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Thabet Kimili

Sevenoaks,kent

Summary

A design enthusiast with an extensive skillset in carpentry work, CNC machinery, digital design, and CAD modelling.


Previous experience also includes branding and creative design work for an array of brands from fashion, food, and cosmetics.


Offering strong problem-solving skills and a pragmatic mindset, with experience in teamwork and hands-on projects.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
2021
2021
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Set builder

Perspective Productions Ltd
London
04.2022 - 03.2025
  • Set builder and carpenter for the TV, Photographic and Film industry.
  • Working alongside set designers, clients and creative agencies to bring vision boards and plans to life.
  • Build and construct various prop and scenery sets to exceptionally high standards, using a variety of materials for optimised creative output.
  • Liaise and lead other colleagues on set to quickly resolve aesthetic queries under strict timing schedules.
  • A full portfolio of past work and historic jobs can be available upon request.

Retail Assistant Manager

Neal's Yard Dairy
Borough Market, UK
08.2019 - 04.2022
  • Assistant Store Manager to the Borough Market and Bermondsey stores, duties included:
  • Stock Inventory and product planning for efficient rotation and to maximise shelf freshness.
  • Forecast and budget planning for the Bermondsey store, and ensure every effort was made to meet targets.
  • Managerial activities such as rotas, payroll, and miscellaneous admin to be completed in a timely manner.

Website designer

CommuneEAST. Ltd
London
08.2018 - 09.2019
  • Redesigned and revamped the CommuneEAST's website to give visitors a better user experience.
  • Assisted with creating presentation decks for business propositions and potential work/project plans. The Adobe suite was vital for this, where InDesign and Photoshop were constantly used.
  • Managed and maintained the company's social media channels. Other AI softwares such as Spark AR were also used to aid the creative side of social media posting.

Creative designer

Petit Pli
06.2019 - 08.2019
  • Worked alongside Petit Pli's product design team in prototyping and creating displays for exhibitions, panel talks, and future shops/pop ups.
  • Redesigning and repairing existing displays to create a clear and more improved visualisation for their products to be displayed to customers and the public.
  • Sourcing original and interactive design opportunities that would engage customers in a retail environment.

Education

BSc (Hons) - Product Design with Placement Year

London South Bank University
London
09/2016 - 07.2020

BTEC - Applied Science

Canterbury College
Canterbury
07.2016

Skills

  • Adobe full software suite
  • Autodesk Inventor
  • Autodesk Fusion 360
  • Auto-desk Alias
  • Technical drawing
  • Renderings
  • CNC Machining
  • Wood working
  • Time-management
  • Inventory management

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Set builder

Perspective Productions Ltd
04.2022 - 03.2025

Retail Assistant Manager

Neal's Yard Dairy
08.2019 - 04.2022

Creative designer

Petit Pli
06.2019 - 08.2019

Website designer

CommuneEAST. Ltd
08.2018 - 09.2019

BSc (Hons) - Product Design with Placement Year

London South Bank University
09/2016 - 07.2020

BTEC - Applied Science

Canterbury College
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