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Gavin (Paul) Leese

Owner/Consultant

Gavin Leese
Ulm, Germany

Experience

Oct 2020 - Present
5 years 4 months

Owner/Consultant

Leese Design

  • Provided consultancy services to international clients in the medical, child safety and consumer sectors, taking projects from concept to mass production.

  • Luma Vision GmbH – senior engineer for cardiac imaging system; responsible for CAD (Onshape), PDM (OnShape), IEC 60601/510k technical drawings, re-design and design transfer.

  • Irasun GmbH (Getinge Group) – developed medical devices including injection mouldings, sheet metal, precision machined, electromechanical and cable components.

  • JMDA Ltd. – engineered six child restraint systems and ISOFIX bases for leading brands, coordinating UK/China/Germany teams to international standards and budget requirements.

  • Skullcap Helmets – led full cycle helmet product development from concept sketches to prototypes and tooling; secured patent DE 10 2021 112 067 B3.

  • Additional clients: Merriam Engineering and Design (cameras, film cameras), Plasmatech (hydrogen gas machine).

Mar 2015 - Oct 2020
5 years 8 months

Senior Design Engineer

Busse Design + Engineering GmbH

  • Delivered Würth modular storage solutions and other innovative products now in series production.

  • Designed housings and battery systems for Ujet and UNU electric scooters.

  • Collaborated extensively with start-ups, guiding early-stage companies through the product development process with a practical, hands-on and customer-focused approach.

  • Developed packaging systems for Ocsial, pressure washer housings (Kränzle) and interchangeable footwear systems for running shoes (Infinite Running).

  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams and supported projects for Zeiss, Doosan, Rational, Hazet and IKEA suppliers.

Jul 2007 - Mar 2015
7 years 9 months

Senior Project Engineer

Britax Group

  • Led the development of new Infant Carrier (Babysafe 2 SHA), managing a team of 5 engineers and coordinating design/testing across UK and Germany.

  • Project lead and inventor of the Automatic Tensioning System (ATS) and King 2 Headrest System, securing multiple patents (EP2634037B1, EP2772389B1, EP2607153B1).

  • Directed international collaboration with suppliers and partners in Poland, Germany and China to deliver cost, safety and production milestones.

  • Coordinated static and dynamic crash testing, FEA simulations, user trials and standards compliance.

  • Oversaw prototyping, CAD (CATIA V5), surfacing and tooling design, ensuring innovation and manufacturability.

  • Initiated and managed advanced technology research, introducing new concepts and processes into production.

Feb 2004 - Jul 2007
3 years 6 months

Design Engineer

Dewhurst Plc.

  • Designed lift components, ATM keyboards and other safety-critical electromechanical systems.

  • Lead engineer on the M20 push button range, optimising for cost, safety and manufacturability.

Jan 2003 - Dec 2003
1 year

Industrial Designer

Gocher Design Ltd

  • Designed injection moulded components.

  • Designed JCB cable reel housing.

Jan 2002 - Dec 2002
1 year

CAD Draftsman

Teknion Europe Ltd

  • Produced CAD designs for modular office furniture.
Jan 2000 - Dec 2001
2 years

Design Engineer

Frazer-Nash Research Ltd

  • Electric vehicle design.

  • Used SolidWorks.

  • Performed concept sketching.

Summary

A highly experienced Mechanical and Product Design Engineer with over 25 years expertise spanning automotive, child restraint systems, medical device and consumer products in industry, consultancy, start-ups and leading brands. Skilled in taking concepts from initial sketch through to mass production, with extensive knowledge of design processes, CAD (SolidWorks, CATIA V5, Onshape), prototyping, supplier liaison and international project management. Recognised for patents in safety systems and consumer products, and for highly collaborative teamwork designing innovative products now in serial production.

Skills

  • Solidworks
  • Sheet Metal Design
  • Iec 60601
  • Concept Sketching
  • Catia V5
  • Composite Materials
  • 510k Documentation
  • Photoshop
  • Onshape
  • Prototyping
  • R44/ R129
  • Patent Research
  • Freeform Surfacing
  • Crash Simulation
  • Design Transfer
  • Testing
  • Cad Drafting
  • Fea Analysis
  • Project Management
  • Fmea
  • Injection Moulding
  • Technical Drawings
  • Supplier Liaison
  • Requirements Engineering
  • Tooling
  • Tolerancing
  • International
  • Innovation

Languages

English
Native
German
Advanced

Education

Oct 1998 - Jun 2002

Bournemouth University

BA (Hons) · Product Design · Bournemouth, United Kingdom · 2:1

Oct 1997 - Jun 1998

Surrey Institute of Art & Design

BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art & Design · Farnham, United Kingdom

Oct 1995 - Jun 1997

Collingwood Sixth Form College

A-Levels: Art & Design, Graphical Communication, Business Studies · Camberley, United Kingdom

Certifications & licenses

Pressure Diecast Design

Die Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metallguss GmbH

Seminar “Bionik”

Busse Design

Creation Of Technical Drawings To Standards

VDI

Freeform Surfacing Workshop

Busse Design

3D CAD Advanced Training

Solidpro SolidWorks

Project Management Course

Busse Design

Practitioner & Foundation

PRINCE2

Child Safety Testing & Biomechanics

Fahrzeugsicherheit Berlin

Geometrical Tolerancing

Dr. V. Läpple

R19–R20, Functional Molded Parts & Freeform Surface Design

Schwindt CATIA V5

Project Management Programme

Humentum

Fundamentals & Surfaces

Applied Dassault Certified CATIA V5

Lean Manufacturing

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