Hi.

I'm Tom.

I design stuff. Build stuff. Break stuff. Professional engineer by day. Hobbyist engineer by night. Scroll down to see some of my work!

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Professional Experience



Diverse Project ExperienceMy professional experience ranges design from one-off lab instruments through to consumer electronics in >20k unit volume. I’ve worked on a range of areas from industrial manufacturing machinery to medical microfluidics, in teams of 2 to 12 people from a range of disciplines.
Solidworks® Component Design

I have extensive use of Solidworks CAD to design machined, moulded and sheetmetal components, perform static FEA analyses, create engineering drawings and control part versions through Solidworks PDM Standard.

I hold the Solidworks Professional certificate in Mechanical Design.

End-to-end End DesignI have held ownership of several projects from initial conceptualisation all the way through part selection, component design & analysis, prototyping, test & iteration and towards manufacture.
Varied Design ToolsetIn addition to Solidworks, physical test, prototyping and the trusty pen and paper, I hold proficiencies in Excel, MATLAB and Python to aid in my design work.
Design DocumentationI am experienced in producing component and assembly drawings, and utilising GD&T and tolerance analyses to clearly convey and effectuate design intent.
Rapid Prototyping

I have extensive experience using both in-house and external prototyping services, in particular in additive manufacturing, in addition to the use of hand tools for the assembly, test and measurement of prototypes.

I hold ownership of in-house FDM in my current role, overseeing maintenance of the machines and training employees on their use.

Build and TestI have extensive experience assembling, testing, measuring, disassembling and modifying prototypes to record issues and inform design updates quickly and efficiently.
Effective CollaborationI have worked on a range of collaborative projects ranging from two to twelve people, spanning fellow mechanical engineers and electronics, software and industrial design, project management and regular communication with clients and suppliers.

Skillsets

Mechanical Design

Solidworks CAD

Injection Moulding

Additive Manufacturing

Physical Prototyping

Engineering Drawing & Tolerancing

Design for Manufacture and Assembly

Prototype firmware/software for micro-controllers & embedded systems

Personal Projects

Below are headlines for some of the projects I have completed in my spare time. You can also see my Instagram for more updates.

Manufacturing Automation Cell

Increasing throughput and worker safety in UK manufacturing of BikeStow bike racks

Harmonic Drive Simulation

Modelling of flexspline deformation in harmonic drives using MATLAB

Strain Wave Drives

3D Printed strain-wave drive teaching aid for Loughborough University

3D Printed Cycloidal Drives

Pushing the limits of Fused Filament Fabrication with cycloidal drives. Part of the 3D printed robot arm project MK I.

Nixie Clock

Bringing life to these vintage IN12A nixie tubes with 180 volts of zing.

Robotic Arm MKII

An 800mm reach, 2kg payload robot arm built with a mix of technologies, including FFF and SLA 3D printing, machined parts and a mixture of actuators, using stepper and brushless DC motors, planetary and strain-wave gearboxes.

Electronic Datalogger

Auto-ranging current and voltage datalogger, built on the ESP32 framework

Bluetooth Speaker

Bluetooth stereo speaker, built using the nifty OEP 30Wx2 amplifier module and 6x 18650 lithium-ion cells for hours of runtime

1970's Vintage Motorcycles

Creating 3D models from 2D drawings to recreate the lost racing motorcycles of the 70's

Contact

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