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Head Designer
Auckland, New Zealand
Mar 2016 - Present (8 years 5 months)
Full managment of complete furniture design and production company.
Conceptual sketch through to finished product.
Prototyping to full streamlined manufacturing.
CAD construction and oversight on all products and projects. Forecasting of production issues and reduction.
Managment on all dispatch and warehousing facilites. Working with local suppliers to bring final prodcuts to the market.
Daily planning and liaisons with sales team to work through referrals and leads, working together to bring results and generate new business.
Daily organisation of outsourced work to fulfil project requirements, from material finishes to specigifce product ordering.
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Lead Design & Production Manger
Auckland, New Zealand
Mar 2017 - Jun 2018 (1 year 3 months)
Full managment of complete design and production. Furniture design - 2d sketching to finla technical specs, prototyping to full streamlined manufacturing.
Full cycle production management from sales process to dispatch and installation.
Full management on supplies and mataerils to make sure the factory runs smoothly.
Daily liasons with suppliers regaridng matrial orders and continal reserch to find the most effective material.
CAD construction and oversight on all products and projects.
Forecasting of production issues and reduction. Managment on all dispatch and warehousing facilites. Onsite planing to customers request's for specific fit outs and projects.
Daily planning and liaisons with sales team to work through referrals and leads, working together to bring results and generate new business.
Daily organisation of outsourced work to fulfil project requirements, from material finishes to specigifce product part ordering.
Market researching on current trends/projects in the commercial setor, making sure we are not only keeping up to date with this but also pushing the boundaries furthur.
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Head Designer
Guangzhou Shi, China
Mar 2013 - Apr 2016 (3 years 1 month)
Leading and managing the design team on all design work including furniture, product, graphic, packaging and interior work.
New conceptual development on all lifestyle products. Development management with prototyping and production. CAD work and management of all design team, 3D drawings and providing detailed technical drawings to factories.
Full follow through on sampling and development sign offs on all products.
Quality control management on all products.
Management of all marketing.
Exhibition and layout design of numerous international exhibitions including Shanghai International Trade Fair and Las Vegas Market.
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Furniture Designer
Five Horizons
Guangzhou Shi, China
Jul 2014 - Dec 2015 (1 year 5 months)
Full furniture collection design.
Management and oversee on design team for whole process. Oversee and organisation of client design meetngs with international clients. Sketches, 3D renders and full technical spec drawings.
Sampling and development control.
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Product Designer
HiGold
Guangzhou Shi, China
Mar 2013 - Mar 2014 (1 year)
Outdoor furniture design.
Kitchen hardware design.
Market research/analysis on product gaps and improvemnt. Conceptual sketches for outdoor/kitchen components.
Full 3D renders and technical drawings.
Intensive material testing and research.
Full sampling and prototyping follow through.
Final product inspections and quality control.
Cretion of product presentations for internationonal clients. Creation of marketing and advertising material.
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Furniture Designer
LDK Design
Guangzhou Shi, China
Apr 2010 - May 2011 (1 year 1 month)
Design of furniture and homeware goods.
Conceptual development on all lifestyle products. Development management with prototyping and product sampling
CAD work providing detailed technical drawings for factories. Packaging design and development.
Creation of marketing and advertising material for all products.