Autodesk Inventor
Sean McGhee
Product Development Manager
Glasgow
Summary
A motivated and knowledgeable engineer and team leader with a proven track record of delivering projects against challenging schedules. Comfortable with collaboration both within teams and cross-discipline; as well as communicating technical information to a general audience. Knowledgeable around business cases and their effect on engineering programmes.
Successful projects include the design and launch of Origin Fitness' highly successful Elite and Performance rig ranges - improving margin by 11% on an average site sale - and transformative leadership within UGRacing, raising the team from 87th to 21st in a single competitive season.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Product Development Manager
Origin Fitness
02.2022 - Current
- Overseeing R&D, product launch and product lifecycle progress for all items within the company's range, overseeing more than 50 projects to date.
- Identified product issues and gathered relevant information on customer experiences.
- Reviewed product development budgets, expenditures and research.
- Developed process for management of product lifecycle in association with stakeholders.
- Roadmapped and led overarching projects around sustainability and accessibility of gym spaces and equipment, feeding the results of this into a variety of smaller projects to be actioned across the Origin range.
Design Engineer
Origin Fitness
06.2019 - 02.2022
- Designed and brought to market Origin's Elite and Performance series of fitness and strength rigs; working with customers to set specifications and factories in Qingdao for manufacturing details. The combined ranges have brought in over £1.6m of revenue to Origin since April 2021.
- Orchestrated multiple projects working between stakeholders in the UK and factories across the world, with heavy emphasis on Asia-based suppliers.
- Evaluated project feasibility based on material, equipment and labour expenses.
- Liaised with stakeholders to define and document design requirements.
- Conducted engineering studies on design for products, associated and subsystems components and structures.
- Suggested actionable improvements to increase research and testing capabilities.
- Worked with fabricators to test prototypes and develop production processes.
Receptionist
Glasgow Caledonian University - ARC
08.2018 - 06.2019
- Handled the processing and administration related to memberships, both existing memberships and new sales.
Head of Chassis and Suspension
UGRacing
08.2016 - 08.2017
- Headed a team of 10 people from various disciplines working on the UGR-17 Formula Student car and ensured their work complied with strict regulatory guidelines.
- Designed the team's first ever in-house impact attenuator which passed independent testing and was fitted to the 2017 car.
- Worked with the other division heads within the management structure to overhaul team processes for improved efficiency.
- The team rose from an 87th place finish at FSUK in 2016 to 21st in 2017, with the team management procedures pioneered in 2017 taking the team onto 11th in 2018 and eventually a competition win in 2022.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Aeronautical Engineering
University of Glasgow
Glasgow 09.2014 - 2018.07
Skills
Research and Design Activities
Software
Microsoft Office
Adobe Illustrator
SolidWorks
Microsoft Teams
Adobe InDesign
Interests
Musician
Combat Robotics
Cookery
Travel
Volunteer Formula Student Design Judge
Motorsports
Boys Brigade Queen's Badge Holder
Work Availability
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Timeline
Product Development Manager
Origin Fitness
02.2022 - Current
Design Engineer
Origin Fitness
06.2019 - 02.2022
Receptionist
Glasgow Caledonian University - ARC
08.2018 - 06.2019
Head of Chassis and Suspension
UGRacing
08.2016 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Engineering - Aeronautical Engineering
University of Glasgow
09.2014 - 2018.07
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