Experience

Path

• United Kingdom
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Director

  • Apr 2019 - Present

• Senior 3D structural packaging designer

  • Feb 2015 - Apr 2019

  As a senior member of the structural team I work with, and guide the 3D team across every stage of the design process, from evaluating our clients brand equity's and strategic positioning through to final cad specifications. By engaging with this process I actively collaborate with other departments, and regularly liaise and present our new design proposals to our clients. At Path I work on a variety of projects, all with different success criteria’s ranging from creative blue sky thinking to stricter constrained thinking, for which I would explore the factories opportunities and limitations with a factory audit. This along with my own passion for new materials, this has given me a rich knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials.



Textile Import Solutions Ltd

• Fashion Designer (freelance contract)

  • Jul 2012 - Present

  TIS is a Far East supplier of denim and jersey wear. They contract me to design clothing ranges for their retail and brand clients. I design across all areas of men's casual apparel including Denim Jeans, Shorts, Graphic tees, Crew neck sweats, hoodies, joggers, polos etc. I also design all graphics, logos, labeling and branding needed for both the retail and branded customers. TIS is a Far East supplier of denim and jersey wear. They contract me to design clothing ranges for their retail and brand clients. I design across all areas of men's casual apparel including Denim Jeans, Shorts, Graphic tees, Crew neck sweats, hoodies, joggers, polos etc. I also design all graphics, logos, labeling and branding needed for both the retail and branded customers.



Brand Addition

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Designer

  • Jan 2007 - Feb 2015

  As the senior designer at Brand Addition’s London office I manage and oversee the projects undertaken by the design department, making sure they successfully achieve the clients brief and are delivered on time to a high standard.From working at Brand Addition I have had the exposure of working on a wide range of products, gaining experience across a variety of design disciplines that encompasses:• Product design; Brand Addition's range of clients has meant I have designed a broad array of hard products, such as jewellery and toys, and by utilising 3D software I have crated accurate product visualisation and technical specification.• Fashion accessory design, with an emphasis on bags, I analyse accessory trends and generate designs that are on trend, commercial and fit within the brands identity.• Packaging design; by evaluating the client’s brand, I design both the structural and graphic elements of the packaging concept, followed by creating the shortlisted packaging design into print ready artwork.• Print and graphic design; working on a multitude of products has meant I have produced prints for accessory designs and graphics for my product and packaging designs.



Design IQ - Designers & creators of Bags and Textile Equipment

• United Kingdom
• Apparel & Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Designer

  • Nov 2003 - Dec 2006

  At Design IQ I designed and developed finished product solutions for brands and own label retailers who trade in bags, luggage and accessories, predominately within the lifestyle, outdoor and sports industry.Throughout this employment I managed projects from concept through to pre production samples. Daily communication with Far East factories and international clients helped me to produce products that were correct to specification and meet the client’s brief. Throughout this process I regularly researched markets, consumers and functional trends, to expose new product directions and opportunities, that fueled our creative solution.