Carl Menary

Work experience

 

ROBOTICS PLUS

TAURANGA: JUNE 2018 - ONGOING

 

Researching and developing new commercial opportunities, utilising robotics and sensing systems to solve problems in the horticultural sector such as fruit picking, packing machines and autonomous vehicles. 

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Senior Industrial Designer / Engineer and Design Manager 

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•    Managing a small team of designers.
•    Creating a Design Language. Design DNA for the company and for our product ranges.

•    Driving innovation.

•    Managing the graphic design requirements, GUI and UX design. Brand and website design direction. Social media oversight.
•    Engineering, prototyping, testing and development.
•    Product refinement, cost reduction, design for manufacture, vendor liaison and detail design.

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4ORMFUNCTION

CHRISTCHURCH 8 1/2 YEARS : JANUARY 2010 - JUNE 2018

 

Consumer, industrial, scientific, medical and sports product design. Design for mass manufacture and small batch production.

 

Senior Product Designer

• Concept to production:

• Developing product specifications, project scoping, proposal writing.

• Industrial design research, market and industry evaluation, positioning and running workshops with stakeholders. Identifying opportunities, trends and synthesising.

• Concept refinement, development and strategic design.

• Prototyping, build coordination, testing and user group trials

• Mechanical design (designing and CAD modelling), detailing, generating production file set for manufacture, visual and functional inspection and assembly documentation.

• Manufacturer liaison – direct communication with local and off-shore vendors and quality control.

 

example: Les Mills Bodypump press link

 

MINNOW

CHRISTCHURCH 2 YEARS : JANUARY 2012 - ONGOING

 

Design Director

• Homeware and Lighting design

• Strategic Design and Market Positioning

• Concept design and implementation for low-cost production

www.minnow.co.nz

 

TEKNIQUE

CHRISTCHURCH PART-TIME APRIL 2009 – DECEMBER 2009

Electronic product development consultancy with expertise in software development and new media specialising in camera technology.

 

Designer

• Product research, concept development and proposals

• User Experience design and web strategy

• Graphic and branding design, web design and implementation

• I was responsible for designing the web community site for GoBandit sports camera and video hosting.

 

CONTRACTING - FREELANCE

CHRISTCHURCH NOVEMBER 2008 – DECEMBER 2009

Contracting to several local product design and development firms including ADD (Applied Design and Development), Yike Bike and Motovated

 

• Concept development, mechanical design, product graphics

• Graphic design, branding, web design

 

BYMETHOD DESIGN (SPIN OFF FROM FORM3 DESIGN)

VANCOUVER, CANADA FEBRUARY 2008 – OCTOBER 2008

 

Industrial design consultancy, specialising in waterproof and technical industrial and consumer electronics.

 

Industrial and Mechanical Designer/Project Leader

• Concept development, leading a team through research, sketching and development

• Solidworks modelling and plastic detailing for production and assembly

 

FORM3 DESIGN

VANCOUVER, CANADA MAY 2007 – FEBRUARY 2008

 

A medium sized product development consultancy with some large, high-profile clients.

 

Industrial Designer

• Concept development, freehand and CAD, detailing for prototype and production

• Client mediation, collaboration and presenting concepts

 

TRAVEL AND TEMPORARY WORK JANUARY 2007 - MAY 2007

Travel in Europe and Canada. Worked during most of this period as a landscape gardener.

 

DIPLOMAT DESIGN

LONDON, UK PART-TIME JUNE 2006 – DECEMBER 2006

Renowned furniture design house.

 

• Designer /model maker

 

MERCER

LONDON, UK FEBRUARY 2006 – DECEMBER 2006

Records management tracking, database management and staff training.

 

TRAVEL AND TEMPORARY WORK AUGUST 2005 - JANUARY 2006

Travel in Scotland. Worked during this period as a farm supervisor, waiter and restaurant floor manager.

 

FEASOMENGINE

GLASGOW, UK JUNE 2005 - AUGUST 2005

 

A small product design and product engineering consultancy with a diverse clientele.

 

Industrial Designer

• Concept development sketching, model making, CAD design and rendering

• Mechanical design, component selection, prototyping, collaboration and client mediation

 

TRAVEL AND TEMPORARY WORK JANUARY 2005 – JUNE 2005

Travel in Ireland, Scotland, Morocco, Spain and Denmark. During this period I worked as a customer service representative for 3 Mobile.

 

BOXCLEVER

DUBLIN, IRELAND JANUARY 2004 – JANUARY 2005

 

A small consultancy that specialises in products with LCD interfaces.

 

Industrial and Mechanical Designer

• Concept design and development, managing smaller projects, working in a team on large projects

 

NUMBER EIGHT LIGHTING

WELLINGTON - NEW ZEALAND NOVEMBER 2002 – DECEMBER 2003

 

I started a company to sell a range of lamps designed by myself and sold them throughout the country.

 

Sole proprietor/Designer

• Designed, produced and marketed a range of lamps and light shades made from one piece of wire and fabric

• Designed packaging, branding and advertising brochures

• Awarded runner-up best consumer product 2003 NZ Best Awards