Christopher Lester Email & Phone Number

Ormskirk, Gb

Blackpool, England, United Kingdom

Blackpool, England, United Kingdom

Blackpool, England, United Kingdom

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Blackpool, United Kingdom

• Consistent communication with team, clients and suppliers through oral communication and sketchwork. Clients and suppliers are located globally including China, Israel USA, with feedback being actioned within tight deadlines.• Creation of mechanisms for tool ready parts making sure costs are kept within tight budgets while design and mechanism integrity isn’t affected.• Finalising CAD files to make tool ready for injection and blow moulding and also CNC and sheet metal to allow quick production of parts. • Worked closely with fabric designers to ensure the final product operates and is styled to create the biggest impact in the market.• Project managing multiple projects to tight deadlines ensuring budgets are kept with the parameters.

Worcester, United Kingdom

• Creating award winning design in a range of sectors including highly regulated car seat industry to garden tools, nursery products and security goods. • Creation and testing of mechanisms to be housed and function inside styled products using prototype parts created using rapid prototyping and workshop facilities. • Boosting a major client's product range from design, engineering, manufacture, marketing and onto tooling and testing resulting in multiple awards and accolades for the client with highly positive feedback.• Effective communication with numerous clients from around the world including China, Israel Italy and America though Skype calls or visiting factories and client offices.• Hands on approach to full prototype building including mock cardboard for initial ideas to liaising with professional model makers.• Innovative creation of initial sketches and renderings to showcase to the client and win business. These were then taken through Photoshop to create photo realistic images to be presented to the relevant marketing teams.• Drafting and adjustment of 2D drawings to be used by tool-makers to ensure accurate inspection and tolerances of manufactured parts reducing any potential future costs.• Extensive knowledge with testing through both computer simulation and regulated test houses to ensure product safety and reassurance for the client and market.

Blackpool, United Kingdom

Helping to locate and advise clients how our services of arranging a hire car works and getting the vehicle to the client as soon as possible. Dealing with a range of customers who are either without a vehicle or waiting for their vehicle to be taken to the garage. Also interacting with garages and with Direct Line to find out about the clients accident and when the vehicle is likely to be repaired.

Blackpool, United Kingdom

Helping with customer enquiries from a range of products located in the store. Talking through products with customers on how they work and what can be done on them. Moving stock within store for store displays and store layouts.

Coventry, United Kingdom

Studied Transportation Design at Coventry University. Whilst here I have worked with a couple of companies such as Watsonian Squire and JMDA on in house projects and also worked on my final year project for my degree. I have learnt a range of software which include Alias and Photoshop to name a couple.

Worcester, United Kingdom

Worked on creating models for JMDA.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Transport Design

A Levels, Maths, Graphic Design, Modern History

Gcse'S, 11 Gcse'S