Ben Chipping Email & Phone Number

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Gb

Birtley, England, United Kingdom

I design and fabricate bespoke steel work for the construction industry. Projects span from single extensions to multi-billion pound estates, high rise apartments to football stadiums and power stations. I work with the UK Construction sector including the biggest house builders, boutique developers to individuals and the government. • Run and manage two departments, organising daily, weekly and yearly tasks and objectives. • Travelled to Birmingham for a 3-day innovation workshop to… Show more I design and fabricate bespoke steel work for the construction industry. Projects span from single extensions to multi-billion pound estates, high rise apartments to football stadiums and power stations. I work with the UK Construction sector including the biggest house builders, boutique developers to individuals and the government. • Run and manage two departments, organising daily, weekly and yearly tasks and objectives. • Travelled to Birmingham for a 3-day innovation workshop to deliver a presentation on New Product Development to a number of companies and the stakeholders of the PLC. Liaise with customers from technical and sales, to Directors, PLC board members and innovation development teams. • As a manager I have experience in conducting interviews, training staff, running BSI audits, creating performance-improvement plans and writing weekly and monthly technical and sales reports for Directors.• Visited key strategic partners across the country to build and improve business relationships. • Managed New Product Development projects.• Increased revenue. • Revolutionising processes, systems and work flows. Show less

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Experienced in design and engineering, I took a year and a half off with my girlfriend as we had the opportunity to live a once in a lifetime experience travelling the world, crossing off bucket-list dreams. Whilst away I wanted to learn new skills my engineering background hadn’t offered. After a critical self-analysis of myself I welcomed an offer of comprehensive financial and legislative training including employment with the New Zealand Inland Revenue.Here I worked in the… Show more Experienced in design and engineering, I took a year and a half off with my girlfriend as we had the opportunity to live a once in a lifetime experience travelling the world, crossing off bucket-list dreams. Whilst away I wanted to learn new skills my engineering background hadn’t offered. After a critical self-analysis of myself I welcomed an offer of comprehensive financial and legislative training including employment with the New Zealand Inland Revenue.Here I worked in the Individual and General Business tax departments, working with the public and business owners on:- Assessing and resolving issues - Learn and advise on tax legalisation and obligations - Assess and write off debt- Fraud detection – included uncovering a $300k prison tax fraud This gave me the following opportunities: - Improve communication skills : explain complex tax laws in a simple manner- Improve leadership skills : became Union Representative for Wellington City- Improve teaching skills : became a Coach and taught legalisation and practises Show less

Ashington

- Skills in quick problem solving- Test nights, sales demonstrations, and exhibitions- The point of call for Sales Team and customers Worldwide for troubleshooting - Being attentive to customer’s requirements and to liaise with R&D and Production - Experience with handling customers and their complex technical product issues- Creating and editing marketing videos, skills include Adobe Pr, Adobe Id and use of latest cameras

Ashington

Lead R&D Product Designer and promoted to Technical Sales Engineer. Competent in creative and quick problem solving, experience in Mechanical & Product Design skills, including concept generation, product and production development, thermal optimisation, optical design, Design For Manufacture and Design For Assembly.Responsibilities and skills include: - Tool Design- Creation of 3D models using SolidWorks and AutoCAD- Technical drawings and BOM's - Technical writing for… Show more Lead R&D Product Designer and promoted to Technical Sales Engineer. Competent in creative and quick problem solving, experience in Mechanical & Product Design skills, including concept generation, product and production development, thermal optimisation, optical design, Design For Manufacture and Design For Assembly.Responsibilities and skills include: - Tool Design- Creation of 3D models using SolidWorks and AutoCAD- Technical drawings and BOM's - Technical writing for use in instructions, marketing content and troubleshooting.- Approval of parts for production and quality control- Hands on experience building prototypes, assembly with production and troubleshooting - Over seeing The DCR (Design Change Request) committee- Part of a team which designed and developed new innovative products that have gone on to sell tens-of-thousands of units in the lighting industry- Understanding and designing in accordance to BSI, EU, ISO and UL Show less

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Making luxury bespoke laser-cut lighting.- Developed award winning home lighting designs - Forged business contacts to manufacture, showcase and distribute my products- Developed sales leads through phone and web platforms, as well as one-to-one encounters with clients and suppliers - Created bespoke company website, social media and advertising campaign to ensure profit in all 3 years- Further development to reduce costs and simplify manufacture-assembly processes;… Show more Making luxury bespoke laser-cut lighting.- Developed award winning home lighting designs - Forged business contacts to manufacture, showcase and distribute my products- Developed sales leads through phone and web platforms, as well as one-to-one encounters with clients and suppliers - Created bespoke company website, social media and advertising campaign to ensure profit in all 3 years- Further development to reduce costs and simplify manufacture-assembly processes; addressing manufacture, cost, assembly and shipping. Show less

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

- Bar Supervisor - Team Leader responsible for up to 10 individuals - Excellent telephone manner for making and receiving numerous phone calls to customers, taking reservations, ordering stock deliveries and promotional events- Front-of-House : welcoming customers in an appropriate and timely manner- Coffee and Tea knowledge including maintenance and re-stocking - Experience in table & waiting service- Adding to 8 years previous experience making and serving a large range of… Show more - Bar Supervisor - Team Leader responsible for up to 10 individuals - Excellent telephone manner for making and receiving numerous phone calls to customers, taking reservations, ordering stock deliveries and promotional events- Front-of-House : welcoming customers in an appropriate and timely manner- Coffee and Tea knowledge including maintenance and re-stocking - Experience in table & waiting service- Adding to 8 years previous experience making and serving a large range of high quality coffee, teas, beers, wines, spirits, cocktails and food including their manufacturing processes and flavour attributes Show less

North Tyneside

A year-long working placement before my final year of university gave me real-time real-world experience in designing, developing and producing high quality products for a range of clients throughout the world, from prototypes to batch productions in the thousands. Clients included Heathrow Airport, high-end Hyde Park Hotels, London Route-master, Phillips Lighting and more. This job gave me the communication skills required for business use. Regular and consistent organisational and… Show more A year-long working placement before my final year of university gave me real-time real-world experience in designing, developing and producing high quality products for a range of clients throughout the world, from prototypes to batch productions in the thousands. Clients included Heathrow Airport, high-end Hyde Park Hotels, London Route-master, Phillips Lighting and more. This job gave me the communication skills required for business use. Regular and consistent organisational and time management skills increased my productivity whilst on-site design and fabrication facilities gave me real experience of how a successful business is operated over a short and long term period.Skills include: SolidWorks, AutoCAD, 3D printing, CNC machining (up to 5-axis's), vac-forming, Adobe Ps and Ai. Show less

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

- Large number of cocktail making and serving- Assistance with cocktail menu creation- Training of staff

London, United Kingdom

- Experience in up-selling of products - food, drinks, events - to a large cross-section of society- Took control of situations including drunk-and-disorderly, complaints & hospitalisation incidents- Company asset management : stock control, system & site maintenance, customer experience improvement- Communication skills required to deal with a range of different customers- Experience handling money and staff queries

Bachelor'S Degree, Hons, Product Design Technology, B.Sc, 1St

Activities and Societies: Climbing and Mountaineering Product Design Technology

A-Levels, Product Design, A

A-Level, Mathematics, B

A-Level, Government & Politics, A