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Product designer / Logistics / Production manager
Dingley Village, Australia
Mar 2011 - Apr 2016 (5 years 1 month)
Product Design
Design of point of sale stands, exhibitions and shop in shop fitouts.
Work with other designers to ensure products can be cost effectively manufactured. Problem solve functional design aspects and check documentation for accuracy and design intent.
Job costing and quotation for locally produced and custom designed imported retail displays
Manufacturing
Direct supervision of shop floor staff (5 – 10)
Manufacturing scheduling and prioritisation.
Organising import shipping and local dispatches.
Co-ordination of subcontracting manufactures for print, joinery and metalwork.
Liaison, co-ordination and QA with Australian suppliers and Chinese manufacturers.
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Owner
Databunker
Kallista, Australia
Jul 2009 - Mar 2011 (1 year 8 months)
Developed the FireDrive, a fire safe computer hard drive enclosure.
Conducted market research and developed the business plan.
Researched and developed a new insulating inorganic polymer material (Geopolymer)
Produced and successfully tested prototypes to 1000 degrees C for 1 hr.
Manufactured small batch production of the enclosures
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Product designer / Project manager
Dingley Village, Australia
Sep 2007 - Jul 2009 (1 year 10 months)
Design of point of sale stands.
Presentation rendering of concepts for client approval.
Documentation for production and the supervision and co-ordination of sub contractors.
Training staff in production of new products.
Responsible for quoting for the cut to size and shop-fitting parts of the operation.
Responsible for custom manufacturing requirements
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Production / Operations Manager
Vacmould Displays
Airport West, Australia
Oct 2006 - Sep 2007 (11 months)
Responsible for a multicultural staff of 25 in a fast paced production environment.
Problem solve production processes and implement the production of new products including finalising documentation for manufacture, organising jigs and fixtures.
Ensure OH&S standards are implemented and adhered to.
Liaison with clients and outside suppliers
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Product designer
Vacmould Displays
Airport West, Australia
Sep 2005 - Oct 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Design of vacuum formed components and point of sale display stands.
Met directly with clients to generate design briefs.
Quoting and preparing detailed bill of materials and labour timing estimations.
Producing and modifying patterns and tooling for thermoforming.
Prototyping formed and fabricated plastic components.
Creation of toolpaths for CNC machining (3 and 5 axis)
Ordering materials and liaison with outside suppliers.
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Product designer/Operations manager
Wharington international
Huntingdale, Australia
Jan 2003 - Aug 2005 (2 years 7 months)
Design of truck and bus fuel tanks including custom tanks for low floor buses and mobile homes.
Design of ergonomic library equipment including electrically height adjustable book return bins, chutes and trolleys.
Production problem solving and shop floor training with new products.
Programming, troubleshooting and operation of laser cutting and CNC notching machines.
Direct client relations, quoting and sales functions.
Sourcing materials and supplier liaison
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Product designer
Quadric Systems Furniture
Flemington, Australia
Jan 1994 - May 2002 (8 years 4 months)
Design of office workstation furniture. These furniture systems are of modular construction and include desking, storage, space dividing acoustic screens and integrated cable management systems for power and data. Die cast and extruded aluminium components. Welded sheetmetal and tubular fabrications.
Project management, co-ordination and direction of the site installation of workstations, locally and interstate.
Quoting, tenders and direct sales functions to designers, architects and end users.
Represent the company at site meetings on large office fitouts and liaised directly with project managers, clients, designers and the trades.
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Product designer
CoDesign & Artes / Furniture Australia
Jul 1992 - Dec 1994 (2 years 5 months)
Design of workstation furniture and storage systems.
Technical sales support and direct presentations to clients.
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Product designer
Pongrass Furniture
Botany, Australia
Apr 1988 - Jul 1992 (4 years 3 months)
Design and prototyping of steel framed commercial and office furniture.
3 axis CNC tube bender programming and setup.