Ben Kirkby

Furniture & Product Designer

A: 32 Deepdale, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 2EH M: 07535661181 E: kirkby.ben@gmail.com W: www.coroflot.com/benkirkby

Education
2012
MDes Design Products (Graduating in Jan 2013) Furniture Design Major De Montfort University

Key Skills
Product development from concept to technical definition Production of test rigs and visual prototype models Graphic communication of products Technical drawing CAD modelling and rendering Materials and process selection Rapid prototyping Finite element analysis (within Solidworks) Good working knowledge of the following software: Solidworks Photoview 360 AutoCAD Rhino 3D Autodesk Alias Automotive Autodesk Sketchbook Designer Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Microsoft Office

2008 2007
Year in employment (See below) A-Level (B, C, C, D) Product Design, Mathematics, Physics and General Studies Adams Grammar School GCSE (1 A*, 7 A, 2 B, 1 C) Including Graphic Products, Maths, Sciences and English Language & Literature Adams Grammar School

2005

2000

Employment
2011
Studio Assistant at Lewis Design Assosciates September 2011 Duties involved helping make prototypes of POS display units and aiding with the running of the studio on a day to day basis Clerical Officer at Princess Royal Hospital Full time and summer employment Duties included dealing with confidential patient information and liasing with patients and consultants about appointments

Additional Information
Full UK Driving License Creative Industries Scholarship (De Montfort University) Consultation with Howdens Joinery and the Helen Hamlyn Centre on a live project in 2011 Exhibitor at New Designers 2012 Masters project to be featured in first issue of Deco magazine (September 2012)

2010

2007

References
Stuart Lawson Programme Leader, MDes Design Products Fletcher Building 1.87 De Montfort University Leicester LE1 9BH E-mail: smlawson@dmu.ac.uk Phone: 0116 257 7410 Nicki Theokritoff Furniture Design Tutor Fletcher Building 1.87 De Montfort University Leicester LE1 9BH E-mail: ntheokritoff@dmu.ac.uk Phone: 0116 257 7410 Phil Roberts Lewis Design Associates 120 Queens Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 3FL Phone: 0116 244 8778

Please see my portfolio for examples of my work, and dont hesitate to get in touch if you would like to see more