. • Providing a proactive, friendly and professional welcome to all visitors. • Supporting customers to get the most out of their stay by offering advice, information, and keeping them entertained as they hop on and off the open-top buses. • Dealing with enquiries or complaints. • Handling monies, ensuring accurate collection and recording of transactions. End of day cashing up procedures. Show less



Self employed

• Avilés y alrededores, España

• CAD technician / Architectural Technician

  • Jan 2011 - Sep 2012

  Performing on my own, providing design and technical support, mostly on refurbishments and floor planning. • Site surveys and measurements, and conversion into CAD drawings. Use of laser measurer and CAD tools. • Advice and technical support to the clients on conception stage. • Preparing graphical representation of the desired completed design. Performing on my own, providing design and technical support, mostly on refurbishments and floor planning. • Site surveys and measurements, and conversion into CAD drawings. Use of laser measurer and CAD tools. • Advice and technical support to the clients on conception stage. • Preparing graphical representation of the desired completed design.



JCSB architectural practice

• Valladolid y alrededores, España

• CAD technician / Architectural assistant

  • Jan 2008 - Oct 2010

  Working as part of team for that company, I was involved throughout the whole production process of new residential developments, public buildings, conversions, refurbishments and also historical environments. My duties were: • Participating in ideas generation, drawing, designing work, model making and managing various projects until completion. • Preparing technical documentation of the project –plans, elevations, sections and construction details– on AutoCAD. • Producing Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health drawings, and also Architectural and Structural drawings such as elevations, profiles, sections, structural plans, construction details, utilities plans and general arrangements. Working with steel, reinforced concrete, timber and masonry, including details, on a varied set of projects. • Creating sketches and graphical representations of the desired completed design, using AutoCAD and SketchUp. Eventually utilizing Photoshop. • Using additional programs (Word, Excel, etc) to complete drawing packages. • Collaborating and proactively gathering input from architects and engineers to create high-quality deliverables. • Reporting anomalies to project management and revising drawings to reflect current changes. • Making site surveys and taking measurements. • Management duties: responsible for students on internship. Show less



IUU-UVA

• Valladolid y alrededores, España

• CAD Technician

  • Sep 2006 - Mar 2007

  Working as part of team drawing transport schemes and plans. Urban analysis. Transport flow studios. I worked: • Operating AutoCAD to convert information, ideas and sketches into plans and arrangements, including presentations. • Assisting in the preparation of analysis and current situation drawings. • Producing graphics, maps and presentations of proposals. Regional/metropolitan/town scales. Working as part of team drawing transport schemes and plans. Urban analysis. Transport flow studios. I worked: • Operating AutoCAD to convert information, ideas and sketches into plans and arrangements, including presentations. • Assisting in the preparation of analysis and current situation drawings. • Producing graphics, maps and presentations of proposals. Regional/metropolitan/town scales.



PLANZ S.L.

• Valladolid y alrededores, España

• CAD Technician

  • Oct 2005 - Apr 2006

  I collaborated in the development of the Ponferrada Town Plan. The company worked for the Ponferrada Town Council (Spain, population 60,000). My duties were: • Operating AutoCAD to convert written building regulations into maps and town planning. • Using cartographic information as X-Ref. Scales from 1/25,000 to 1/1,000. • Producing drawings of urban development proposals. • Preparing graphic documentation and drawings for Town Council approval. • Following town planning drawing standards and specifications. Show less