Christopher Glaister // CV 2011
| Employment | |
| 2011 -> | Haberdashery London // Senior Designer |
| Multidisciplinary Design Consultancy | |
| 2010 - 11 | Swifty Scooters Ltd // Senior Designer / Production Engineer |
| Startup venture established to develop and launch the Swifty kick scooter | |
| 2006 - 09 | CliQ Ltd // Senior Designer / Production Engineer |
| 07 - 09 // Je Joue (subsidiary of CliQ Ltd) | |
| 06 - 07 // Orli Products (subsidiary of CliQ Ltd) | |
| VC funded startup business focused on new product development and launch | |
| 2005 - 09 | Blend Studios Ltd // Cofounder / Senior Designer |
| Technology orientated design and development consultancy merged with CliQ Ltd in 2006 | |
| 2005 - 06 | Helen Hamlyn Research Centre (RCA) // Research Associate (part time) |
| User research and product development project focused on domestic ventilation | |
| 2004 - 05 | Innovation RCA // Project Manager |
| Technology development project concerning colour changing concrete at the Royal College of Art | |
| 2001 - 01 | Ilmor Racing Engines // Design Engineer (6 mth placement) |
| Design and development of Mercedes Formula 1 engine valve train components | |
| 1998 - 99 | Xyratex UK Ltd // Design Engineer (12 mth placement) |
| Design and development of hard disk drive test equipment for Western Digital | |
| Freelance Clients | |
| 2010 | Jamily Design Studio // Senior Designer |
| 2004 | Shadow Robot Company // Project Manager |
| 2004 | David Gill Galleries // Designer |
| 2004 | Wolfson Architects // Designer |
| Education | |
| 2004 | Royal College of Art // MA Industrial Design Engineering |
| 2002 | Imperial College // MENG Mechanical Engineering |
| Awards | |
| 2004 | 1st Prize 02 Technology in Textiles Competition * |
| 2004 | 1st Prize Robustness in Design Competition * |
| 2003 | 1st Prize Pergo Flooring Competition * |
| 2003 | 1st Prize BSI Sustainability Competition * |
| 2003 | Shortlisted OXO Peugeot Design Awards |
| 2002 | 1st Prize BCA Concrete Creativity Competition * |
| 2002 | 1851 Royal Commission Bursary |
| * team entry | |
| Exhibitions | |
| 2004 | Interact 1 - LCC, London |
| 2004 | Thomas Heatherwick // Conran Foundation, Design Museum London * |
| 2003 | OXO Peugeot Design Awards, OXO Tower, London |
| Preferred Software | |
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Solidworks, Illustrator, Photoshop, MS Office
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