Thomas Dowrick

Experience

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  UPRacing Combustion

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2014

  Head of Bodywork and Composites

  Technical responsibilities• Designed the nosecone, sidepod and side walls using PTC Creo with manufacture in mind to enable easy manufacture with the resources we had and to comply with the rules of the competition.* Created multiple detailed Ghantt chats for production planning using Excel to ensure the car was completed to the deadlines.•Delivered bodywork with a 3kg weight saving from the previous year by utilising sustainable plant fibres. The end product had a very high quality finish.•Maintained accurate cost reports, BOM, creating design reports to be used at competition and transfer of knowledge for the following year’s teams.•Extensive manufacturing experience following technical drawings using various hand and workshop tools; lathe, band saw, milling machine and extensive use and knowledge of composite materials and processes.Managerial responsibilities•Managed the bodywork team with of 5 team members within a team of 40 students from various disciplines working together to produce a high quality formula style vehicle for Formula Student competitions held at Silverstone and Barcelona race circuits.•Attended regular committee meetings to review designs and organise the running of the team.•Worked to tight deadlines to design, build and test a new car each year in under 8 months from conception to a running and thoroughly tested vehicle.•Organised sponsorship for the bodywork and maintained contact with suppliers.•Managed the media team as primary photographer and coordinated video production for the team’s website, social media and sponsor events. This gained the team over 400 more likes on Facebook and over 1500 more views on Youtube broadening the team’s online presence. Show less

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  University of Portsmouth

  Nov 2011 - Jul 2014

  Open Day Guide

  Talking to prospective students and parents, giving tours of university facilities to large groups, working as part of a team to deliver an informative and high quality open day.

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  Gocycle

  Feb 2016 - now

  Designing, testing and developing new components for a high end electric bicycle. Working with suppliers across the globe to produce components, sub-assemblies and accessories. Managing items from conception to completion by designing or specifying parts, placing purchase orders, generating quality control documentation, standard operating procedures, organising global logistics, producing and maintaining SOPs and QC documentation. Visiting the production line regularly to review and implementing new processes and quality checks for current and upcoming models. Testing new components and generating test reports and supporting documentation. Managing, developing and optimising the online Zendesk customer support system. This includes training new employees, writing online articles, answering customer queries and compiling reports to enable continuous improvement and monitoring of the customer experience. Creative and production lead for content for the the company YouTube, Vimeo, web stores, owner's manuals online training platform and promotion. Working on regular photo and video shoots in house and externally and managing the Gocycle media library.Updating and creating owner's manuals including translations. Assisting organising multiple trade shows and the product at various trade shows globally. Show less

  • Product Designer (UX/UI)

    May 2022 - now

  • Production Engineer and Product Designer (UX/UI)

    Sept 2021 - Sept 2022

  • Design and Production Engineer

    Feb 2016 - Sept 2021