Meiling Chen Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Qld, Au

Brisbane, Australia

As a Senior Product Designer under my company ‘Design Filter Creative Solutions’ I provide comprehensive design and consultancy services helping big ideas come to life. I undertake every step of the design lifecycle personally, from initial consultancy, design brief, development and presentation, even into production through my contacts and network. With my company I found what I couldn’t elsewhere – the opportunity to be versatile with all aspects of product design and work… Show more As a Senior Product Designer under my company ‘Design Filter Creative Solutions’ I provide comprehensive design and consultancy services helping big ideas come to life. I undertake every step of the design lifecycle personally, from initial consultancy, design brief, development and presentation, even into production through my contacts and network. With my company I found what I couldn’t elsewhere – the opportunity to be versatile with all aspects of product design and work with people all over the world. With 14 years of SolidWorks design experience, I can say that I’ve designed all kinds of products - from very practical to the very sophisticated with the same enthusiasm and vision. Some of my happy clients include Creative Design Europe, Australian Vehicle Shelving, eRoom System Technology, Quartet Technology, Proctor & Gamble, Dunlop, DeWalt, B&Q, Black and Decker, Mars, and Hozelock.For a full list of capabilities and services visit our website at designfilter.com.au. Show less

London, United Kingdom

CREO is a creative marketing and retail display design, structural engineering & visualising, project management & procurement, marketing technology solutions company.While working with CREO I significantly improved my capabilities with SolidWorks software into 3D technical drawings and rendering. I really enjoyed being involved in the whole design process, from taking the design brief and understanding the client’s needs through to delivery, because that gave me a better understanding of… Show more CREO is a creative marketing and retail display design, structural engineering & visualising, project management & procurement, marketing technology solutions company.While working with CREO I significantly improved my capabilities with SolidWorks software into 3D technical drawings and rendering. I really enjoyed being involved in the whole design process, from taking the design brief and understanding the client’s needs through to delivery, because that gave me a better understanding of the complete process of product development.My job was to design eye catching and functional displays that stand out to grab the consumer’s attention. I completed the display design for BOSCH power tools and related accessories, full display stands in SolidWorks that incorporated metal, plastics, electrical/lighting and audio-visual systems. In addition, I loved working on a user friendly trigger system that would activate an audio-visual system which showed the features of the product for various BOSCH power tools. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Kessler's International is one of the leading point of sale display companies in the UK and Europe.At Kessler's I was the lead technical designer on a large project for TESCO's new rollout of health and beauty retail. I designed most of the range. I was responsible for managing the project, following up with technicians regarding prototype progress, and liaising with many external providers and manufacturers to meet production deadlines and the design specifications.I had the… Show more Kessler's International is one of the leading point of sale display companies in the UK and Europe.At Kessler's I was the lead technical designer on a large project for TESCO's new rollout of health and beauty retail. I designed most of the range. I was responsible for managing the project, following up with technicians regarding prototype progress, and liaising with many external providers and manufacturers to meet production deadlines and the design specifications.I had the opportunity to create design and tooling for custom plastic casting and use of vacuum metallised coating. While at Kessler’s I had the chance to apply the following SolidWorks techniques:- 3D design incorporating wood work- Cabinet making and joinery- Sustainability calculations to show carbon-footprints- Manufacturing costing estimates, for example spray paint volume for designs- Worked in the factory with laser cutters, press breaks, turret and die punches, rule cutters, screen printers, powder coaters, injection moulding machines, CNC routers, welders, metal benders and many other machines. Show less

United Kingdom, Radlett

London, Hammersmith

Product design and consulting

Global Food Equipment (GFE) was one of New Zealand’s largest commercial kitchen and bakery equipment suppliers. At GFE, I designed and produced fabrication drawings for custom made stainless steel products, extraction hood, dishwashing benches, sink designs, basin-maries, double skinned plate warmers, buffet bars, food wrapping machines and all sorts of stainless steel benching, shelving, racking and many more that were held by the high standards of the food industry regulations. My… Show more Global Food Equipment (GFE) was one of New Zealand’s largest commercial kitchen and bakery equipment suppliers. At GFE, I designed and produced fabrication drawings for custom made stainless steel products, extraction hood, dishwashing benches, sink designs, basin-maries, double skinned plate warmers, buffet bars, food wrapping machines and all sorts of stainless steel benching, shelving, racking and many more that were held by the high standards of the food industry regulations. My work allowed me to learn a lot about stainless steel, sheet metal and welding, jointing and metal fabrications.At GFE I had the opportunity to design for Hilton Hotel restaurants, Radisson Hotels restaurants (Fiji) and many other restaurants, shopping mall food courts, café’s and bakeries. Show less

Lexicon was one of Australasia's leading environment-creation companies, offering signage, retail strategy, security services and delivery to organisations throughout the Pacific Basin.My work involved developing and researching new branding systems for corporate and large scale branding roll outs.I gained experience in preparing 3D designs and render presentations for new client pitches and completing technical drawings for signage installations. Some of my projects… Show more Lexicon was one of Australasia's leading environment-creation companies, offering signage, retail strategy, security services and delivery to organisations throughout the Pacific Basin.My work involved developing and researching new branding systems for corporate and large scale branding roll outs.I gained experience in preparing 3D designs and render presentations for new client pitches and completing technical drawings for signage installations. Some of my projects included audio-visual displays for shopping malls and airports, Vodafone pulley mechanism for mobile phone display fixture, way finding system for Air New Zealand building, shop fit out installation drawings for McDonalds, Firestones, and serving clients such as Westpac, BNZ, AA Mobile and many more. among others. Show less

New Zealand, Auckland

Display Groups award winning designs use tube, wire, timber, plastic, metal, glass and aluminium to produce the very best in display solutions for clients all over the world.At the Display Design Group, I enjoyed working on designs for Coca-Cola, Dulux, Johnson & Johnson, Energizer, Pfizer and many more.We had to produce numerous display design concepts to capture the client’s interest and I was often multi-tasking 5 or 6 projects at the same time. I had use SolidWorks… Show more Display Groups award winning designs use tube, wire, timber, plastic, metal, glass and aluminium to produce the very best in display solutions for clients all over the world.At the Display Design Group, I enjoyed working on designs for Coca-Cola, Dulux, Johnson & Johnson, Energizer, Pfizer and many more.We had to produce numerous display design concepts to capture the client’s interest and I was often multi-tasking 5 or 6 projects at the same time. I had use SolidWorks to produce both 3D design presentations and technical drawings. CNC machining and tool paths were also part of my many jobs while working at Display Group.I was very happy to have the opportunity to learn a lot about manufacturing processes in Display Group’s own plastics, metal, wire and assembly departments. Show less

Auckland, New Zealand

Activate Group is a retail agency specialising in in-store marketing experience.While working with The Activate Group I completed store designs for New Zealand Telecom and product display stands for Sony, Nokia, Berrroca, Bayer among others.I produced multiple designs completed using SolidWorks and hand sketches to generate appealing shop displays for The Activate Group’s clients.

Bachelor, Product Design

Activities and Societies: Tennis, volleyball, badminton, snooker, snow boarding

Certificate, Design Skills

Diploma, Product Design