Louise Mortimer

Experience

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  Gambles Manufacturing

  Jun 2002 - Oct 2004

  CAD Technician/ Layout Designer

  Designing for clients such as JD Wetherspoons, Compass, Select Service Partners, Sainsburys and various other Clients. This involved a great deal of liaising and problem solving between both the customer and the architects working on any given site. I designed both general arrangement layouts and for manufacturing/ fabrication purposes. Gamble manufacturing had a varied cliental and I designed mainly for the corporate end of the market which often meant designing for one off very specific projects such as ferry terminals, football clubs, restaurants and airports all over the country Show less

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  Cabbola Foodservice Equipment

  Oct 2004 - Nov 2006

  CAD Technician/ Layout Designer

  Designing in the catering industry for clients such as Seven Day Catering, Eurest and Compass. Again, this involved a great deal of liaising and problem solving with our clients. I designed both general arrangement layouts for catering kitchen areas and restaurants for hospitals, schools, universities and hotels. Visiting sites to survey for design.

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  Whitco Catering & Bakery Equipment Ltd

  Nov 2006 - Nov 2010

  Senior Designer/ Estimator

  To take ownership of all pre-sales activity – including all areas of design using AutoCAD, presentations and mood boards. Visiting sites to survey for design. Customer based accountabilities were: Drawings, quotes, incoming sales enquiries, sales order processing, sales invoices, delivery and install planning, customer queries and problems. Supplier based accountabilities were: Purchase invoice authorisation, supplier maintenance including price lists, purchase order processing and supplier queries and problems. Client base included the following: Prisons, universities, schools, architects and main contractors such as Wates Construction, Interserve, Conder and Kier Group to name only a few. Show less

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  Elliott - an Algeco Company

  Jan 2011 - Mar 2015

  Technical CAD Designer/ Estimator

  To produce various drawings relating to modular and hybrid buildings including plan layouts, foundation layouts, elevations, section through construction details, M&E plans, site plans and component drawings for manufacture using AutoCAD Architecture and Revit. Working closely with Sales Managers, liaising with customers and subcontractors for information when necessary and estimating designs for clients to tight deadlines. Visiting sites during construction to check progress from time to time with site managers. Show less

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  Prestige Homeseeker Park & Leisure Homes Ltd

  Mar 2015 - Jun 2019

  Production Design Manager

  Responsibilities were to manage all design process during the pre-construction and construction phase overseeing a team of nine designers. To develop detailed construction drawings, section through details, elevations, M&E layouts and plan layout drawings for full scope of works using AutoCAD Architecture 2018. Overseeing the development within the team of HSB and Pamir truss drawings for CNC programming of homes’ wall and roof construction. To manage the teams daily and long term workload and spreading resource effectively to deliver on strict targets for the manufacture of our homes. To provide a professional, comprehensive and sustainable design service for the customer and suppliers. To ensure the designs are strictly adhered to and develop a complete scope of works for key stages of the homes’ manufacture from the start to completion. To maintain design restraints fully incorporating customers' requirements coordinating any changes required and ensure changes are accounted for, authorised and implemented, as necessary, with the sales managers, directors and customers. To Progress design issues within a strict timescale & ensure designers meet information delivery dates. To provide all technical support to all supervisors and production managers on the factory floor across two sites to build the home to all expectations and ensure the homes conform to BS3632 and NCC requirements. Show less

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  Fusion Building Systems LGS

  Jun 2019 - Jun 2020

  Senior Technical Designer
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  Wernick Group Limited

  Sept 2020 - Nov 2022

  Design Manager
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  Daiwa House Modular Europe UK

  Nov 2022 - Mar 2024

  Head of Design
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  Wernick Group Limited

  Mar 2024 - now

  R&D Manager