Experience

Thinking Works

• Australia
• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Development Manager

  • Mar 2021 - Present

• Industrial Designer

  • May 2010 - Mar 2021

  • Industrial Designer for an award winning and market leading commercial furniture company• Lead designer of Thinking Solutions department developing custom table frames to suit non-standard client requirements• Designed product offerings from ranging from specific part componentry to fully finished products• Collaborate with sales, production, subcontractors, architects and interior designers to develop customised table solutions that take into consideration the aesthetics, structural stability, ergonomics, ease of production and installation• Managed project tasks and scheduling using project management software• Prepared high quality presentation materials for client presentation including technical drawings, computer generated renderings, prototypes and assembly instructions• Provided technical knowledge support and presentation drawings for client approval with a standard 24 hour turnaround time for all requests• Solely responsible for the creation of block model product library which led to a reduction in lead time by one third for client drawing and rendering requests• Improved design skill set and experience through designing with aluminium extrusions, plastic injection moulding, high pressure die-cast aluminium, precision machining and steel fabrication• Designed and project managed internal office renovations gaining knowledge and experience in space planning, data and electrical planning, building techniques and project management of subcontractors



Streetscape Projects

• Design/Project Manager

  • May 2008 - May 2010

  • Head Designer of a market leader in the design and manufacture of street infrastructure products • Collaborated with sales, production, subcontractors, architects and engineers to develop customised street infrastructure products taking into consideration the aesthetics, structural stability, ergonomics, ease of production and site installation • Designed customised street infrastructure for million dollar projects in Singapore including Orchard Road, Little India and Marina Bay • Prepared high quality presentation materials for tender submissions including technical drawings, computer generated renderings and prototypes resulting in winning supply contracts • Travelled to Singapore to oversee the successful installation of multifunction light poles at Marina Bay • Solely responsible for the successful implementation of Solidworks as the main design software used in the new product development process • Liaised with governing bodies both local (RTA, City of Sydney and City of Ryde Councils) and international (Singapore Tourism Board, Land Transport Authority Singapore) • Managed project tasks and scheduling using project management software • Project managed the supply of components from local and international suppliers for just in time production systems • Improved design skill set and experience through designing with aluminium extrusions, aluminium sand casting, precision machining, aluminium fabrication and structural steel fabrication



Vinidex

• Australia
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Design Draftsman

  • Jul 2007 - May 2008

  • Solely responsible for preparing clear and concise drawings and documentation of proprietary plastic extrusion machinery • Designed and managed delivery of materials handling equipment for stacking and packing of PVC pipes • Designed custom fabricated plumbing fittings for short run orders to suit non-standard client requirements • Prepared clear and concise product drawings and documentation for manufacture • Improved design skill set and experience through designing plastic extrusions, plastic injection moulding, plastic fabrication and design of manufacturing equipment • Assisted in preparing tests of new polypropylene pressure pipes to meet Australian Standards