[1980 - present]
Grew up in Birmingham. Studied and worked in Bristol. Currently in London.
I have a Masters in Mechanical Engineering, and worked a total of six years at Airbus (formerly British Aerospace).
I ended up as a Structural Design Engineer, focussing on wing design for research and emerging projects.
I completed the Innovation Design Engineering course, a combined MA/MSc co-run by the Royal College of Art and Imperial College in the summer of 2011.
EDUCATION
2009-2011: Innovation Design Engineering MA / MSc [Royal College of Art / Imperial College]
2001-2005: Mechanical Engineering MEng [University of Bristol], 2:1 Awarded
1991-1998: King Edward's School [Birmingham], 3 A-levels, 2 AS-levels, 10 GCSEs
WORK
Summer 2010: Designer, The Product Works, Bath
I worked as an assistant on several projects the company were working on at the time.
These included a sit-stand desk for a furniture company, and a pair of prop cannons for use in a film.
2005-2009: Engineer, Airbus UK (formerly British Aerospace)
I worked as a Designer and CAD operator on wing structures, primarily for new aircraft and research projects.
I did a full year prior to university on the factory floor as well as on a group project.
There were various technical and business placements in subsequent summer holidays before joining full-time.
A three month placement with Virgin Atlantic was also included as part of the graduate scheme.
AWARDS
2011: Judges' Award for Best Concept in the 24 Hour Design Challenge, Include Conference 2011.
2008: Patent obtained for an idea related to bonding of structural elements within a composite wingbox.
1999: Silver Award For Innovation, Airbus UK - our group project developed a local school's CAM facility.
1998: Sponsored Undergraduate Programme, Airbus UK - I won one of twelve places on the scheme.
SKILLS
General: Windows, Word, Excel, Powerpoint
CAD: CATIA v5, Solidworks, Rhino
Design: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Video: Premiere, AfterEffects
Programming: HTML, Arduino, Processing
Workshop and machining skills
INTERESTS
SuperFi is a record label I have run in my spare time for over ten years.
It has focussed on punk, hardcore and doom music made by friends with a strong DIY ethic.
I have been involved with over 50 different releases on mainly analogue formats. I distribute releases on similar labels in this country.
Field Boss and Reigns are two bands that I have played drums for. Both have released records and toured the UK and Europe.
I also sing and play the guitar, bass, cello and piano.
I greatly enjoy reading, especially novels in the cult or sci-fi realm.
I write music reviews for a popular online community / webzine run by a friend.
I have a great interest in cinema also, and have made short films in the past.
REFERENCES
Available on request.
