Tom Sheppard

UK/Midlands based in Industrial product designer specialising in product design, visualization & manufacturing for consumer products, ranging from packaging to electronic housings. Driven by innovative engineering and visually pleasing solutions, helping produce sustainable and environmentally friendly designs. Use of organic and mechanical techniques to develop effective designs, from hand sketches, rapid prototypes and manufactured products. Aiming to develop my skills in product visualisation, mechanical design, manufacturing and injection moulding, to become a well-rounded and successful designer.

My main skills are:

Proficient in Solidworks & Surfacing for 3D Design and 2D drawings, but experienced in a range of other parametric software's i.e Creo, Fusion 360.

Experienced in Keyshot & Blender for product visualisation and animation.

Knowledgeable in range of 3D printing processes (SLA, SLS, FDM) & Rapid prototyping for initial product functionality, testing and aesthetics.

Understanding of DFM (Design for Manufacture), for product manufacture, with a rang of tooling options to progress your project to mass production.

Skilled in effective Sketching, drawing & model making for quick idea creation and visuals.

Knowledgeable in Adobe CC, Photoshop, Illustrator & Indesign, for layouts, 2D Design presentations and Photo editing.

If you have a great idea and feel my skills would help your project progress, and would like to discuss your requirements further, please don't hesitate to contact me.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Tom