Dave Carter Email & Phone Number

East Anstey, Gb

Oxford, United Kingdom

Expert in Beverage Dispense equipment design and POS, Plastic Injection Moulding and Metal Fabrications for domestic and commercial use.Areas of design expertise include plastics, cast metals, component finishing, printed graphics and illumination, sheet metal fabrications and prototypes.Access to network of specialised suppliers for production and prototype products. 3D printing service.

Design, development, prototyping and costing of new products.Reporting to the European Engineering DirectorConverting agency designs into manufacturable products at the right price and in required lead times. Overseeing pre production/prototype builds. Innovating with new ideas and processes

Responsible for a team of 10 CAD designers and engineers. Overseeing design of branded counter mounts and cellar products. Close liaison with design agencies to ensure products retained their original design intent

Responsible for identifying, testing and specifying a new 3D CAD system for the company. Design of branded counter mounts for beverage dispense using advanced 3D surfacing techniques, design of plastic mouldings, die castings and illumination systems. Liaison with suppliers, design agencies and customers

Various design roles mainly within the defence sector but also designed and marketed a product sold through Argos.

Cheltenham

6 month contract setting up a production facility manufacturing aircraft electrical components. Plastic Moulding, Assembly, Machining, Production Engineering.

High Wycombe

Design of high precision interconnect devices for use in computing, defence and other industrial applications. Experience in the design of components manufactured by high speed multi progression press tools, injection and compression moulding, precision machining and also designing components incorporating precious metals. Design of barrel plating systems for gold and nickel coatings and automated assembly machines. Responsible for a small team of designers and draughtsmen. Selected and brought the first CAD system into the business, which eventually superseded paper systems.Completed Management Diploma Course

High Wycombe

Drawing board based design, working on high tolerance mouldings for multiway electronic connectors. Extensive use of geometrical tolerancing methods.