Richard Hall Msc, Ba(Hons), Cmgr Mcmi, Frsa Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Design Council Experts are a network of design pioneers who work with the Design Council to advocate for design, share knowledge about best practice and help us deliver advice and programmes.The cohort was selected by Design Council colleagues and an external steering committee to represent a full spectrum of design disciplines, regional and demographic diversity, and skills that will help accelerate our Design for Planet mission.

Thirsk, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Pd-m is a research, innovation, product design and manufacturing business. We specialise in commercialising innovation using our vast amount of experience and highly skilled team. The types of industries we operate in includes medical, healthcare, consumer, industrial, nursery and leisure products. The business is ISO 9001 accredited and been recognised for our work with several industry awards on innovation, design and international business.

Awarded Fellowship (FRSA) in recognition of contribution to innovation, creative learning, education, and entrepreneurship. The RSA has been at the forefront of significant social impact for over 260 years. Their proven change process, rigorous research, innovative ideas platforms and diverse global community of over 30,000 problem-solvers, deliver solutions for lasting change.

Innovate UK is the UK's innovation agency, driving productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas, including those from the UK’s world-class research base. IUK help businesses develop new products, services, and processes they need to grow through innovation.

United Kingdom

Consultancy contract work for Innovate UK EDGE, commissioned by Magnetic in Manchester. My role was in a coaching capacity, working with a range of businesses to understand and embrace design as an asset for accelerating growth.

London

The Clinical Entrepreneur Training programme has been co-designed by NHS England and Health Education England to offer opportunities for doctors and the wider health professionals to develop their entrepreneurial aspirations. Drawing on my many years of experience I mentor clinicians offering advice and support.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Translate: is a programme is financed by the HEFCE Catalyst Fund. The fund aims to drive innovation in the Higher Education sector, enhance excellence and efficiency in HE, and support innovative solutions. My work involves mentoring academics through the strategic process of research driven projects towards commerciality.

Leeds

Visiting tutor at the BA(Hons) Design Product. I provide guidance and industry insight to the students in order to prepare them with the challenges of working in creative industries.

London, United Kingdom

Visiting tutor at the RCA Design Products Degree. Creation and delivery of a series of lectures on various aspects of product design through to commercialisation, followed by 1-2-1 mentoring. The work at the RCA is in addition to running product design and manufacturing consultancy Pd-m

London, United Kingdom

Lead mentor at the Design Council.SPARK is a new product innovation fund to uncover the UK's next great products. My work at the Design Council is in addition to running product design and manufacturing consultancy Pd-m.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Invited by Leeds University Business School to deliver talks to participants on the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business programme. My remit was on the module 'Putting it all together', talking about work/life balance when leading a business, motivating employees and looking after a family.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Registered and quality approved MAS consultant, working with UK based manufacturers. The objective to assist and deliver on strategy, product development and prototyping ultimately to facilitate competitiveness and growth.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Senior Manager reporting to Board level. Wholly responsible for new product development, commercialising innovation, UK and overseas manufacturing, direct liaison with blue chip clients and account responsibility, staff recruitment, motivation, training and appraisals. Knowledge of China business and culture, imlementing manufacturing and quality performance measures, sourcing and management of suppliers of bespoke products, quality control directly and by managing independent third party… Show more Senior Manager reporting to Board level. Wholly responsible for new product development, commercialising innovation, UK and overseas manufacturing, direct liaison with blue chip clients and account responsibility, staff recruitment, motivation, training and appraisals. Knowledge of China business and culture, imlementing manufacturing and quality performance measures, sourcing and management of suppliers of bespoke products, quality control directly and by managing independent third party companies, logistics management, CE and UL product compliance, Health & Safety responsibility, payroll and implementing ISO 9001. Show less

Leeds, United Kingdom

Design Manager for the European design, responsible for the research, new product design and development of utility products for the European group of companies within the US based parent company Thomas & Betts. Responsibilities included creation of briefs, specifications, ideation, concepts, design, liaison with electronic design engineers, engineering drawings, sourcing and liaison with manufacturing suppliers, design failure mode and effects analysis, bills of material, progress reports… Show more Design Manager for the European design, responsible for the research, new product design and development of utility products for the European group of companies within the US based parent company Thomas & Betts. Responsibilities included creation of briefs, specifications, ideation, concepts, design, liaison with electronic design engineers, engineering drawings, sourcing and liaison with manufacturing suppliers, design failure mode and effects analysis, bills of material, progress reports, expenditure, user instructions, presentations, documentation, technical memorandums, exhibitions, liaison with BSI for kitemark certification and liaison with sales. The company had several sites in European locations so an amount of time was spent traveling between inter-company sites to co-ordinate with other projects. Show less

Leeds, United Kingdom

The primary role was to take a design brief for a new lighting luminaire and produce a viable product for the market place. This included lamp research, producing design concepts, optical design, working prototypes to test photometrics and thermals, detail drawings, sourcing suppliers, bills of materials, trialling first off samples and pursuing through to final production. An amount of time was spent with customer technical enquiries and lighting schemes.

Bradford, United Kingdom

Responsible for the design and implemention of a new range of shower enclosure products for the bathroom industry. The areas of responsibility included the ideation and presentation of concepts, developing functional prototypes and pursuing through to mass production. Working design concepts were exhibited at the Inter-build exhibition at the NEC.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Design intern working on a variety of product design projects, from CAD to model making and creation of presentations.

Derby, United Kingdom

Based at the companys high technology training centre, I spent four years learning the fundamental skills of engineering, manufacture and quality. The mission statement at Rolls-Royce is all about excellence, which has remained with me as one of my core values.

Msc, Senior Leadership

Modules covered over the two years part-time study included Strategy for Business Leaders, Managing Change and Innovation, Positive.

Intellectual Property Masterclass

10,000 Small Businesses

Sponsored by Goldman Sachs, the programme is targeted at small businesses and social enterprises with clear ambitions to expand. The goal.

Ba (Hons), Industrial Design

Bsc (Hons) Industrial Design

Hnc Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering

Onc Mechanical Engineering