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Deeside, Wales, United Kingdom

Deeside, Wales, United Kingdom

Deeside, Wales, United Kingdom

• Designed upholstery furniture for the UK's largest high-street retailers (Sofology, M&S, John Lewis, NEXT, etc.). Enabling Westbridge to acquire exclusive multi-million-pound manufacturing contracts.• Assisted in the development of the January Furniture Show’s largest exhibition stand. Generating £6 million in revenue for Westbridge in 3 days (2019 & 2020).• Created a conceptual system for designing and manufacturing Circular Economy upholstery furniture. Influenced Westbridge to begin developing a sustainable design strategy.• Applied new Design Thinking methodologies to designing upholstery furniture which have since been integrated into Westbridge's design process.• Travelled the UK exploring the unconventional and eccentric world of furniture design. All while collecting inspiration which fuelled the design of innovative upholstery furniture for +100 high-street retailers nationwide.

Deeside, Wales, United Kingdom

Brynsiencyn, Wales, United Kingdom

• Conducted interviews with upper management evaluating the design process/strategy currently implemented at Wales’ largest aquarium.• Resulting in a case-study reviewing the role of Design Thinking methodologies in their design process/strategy.• Concluding with a strategic proposal, outlining how Design Thinking methodologies could be integrated into their design process/strategy. To redevelop Anglesey Sea Zoo into a market-leading Aquarium in the UK, offering innovative and human-centred products and services.

Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom

• Facilitated lectures and workshops with Bangor University centred around Design Thinking. Inspiring multidisciplinary teams to co-design innovative and human-centred solutions through Design Thinking with Industrial Partners:• 'Climathon' brought multidisciplinary teams together for a 1-day ‘Ideathon’ to co-create local ideas to shared climate challenges.• Lectures to Yr.1 Product Designers introduced Design Thinking methodologies for designing solutions which could teach cooking skills to young children. In collaboration with the UK’s largest designer and manufacturer of housewares.• 'Enterprise By Design' encouraged multidisciplinary teams to co-create sustainable packaging solutions in 12-Weeks for two of Bangor University’s largest Industrial Partners.

Caernarfon, Wales, United Kingdom

• Redesigned packaging for a spice kit range influenced by authentic African dishes. Permitting Maggie's to supply the UK's largest supermarkets and corner the exotic food market.• Demonstrated how Maggie's could redesign their social media pages. Resulted in increased user engagement and brand awareness nationwide.• Inspired Maggie's to redesign the packaging of other products and expand its product range.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales, United Kingdom

• Provided friendly, helpful and considerate customer assistance at the Co-op’s busiest location on Anglesey.• Applied Design Thinking methodologies towards problem-solving issues quickly.• Observed how consumer behaviour theories are applied to designing and marketing products and services which tempt consumers into spending money.• Explored how business models are applied to establish an effective design strategy.

Brynsiencyn, Wales, United Kingdom

• Served as visitors' first point of contact at one of Anglesey's most popular tourism hotspots. • Developed communication skills which have been instrumental for designing with human-centredness.• Co-created bilingual marketing campaigns which attracted thousands of visitors annually.

Llandudno, Wales, United Kingdom

• Merged traditional jewellery techniques, recycled materials and Snowdonia's landscape to create the Copa Jewellery Range.• Exhibited and sold at Wales' most prestigious contemporary arts and crafts gallery.• Out of 30 jewellery ranges, Copa was 1 of only 5 to be selected for exhibiting and selling at Mostyn.• Copa was the only jewellery range to sell-out.

Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom

• Simplified the manufacture of the A-B Descender by redesigning the handle. Drastically reducing manufacturing lead times and costs.• Rigorously tested the new Merlin Fall Arrest against SATRA regulations ahead of launch.• Created CAD models for manufacturing one-off hot-forging dies used in ISC's mass-production lines.• Assembled custom-designed Zip Trolleys for Europe’s longest zipline on a tight deadline.• Iteratively developed a semi-permanent ring to increase ISC's foothold in the arborist market.

Pwllheli, Wales, United Kingdom

• Developed a universal MultiTool blade set for cutting, scraping, sanding and so much more.• Including a blade which automates steel wire armoured (SWA) cable stripping, for improved speed, accuracy and safety.• Enabling C.K Tools to target their existing customers in a new market.

St Asaph, Wales, United Kingdom

• Designed contemporary lighting which improved users' visibility around the exterior of Fifth Wheel caravans at night. Including a modular design, enabling users to personalise the lighting to their needs. Along with a simplistic design, making it possible to seamlessly integrate the lighting into any Fifth Wheel caravan. Awarded the best project by Fifth Wheel.

Pwllheli, Wales, United Kingdom

• Created quirky branded matchboxes and organised production with a German match manufacturer. Currently stocked by retailers nationwide. • Prototyped and tested a range of flat-pack grills and stovetops designed for outdoor fires. Enabling Chilli Penguin to capitalise on a growing market in the UK.• Reduced manufacturing lead times by designing, laser-cutting and welding storage to stockpile complex sub-assembled doors ahead of full stove assembly.• Collaborated with suppliers to produce a locally sourced, fully recyclable and educational gift box for first-time customers.

Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom

• Created BGR - Dinas Bangor City, bilingual branding highlighting Bangor's unique culture, heritage and tradition.• Allowing Bangor's Business Improvement District to promote the city as a place for people to shop, study, visit, work and live.• Bolstered by a clothing range which generated revenue for Bangor's Business Improvement District and promoted the city for free.

Master Of Science - Msc, Applied Innovation Design, Distinction, 1St Course Graduate

• x4 Live-Projects with Industrial Partners. • 1 Year Industrial Placement. • Worked with Industrial Partners to apply Design Thinking.

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Product Design, 1St Class Honours, Lloyd Jones Award Winner

• x5 Live-Projects with Industrial Partners. • x3 8/12 Week Industrial Placements. • Experienced designing and manufacturing processes.

Industrial And Product Design, 4 A-Level’S Grade A* To C, 12 Gcse'S Grade A* To C, Cyril Lloyd Award Winner