Experienced design engineer focused on creating innovative & functional solutions to complex engineering challenges. Proven success fulfilling project briefs on time. Motivated with over 5 years of experience, resourceful & well-organised, leading projects from concept to finished products on site.
Designing Modular Houses using various software packages including AutoCAD, Revit, Strucsoft Metal (Revit Addon) & Excel.
Have taken over 10 house types from artchitectural designs to finished modular housing products which have been assembled on site.
Designing new cladding systems; from creating new components, prototype designs to finished products which have been added to our library. While keeping our designs in line with strict regulations within the housing industry.
Creating, maintaining & publishing assembly drawings for our manufacturing & site teams. As well as component drawings.
Led the company in moving our document storage from OneDrive & physical paper drawings to Autodesk Construction Cloud, vastly improving efficiencies.
Successfully switched our designs from 2D AutoCAD & Excel to 3D Revit utilising a Strucsoft Metal Plugin. This was created from scratch & uses parametrics to increase design speeds & efficiencies. This included creating our own CAD/CAM LGS CSV files, allowing us to take full control of the manufacturing of our steel (was previously subcontracted).
- PSR is a leading supplier of forehearth systems to the Glass Industry
Worldwide.
- I was responsible for taking projects from inception to finished product.
- Designing complicated steel structures around customers’ existing
machinery.
- Working independently, under time constraints, on several projects all
over the world.
- Become fully trained and proficient on both AutoCAD & Inventor 2021.
- Gained valuable site experience, spending several weeks on one of the
largest glass production factories in the world.
- I was responsible for steel structure connection design using a combination of CAD and hand calculations.
- Worked on large scale construction projects based in Canary Wharf.
Proficient in several software packages:
Working within a design unit creates everyday challenges that require imagination to overcome
Designing several new products, requires in depth knowledge or regulations, cost implications & manufacturing limitations
Individual design projects, where time & people management are critical to success
Full Driving Licence (10+ Years)
Boys Brigade Queen’s Award – the highest award which can be achieved with less than 1,000 awarded each year. Involves engaging with local community, taking on responsibility, volunteering and setting personal goals. (2012-2015)
House Captain during final year at Crossley Heath School involved organizing several high-profile events with teachers, peers and younger students as well as presenting in whole school assemblies (2014-15).