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  
 

Solidworks, Illustrator, Photoshop, MS Office