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Will Phillips is a seasoned project manager and furniture designer with 10+ years of experience in the industry. He has a strong background in project management, design for manufacturing, and leadership. Will has worked with various companies, including Neal Jones Furniture Ltd and David Thornber Handmade Furniture, and has also been a self-employed designer maker. He holds a Product Design and Furniture BA Honours degree from Sheffield Hallam University.

Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Manager
      • Sep 2021 - Present

    • Furniture Designer
      • Feb 2017 - Sep 2021

    • Self Employed Designer Maker
      • Jun 2015 - Jan 2017
      • Slaidburn

      After displaying two of my designs at the New Designers Show 2015 in London, I started to spend time working with companies to develop my designs to a manufacture level and develop a range of products for me to manufacture individually.

    • Designer / Production Manager
      • Oct 2015 - Oct 2016
      • Clitheroe

      I am currently working for a small/medium sized furniture company producing high-end classic domestic furniture. My role in this is predominantly as a production manager/senior furniture maker but I work closely with the designer to generate concepts and make improvements to designs for customers and the craftsmen making them. I supervise a team of makers and finishers to make sure quality is to a high standard and that jobs are completed by agreed delivery days

    • Ad Hoc Clerical Work
      • Jul 2013 - May 2015
      • Colne

      Undertaking part time ad hoc clerical work in a GP surgery

    • Drum Tutor
      • Feb 2011 - Apr 2012
      • Settle

      I spent a year working with an autistic child to teach him to play the drum kit.I am also a member of several paid bands, currently including the “Ellie Gill Band”, “Rola & the Blinks” and “The Fireflys”, performing at private & public functions including weddings, parties, charity events and concerts.

    • Payed Work Experience
      • Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
      • Colne

      Placements with a small bespoke joinery and furniture company working for high end clients.I worked with the company for 2 years in the summer holidays, which included helping make kitchens, doors, tables, staircases and other technical products. These products were high quality timber based products.

Education

  • 2012 - 2015
    Sheffield Hallam University
    Product Design & Furniture BA Honours, Furniture Design and Manufacturing
  • Ermysted's Grammar School

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