Gavin paul L.

Freelance Design Engineer / Mechanical & Product Design Engineer

Ulm, Germany

Experience

Oct 2020 - Present
5 years 3 months
Ulm, Germany

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 moldings, 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
Germany

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
United Kingdom

Senior Project Engineer

Britax Group

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

  • Project lead and inventor of the Automatic Tensioning System (ATS) and King 2 Headrest System, securing 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
United Kingdom

Design Engineer

Dewhurst Plc.

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

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

Jan 2003 - Dec 2003
1 year
United Kingdom

Industrial Designer

Gocher Design Ltd

  • Designed injection molded components.

  • Designed JCB cable reel housing.

Jan 2002 - Dec 2002
1 year
United Kingdom

CAD Draftsman

Teknion Europe Ltd

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

Design Engineer

Frazer-Nash Research Ltd

  • Electric vehicle design using SolidWorks and concept sketching.

Summary

Highly skilled mechanical and product design engineer with over 25 years of experience in automotive engineering, child seats, medical technology and consumer goods. Extensive expertise in bringing concepts from design to series production, including CAD (SolidWorks, CATIA V5, Onshape), prototyping, supplier management and international project management. Holder of multiple patents in safety and consumer products. Experienced in coordinating international teams. Open to freelance or consulting roles in product development, as a mechanical engineer, designer or lead engineer.

Languages

English
Native
German
Advanced

Education

Oct 1998 - Jun 2002

Bournemouth University

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

Oct 1997 - Jun 1998

Surrey Institute of Art & Design

BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art & Design · 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

Designing Die-Cast Parts

Die Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metallguss GmbH

Bionics Seminar

Busse Design

Creating Standards-Compliant Technical Drawings

VDI

Freeform Surfaces Workshop

Busse Design

3D CAD Advanced Training

Solidpro SolidWorks

Project Management Short Course

Busse Design

PRINCE2 (2x) Practitioner & Foundation

Form and Positional Tolerances

Dr. V. Läpple

Testing and Reality

Fahrzeugsicherheit Berlin e.V. Child Safety

Schwindt CATIA V5 (3x) R19–R20, Functional Molded Parts & Freeform Surfaces

Humentum Project Management Programme

Applied Dassault Certified CATIA V5 (2x) Fundamentals & Surfaces

Lean Manufacturing

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