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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Located in Adelaide, Australia, as a part of Detmold LaunchPad, responsible for the leadership and technical management of the Design function, which includes Product and Graphic Designers, to deliver innovative, creative and commercially viable product and graphic designs and prototypes/samples. Leading the development and commercialisation of new design solutions within current capabilities to meet functional, cost competitive and sustainable legislative requirements.

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Design Manager within the Detmold Group’s LaunchPad Australia innovation and design facility, also giving leadership and support to Detmold’s China facility, Detmold LaunchPad China. Leading the design of new and innovative packaging concepts in line with customer briefs for customers globally. Included a secondment into the Estimating department to help lead and support the function while the Estimating Manager was working a strategic project.

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Design Manager within the Detmold Group’s LaunchPad Australia innovation and design facility, giving leadership and support to Detmold’s China facility, Detmold LaunchPad China. Leading the design of new and innovative packaging concepts in line with customer briefs for our Asia based customers along with strategic markets outside of AUS/NZ.

Heshan, Guangdong, China

Design Manager of the Detmold Group's China innovation and design facility, Detmold LaunchPad China. Leading the design of new and innovative packaging concepts in line with customer briefs, as well as working closely with our on site manufacturing facility to ensure all concepts are feasible for production to streamline the customers design process and expectations. Also working closely with our Australia Design team to ensure design alignment through the whole business globally. (due to… Show more Design Manager of the Detmold Group's China innovation and design facility, Detmold LaunchPad China. Leading the design of new and innovative packaging concepts in line with customer briefs, as well as working closely with our on site manufacturing facility to ensure all concepts are feasible for production to streamline the customers design process and expectations. Also working closely with our Australia Design team to ensure design alignment through the whole business globally. (due to COVID-19 working remotely from Australia since March 2020) Show less

Adelaide, Australia

As a member of the LaunchPad team at Detmold Packaging as one of three full time Product Designers. Designing new and innovative packaging concepts in line with client briefs, using prototyping/sample making techniques to produce manufacture standard samples for client presentations and concept testing. Working closely with our China Design team to ensure allignment between our departments and manufacturing facilities.

Heshan, Guangdong, China

As Senior Design Leader of the Detmold Group's China innovation and design facility, Detmold LaunchPad China. This 3 month opportunity resulted in leading the design of new and innovative packaging concepts in line with customer briefs, as well as working closely with our on site manufacturing facility to ensure all concepts are feasible for production to streamline the customers design process and expectations.

Adelaide, Australia

As a member of the LaunchPad team at Detmold Packaging my role is Sample Maker and Product Designer. Designing new and innovative packaging concepts in line with client briefs, using prototyping/sample making techniques to produce manufacture standard samples for client presentations and concept testing.

Adelaide, Australia

Assembling letterboxes, making sure the products are up to standard before they are released to the customer.

Adelaide, Australia

Designing a Video Game Controller for people with disabilities, in particular children with Cerebral Palsy.Taking the project from an initial concept, through prototyping and getting a short run of controllers manufactured for trials.

Adelaide, Australia

Tutored the Industrial Design class 'Design Communication I'Helping students understand the principles in Geometry and Isometric Drawings, as well as an understanding in Engineering Drawing, including dimensioning, layout and style.

Adelaide, Australia

Worked as a part of a team in a workshop. Gaining an understanding of the whole process of furniture design, from initial concepts, through Computer Aided Design and then through manufacture.Gaining experience and understanding into manufacturing helped by CNC machining.

Master Of Design, Industrial And Product Design

Bachelor Of Design, Product Innovation

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