Adam Palmer

I am a creative thinker with a passion for design of all sorts, with a focus on product design. I have skills in many fields such as CAD, industrial design, PCB design and electronics, along with other computer applications like Microsoft and Adobe, drawings and illustrations. Learning and implementing these skills have allowed me to become a good designer with new creative ideas with the ability to turn them into well-made, functional, and aesthetically pleasing works. I have successfully interpreted many types of briefs, strict and loose, giving me an insight into clients wants and needs in a product, including previously working with Hallmark to make a product and service side by side with them. I am adept at researching, designing, and lab work; designing and modelling on a computer, then turning the design into a functional prototype. Some notable achievements throughout my time at University include having one of my second year pieces in the degree show, where it sits today; a piece of work that set new records not only in my year but in the whole time of teaching that module; and figuring out a solution to a problem in our brief that was then copied by the majority of the other students in the class.

In my final honours year I was awarded a first place prize for my personal project for the innovation and materials sustainability by an external team.

I enjoy working both as an individual contributor and as part of a team, as I have held a 12 week internship with Wideblue - an engineering consultancy in Glasgow, where I worked closely with a variety of departments and cross-functional teams, accelerating my professional development and expanding industry knowledge. I am looking to further build on the skills I have already learned and add new skills to my library.

• Duke of Edinburgh Silver: During this, I did a collective total of 9 months of volunteering, 9 months of physical, and 6 months of a skill. My volunteering consisted fully of working in Barnardo’s, my physical was 3 months of golf and 6 months of climbing, and my skills were 3 months of chess and 3 months of archery.
• I was the student representative for 4 years running in the Product Design course at University. This job came with the task of gathering insight into how others in the course were feeling about the work, and communicating that feedback to the heads of the course.
• I was awarded first place for materials and sustainability in design for my honours project during my 4th year at the University of Dundee. This was given by an external panel from the University for my idea and execution of the final product.

• Golf: I played golf with the University's Golf Team and built on my skills and place in the team throughout the years. This gave me transferable skills such as building my focus, determination, and working in teams.
• Climbing: I climbed for 2 years in Glasgow. In this, I had to build up on my patience, working and thinking fast under pressure, and concentration.
• Motoring: I have attended various car shows and events, such as the Festival of Speed. I appreciate both classic and modern design, both technically and aesthetically. I have a full clean driving licence and own a car.

Adam Palmer Design Portfolio