NPI Design Engineer

Chris
Mason

Industrial designer with 10+ years experience in catering equipment and airport security systems. Based in Surrey, UK.

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About

Name
Chris Mason
Nationality
British
Location
Surrey, UK
Email
[email protected]

Industrial designer with over 10 years of industry experience in the airport security and catering equipment sectors. Accomplished CAD design engineer with a passion for creative problem solving and the implementation of robust design solutions for effective, streamlined manufacturing.

Additional experience includes production and design team management, website UI/UX, graphic design, product rendering, client liaison and presentation.

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Experience

Welbilt — Merrychef

Professional Catering Equipment

Development Engineer

2019 — Present

Joined the Merrychef NPI team in September 2019. Role involves working with engineering, manufacturing and implementation teams to generate new design developments through DFMEA, ongoing long-term lab testing, and improvements to the Merrychef product range.

Fast Food Systems

Catering Equipment & Franchising

Design Engineer

2016 — 2019

Varied role covering the full design and production support process. Responsibilities included updating design systems and procedures, drawing the current Vizu product line, designing new bespoke customer layouts, and managing the graphic design and kitchen design teams.

Herbert Systems

Airport Security Systems

Design Engineer

2014 — 2016

First role after university, working on three main projects: a luxury security lane for Schiphol airport, standardised security lane modules for multiple international airports, and a Scandinavian-style security lane redesign for Oslo airport.

Education

Loughborough University

BA (Hons) Industrial Design & Technology — 2:1

2010 — 2013

Degree from the Loughborough Design School covering design for manufacture, concept generation, CAD, ergonomics, prototyping, graphic design, and interaction design.

Skills

Professional

  • CAD Design (SolidWorks, Solid Edge)
  • Sheet Metal & Fabrication Design
  • Keyshot Rendering
  • Prototype Design
  • DFMEA & Long-term Lab Testing
  • Component & Supplier Sourcing
  • Production & Factory Management
  • Client Liaison & Presentation

Personal

  • Detail Oriented
  • Organised & methodical
  • Graphic Design
  • Photography
  • UI / UX
  • Video Editing
  • 3D Printing
  • Electronics & Programming

Contact

If you've been through my portfolio and like what you see, feel free to get in touch.

[email protected]