Experience

3ti Energy Hubs

• United Kingdom
• Solar Electric Power Generation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Product Designer

  • Nov 2022 - Present



Elvie

• United Kingdom
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Manufacturing Project Engineer

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2022

  Reporting to the Head of Manufacturing, Leading New Product Introduction process for the product Industrialisation and transfer to Manufacture.Involvement in early-stage design reviews to influence design for manufacture and general assembly. Led discussions on DFM & GA with contract manufacturers. Defined spec for assembly jigs & fixtures and in-line test equipment in partnership with the Chiaro NPD team and CM. Led part and process qualification activities. Elvie Pump MVA / process improvement project. $0.50 cent unit cost reduction generating an annual saving of $450k.

• Senior Product Design Engineer - Continuous Improvement

  • May 2019 - Jun 2020

  Reported directly to the Director of R&D. Primarily to improve performance, reliability and reducing cost on Elvies Flagship product 'Pump'.Cost-saving across the product, and production line, including negotiation with the contract manufacturer. Improving thermal management of the pump.Working with customer care teams to understand reasons for returns. Route cause analysis and providing solutions to reduce overall returns.



Hayco

• Hong Kong
• Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Assistant Design Manager - Brushes

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019

• Business Development Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Jan 2019

  As part of my career development at Hayco, I worked in the commercial team for over half a year. The aim was to help me gain knowledge around sales and financials of the early stages of projects as well as build relationships with new partners for Hayco. I was also able to be a bridge to the R&D teams and communicate technical information with western customers.

• Product Design Engineer

  • Sep 2015 - Aug 2018

  • Working with global brands principally Camelbak, Kohler, Walmart & P&G • Design lead for all Camelbak NPD projects:• Client first point of contact and communication channel with Shenzhen factory floor. Work across departments and with project managers to ensure projects are delivered on time and to an exceptional standard• Work directly with Camelbak team to turn their concepts into a product that is suitable for mass manufacture. Responsible for the majority of plastic products, water bottles, valves and a smart product currently under development• Accountable to the client for maintenance of design ‘intent’ to ensure that that the end products meet user needs.• Supervise CAD and production undertaken by local staff



Drake & Johnson

• United Kingdom
• Health, Wellness and Fitness

• Managing Director

  • Dec 2011 - Feb 2019

  On leaving university I was offered a number of investment opportunities for my individual project. I made the decision to partner with James Johnson-Flint the founder of Audio Partnership, which own such audio brands as Cambridge Audio, Mordant Short and Gale. For the past three years I have worked on developing the product for manufacture. I have helped to gain a patent and spent a large amount of time in China, which I have thoroughly enjoyed. I was working with our final assembly factory and all the subcontractors. Now the product is in the process of getting medical status and we have also been working with a number of arthritis charities. I was recently asked to speak about getting a product to market at Arthritis Research UK’s “Market Place” event.



Therefore Design

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Prototype Engineer & Model Maker

  • Nov 2014 - May 2015

  Therefore Product Design Consultants & The Gravity Light Foundationwww.therefore.co.uk - www.gravitylight.org• Range of roles including modelling, prototype engineering and assistant to the Technical Director of Gravity Light. Mainly workshop based, making test rigs and prototypes. Worked on consultancy projects to help make and realize concepts that are more technical including providing proof of concept to manufacturing partners. Therefore Product Design Consultants & The Gravity Light Foundationwww.therefore.co.uk - www.gravitylight.org• Range of roles including modelling, prototype engineering and assistant to the Technical Director of Gravity Light. Mainly workshop based, making test rigs and prototypes. Worked on consultancy projects to help make and realize concepts that are more technical including providing proof of concept to manufacturing partners.



PinkLimeDesign

• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer & Co founder

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2011

  During my industrial placement year, four peers and I set up a unique design company. We were situated in UWE Ventures office (business incubator), Bristol. We received business advice and a design mentor. We developed a range of projects ranging from branding and service design, to a sports product for manufacture, as well as gaining valuable industry experience. Primarily at PinkLime we all worked together as a team, but I often found myself taking the lead role, which was very rewarding and I enjoyed the added responsibility. We still do the occasional freelance projects, mainly for start up clients.