Gavin (Paul) Leese
Owner/Consultant
Experience
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).
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.
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.
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.
Industrial Designer
Gocher Design Ltd
Designed injection moulded components.
Designed JCB cable reel housing.
CAD Draftsman
Teknion Europe Ltd
- Produced CAD designs for modular office furniture.
Design Engineer
Frazer-Nash Research Ltd
Electric vehicle design.
Used SolidWorks.
Performed concept sketching.
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Manufacturing (18.5 years), Automotive (15 years), Energy (5.5 years), Healthcare (5.5 years), Media and Entertainment (5.5 years), and Sport (5.5 years).
Business Areas Experience
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Experienced in Product Development (26 years), Project Management (13 years), Production (5.5 years), and Research and Development (2 years).
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
Education
Bournemouth University
BA (Hons) · Product Design · Bournemouth, United Kingdom · 2:1
Surrey Institute of Art & Design
BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art & Design · Farnham, United Kingdom
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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