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Craig Thurston is a seasoned industrial designer with 20+ years of experience in product design, design for manufacturing, and rendering. He holds a BA (HONS) in Industrial Design & Technology from Loughborough University and has worked in various roles, including CAD Design Engineer, Sales Engineering Manager, and Product Development Engineer. His expertise includes concept generation, user testing, market research, and technical drawing.

Experience

  • Auto-Trail VR Ltd
    • Grimsby, England, United Kingdom
    • CAD Design Engineer
      • Jan 2022 - Present
      • Grimsby, England, United Kingdom

  • Venari Group UK
    • Brighouse, England, United Kingdom
    • Sales Engineering Manager
      • May 2020 - Jan 2022
      • Brighouse, England, United Kingdom

    • United Kingdom
    • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Sales Engineering Manager
      • Jan 2020 - May 2020

    • Mechanical Engineering Manager
      • May 2019 - Jan 2020

    • Design Engineer
      • Nov 2016 - May 2019

    • United Kingdom
    • Wholesale Building Materials
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Product Development Engineer
      • Jun 2013 - Nov 2016

      Creating design concepts for the kitchens design team, ensuring that all concepts speak to the needs of the business and customer.Core responsibilities include concept generation, user testing, market research, technology exploration, liaising with suppliers & presenting concepts to senior managers & executives to name just a few..

    • Technical Product Designer/ Product Information Co-ordinator
      • Aug 2012 - Jun 2013

      Responsible for the production of all technical data for NPD/NPI. Responsibilities include generating technical drawings for mass manufacture, ensuring design intent is carried through from design to manufacture and ensuring version control is upheld alongside liaising with various departments to produce all technical data for the companies products.

    • Industrial Design & Technology Graduate
      • Oct 2008 - Jul 2012
      • Loughborough

      An industrial design course lasting 4 years with a one year placement in industry. The course developed my skills as a designer and developed my knowledge of the process of getting products and ideas from initial concepts through to manufacture.

  • Redd Europe Ltd
    • Leicester, United Kingdom
    • Placement Student
      • Sep 2010 - Aug 2011
      • Leicester, United Kingdom

      I worked in a variety of roles from concept generation to producing foam models to producing technical drawings for use in England and the Far East.Over the course of my placement I worked on projects for a number of high end watch manuafcturers and high street stores. I produced a large number of technical drawings for projects over the year which were then subsequently used for production in both England & the Far East. In a number of cases projects which I had done design work on were in stores before the end of my placement which gave me a great deal of pride and satisfaction.

    • Green Keeper
      • Jun 2010 - Sep 2010
      • Scunthorpe

      Part of a team of green keepers whom maintaned the golf course at Holme Hall.Early starts and varying conditions were common.

    • Office Worker
      • Jul 2008 - Sep 2008
      • Scunthorpe

      Worked as part of the office team and helped to ensure that accounts were kept up to date.Worked specifically alongside the health and safety manager to ensure that the workers training records were kept up to date.

Education

  • 2008 - 2012
    Loughborough University
    BA (HONS); Diploma in professional studies, Industrial Design & Technology; Professional Studies
  • 2006 - 2008
    Brigg Sixth Form
  • 2001 - 2006
    Vale of Ancholme Technology College

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