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2002 – 2006 - Coventry University
BA(Hons) Automotive Design with Professional Practice - First Class Honours

2001 - 2002 - Sussex Downs College (formerly Eastbourne College of Art & Design)
BTec Foundation Studies in Art & Design

1994 - 2001 - Uplands Community College, Wadhurst, E Sussex
A levels: Geography (A), Maths (B), Art (C)
A/S levels: General Studies (A) Contextual Studies (C)
GCSE’s: 9 at grades A* to C

2006 1st Place - Anfia (Italian Coachbuilders Group) Stile Italiano Giovani design competition. Judges
included Pininfarina, Fioravanti and Giugiaro.

2007 Design Exhibition: The Future of Car Design, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Turin.
2006 Design Exhibition: Best of Industrial Design, Coventry Transport Musuem
2006 Design Exhibition: Gruppo Carrozzieri Design Exhibition, Palazzo Birago, Turin -
2006 Magazine feature: Turin, Creative Crossovers, Auto & Design 160 p.66-68.
2006 TV feature: Brit wins Italian car design competition, Channel 4 News, 14th June 2006

May '07 – Present Product Designer, Smart Materials, QinetiQ. Key roles include concept generation, managing a prototype facility, 2D and 3D visualisation, liaising with clients and general R&D tasks.

2006 - 2007 Freelance Graphic Design work; including published websites, corporate identity development and logo design / illustration.

2005 Project manager for a team of 6 working on an eco-friendly vehicle prototype for EVS22 conference in Japan. Key roles as manager of Public perception research, conceptual development and vehicle packaging.

2005 Collaborative project with Ford Europe - key role as lead interior designer, working on conceptual stages through to ergonomics and CAD.

2004 Corporate identity package for Retail Future Ltd including stationery pack, PowerPoint templates and web site design (www.retailfuture.com).

1999 – 2004 Holiday work for Focus DIY - responsible for customer assistance, cashier and key-holder duties.

1999 WFCA Graphics, working on brand identity, packaging design and various advertising tasks.

Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator CS3
AliasStudio 2008
3DS Max 2008
Macromedia Flash / Dreamweaver MX
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