Damian Hodges
Head Of Production at Gush Global- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Gush Global
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Australia
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head Of Production
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May 2022 - Present
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Senior Production Manager
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Oct 2018 - Jun 2022
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OPG
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Australia
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Account Manager / Project Manager
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Nov 2017 - Oct 2018
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Shop for Shops
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Australia
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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project coordinator industrial designer
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Jun 2016 - Nov 2017
Design, estimate, plan, and coordinate shop fit-outs from brief through to manufacture and installation. Take initial brief directly from client. Coordinate site visits taking into account access, parking and layout of retail space. Generate concepts of retail space considering the environment, market and clients branding requirements. Provide technical drawings and quotes. Project management of manufacturing process, both internally and externally. Coordinate installations, site visits, inductions and handover. Managing local and offshore production. Organise photo shoots of retail space. Show less
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UFO Display Solutions
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Australia
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Industrial designer/Project Manager
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Mar 2010 - Jun 2016
• Managing in house factory staff in combination with external suppliers, both locally and offshore to deliver products to high expectations within very tight deadlines. • Ensuring no downtime on manufacturing resulting from external suppliers or client expectations. • Taking on sales roles to expand company growth. • Taking on an Estimating roll, providing quotes on small and large scale projects • Overseeing offshore production with our asian counterparts. • Providing renderings and concepts to clients • Managing national rollouts and installations. • Taking on a hands-on roll with producing prototypes and production samples for clients and suppliers. • Managing and implementing new systems and upgrades within the company. • Managing multiple projects at once varying from small to large scale production. • Working on various substrates including plastics, timber, metal, glass across various manufacturing techniques from CNC cutting, fabricating, printing, painting, heat bending and vaccum forming. Show less
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Project Manager/Industrial Designer
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Aug 2008 - Dec 2009
• Strong communication between all involved parties from the client, manufactuer and fellow staff. • Generating sales and maintaining a strong relationship with clients • Working to a tight deadline and budget • Providing detailed shop drawings for clients and manufacturers. • Providing custom solutions to satisfy clients requirements with budget and on time, from concept to prototype and installation. • Assiting with production, assembly and installation • Strong communication between all involved parties from the client, manufactuer and fellow staff. • Generating sales and maintaining a strong relationship with clients • Working to a tight deadline and budget • Providing detailed shop drawings for clients and manufacturers. • Providing custom solutions to satisfy clients requirements with budget and on time, from concept to prototype and installation. • Assiting with production, assembly and installation
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Active Display Group
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Australia
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Printing Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager/Estimator
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Aug 2006 - Aug 2008
• Ensuring efficient and effective project management from prototype to manufacture rollout • Communication between factory staff, sales reps and suppliers • Working to a tight deadline and budget within a fast paced industry • Sourcing new and reliable suppliers and keeping strong relationships with current suppliers • Fitting clients design within a budget and ensuring company achieves best results in terms of profit, quality and customer satisfaction. • Ensuring efficient and effective project management from prototype to manufacture rollout • Communication between factory staff, sales reps and suppliers • Working to a tight deadline and budget within a fast paced industry • Sourcing new and reliable suppliers and keeping strong relationships with current suppliers • Fitting clients design within a budget and ensuring company achieves best results in terms of profit, quality and customer satisfaction.
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Education
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RMIT University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Industrial and Product Design -
Aquinas College Ringwood