Adrian Smith Email & Phone Number

Rushden, Gb

Peterborough, Gb

Peterborough, Gb

Peterborough, Gb

Peterborough, Gb

Peterborough, Gb

Responsible for Design, Engineering and Project management on bespoke projects, facelifts and model year upgrades, as well as product support for commercial and manufacturing teams.

Lead Engineer & Designer in Europe for Infinity Q30 cockpit module and console design; Based at Nissan Technical centre and Millbrook proving ground, working closely with customer in the UK and design and engineering teams in Japan and India.-Project management-Research and support implementation of cutting edge material, systems and manufacturing technologies.-Benchmarking.-Proving designs through Material and crash testing.-Quality improvement.-Design development.-customer relations and collaboration.-supplier relations and collaboration.-supplier auditing.

Summary: Lead design and engineering team supporting existing product range of yachts from 38’ to 78’.Roles and Responsibilities: Managing custom design work from conception to completion on all models, including meeting with customers to discuss requests and provide full quotes. Also leading Problem and Countermeasure containment and closure, after sales support, continuous improvement and process management. I was responsible for signing off designs, drawings and associated costs for changes to production boats. I often presented project plans to senior management, directors and occasionally company owners/investors.Projects: Seakeeper Gyros introduction | 2015 interior rebrand | various custom boats from quote to handover | Production efficiency improvements on all models on single and Mixed Model Lines | Furniture CNC and automated lacquer cell efficiency improvement | Parts Standardisation Project.

Summary: Concept development to engineering handover.Roles and Responsibilities: Exterior component and assemblies design, concept sketching, producing specifications and Engineering documentation for in-house manufacturing and external suppliers.Projects: Squadron 78 hardtop & custom work | Squadron 65 Custom | Squadron 48 design improvement | Targa 48 GT | Targa 38 Shadow.

Summary: Taking pre-packaged concept models and engineering viable solutions.Roles and Responsibilities: Working to cost model & meeting weight targets, working to project plan, proving designs and engineering documentation and justifying associated costs. Specialised in commodities including glazing and fabricated parts. Support Procurement team in supplier resourcing & new supplier introduction activities.Projects Include: Targa & Squadron 50 | Targa 62 facelift | Squadron 60 facelift | Targa & Squadron 48 NPI.

Napoli, Napoli, It

Summary: Responsible for concept design work for ‘Unica’ yard, support work for Clients Mochi Craft on Dolphin range. Boats ranged from 36ft open to 38M explorer. Work Featured in ‘YD’ and ‘Barche’ magazines.Roles, Responsibilities and experience: Concept sketching, Photoshop rendering, Alias modelling, marketing, working with architects and Interior designers, working with CFD engineers, exposure to and basic understanding of CFD principals. Projects:Unica 36 open concept | Unica 42 |Unica 50 | 38m explorer concept: Marco Polo | Dolphin 74 | marketing visuals for Bruno Acampora Profumi.

Mdes (Hons), Boat Design.

A - Levels, Design Technology, Government And Politics, Business Studies And Biology.