Jun 2022 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Leading UK based PV and EV projects. Including concept versions of PV and EV.
• Guiding the UK CMF team to deliver best in class strategic design proposals and solutions.
• Supporting the Global Head of CMF in all aspects of day to day duties and global input when required.

Jun 2019 – Jul 2022 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Dec 2018 – Jun 2019 · 6 mos · Coventry, United Kingdom

Feb 2018 – Nov 2018 · 9 mos · Coventry, United Kingdom

Aug 2016 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos · Crewe, United Kingdom

• XCL Veneer (Wood, Aluminium and Carbon Fibre) development and implementation specialist, alongside colour split development and placement.

Mar 2014 – Jun 2016 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Coventry, United Kingdom

• Overseeing the day to day running of the Jaguar XE Project.
• Supporting the Comms and PR vehicles up to launch.
• Supporting the prototype build.
• Overseeing XCL wheel finish strategy for Jaguar.
• #FEEL XE

Jul 2013 – Feb 2014 · 7 mos · Frankfurt Area, Germany

• Main roles and duties:
• Responsible for Corsa and Mokka colour & trim programmes.
• Execution of interior colour allocation from 2016 onwards for both programmes.
• Working alongside engineering, marketing and cost reduction to find viable ways to save money but still keeping good quality and good visual prowess.
• Including next generation products.
• Multi carline fabrics
• Creating consistent productive communication between GM North America, Gm Australia and GM Korea for global programmes.
• Trends research alongside marketing and information from clinic groups.

Jul 2012 – Sep 2012 · 2 mos · Biot, France

• Colour & Trim intern at Toyota's european design development department.
• Helped with several different projects in my first six weeks including:-
• Trend forcasting
• Xcarline materials
• Production benchmarking
• Materials development
• Supplier changes and development
• In my final 6 weeks I became a key designer responsible for a new production project developing:-
• New grade management
• Mood/Trend projection
• Interior and exterior colour development/proposals
• Harmonization of interior colour
• Development of application onto surfaces
• Things I learnt:-
• How to create quality colour concepts
• Material qualities and uses
• Exterior paint application
• Presentations to management (Toyota motors Europe)
• How to best use suppliers

Feb 2012 – Feb 2012 · 0 mo · Longbridge, Birmingham, UK

• One day conference with design and engineering departments about development of a new platform for the MG brand and also devices that should be taken into consideration in the future for MG SAIC to grow in Europe.

Sep 2009 – May 2013 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Coventry, United Kingdom

• Recently finished the final year of the Transport Design MDES at the prestigious Coventry University.
• Final Major Project
• HIKOUSEN "Less haste, More taste" vacation airship for 2030.

Jul 2007 – Jul 2007 · 0 mo

• I was invited back by Bentley Motors Ltd, to help one of their interior engineers with KAF changes to the Bentley Flying Spur. We also worked on other smaller projects on the Azure over the two weeks.

Dec 2006 – Dec 2006 · 0 mo

• Whilst at Secondary school I took part in a work experience placement with Bentley Motors Ltd. Over the week I spent each day with a different engineer within interior engineering/interior trim.