Contact me at jim.ward.wpd@outlook.comI'm a product design professional realising new products for clients in a number of sectors, aligning with similarly focused individuals, who value product design and enjoy exchanging ideas. I've found successful projects take an energy of their own because they are both valued and stimulating, I encourage this environment because it is where I am most productive. With the right team bringing products to life is creative, invigorating, certainly challenging and sometimes even fun.I maintain my own independent Product Design business which supports SME's whilst servicing its existing client base.I'm also a a part time, permanent employee at Wideblue, I enjoy being part of a large, award winning, multidisciplinary team, developing new products in the medical, consumer and industrial sectors. My skills bridge the Product Design and Mechanical Design disciplines, with an analytic view on aesthetics, architecture, thermal, environmental, manufacturability and structural performance. I can help to identify and mitigate problems then define the most effective way of de-risking at the most appropriate phase of the development - before budget has been committed to tooling and manufacture,