Alan Quinn

Experience

• 

  Tidi

  Jun 2006 - Dec 2007

  Product Designer

  Creative direction of all aspects of the business from product ideas to in-store merchandising. Industrial design and development of household products from insight through to pilot-production.

• 

  University of Limerick

  Feb 2007 - Dec 2007

  Research Associate

  Research project which explored rapid product development processes and voice of customer techniques, with the aim of faster route to market and increased retail success for a local start-up brand of household products.

• 

  NT-MDT Europe B.V.

  Mar 2008 - Jun 2012

  Product Design Engineer

  Development of high precision microscopes for nano-technology industries. Responsible for all aspects of the development process: concept generation of both form and function, requirements and design goals, mechanism development, OEM specification, manufacturability (DFM), assembly (DFA) and BOM management.

• 

  Planet Innovation

  Nov 2012 - now

  - Engaging with clients daily on current projects, advising on future product propositions and building relationships - Advising on development strategies and writing development proposals- Managing multiple projects under ISO 13485 compliant process - Design leadership on a variety of projects from wearables to large instruments- Working within and leading teams, mentoring individuals and collaborating across disciplines - Using various innovation techniques to navigate the problem space and conclusively define a product, which is targeted at real user and commercial needs Show less - Communicating design progression to clients through presentations, providing technical expertise and estimates. - Involved in front-end activities such as user interviews, market analysis, user workflows and conceptualization. - Product design and concept generation from sketch to prototype, and CAD to production. - Prototypes for scale, ergonomics, proof of principle and appearance demonstration. - Daily use of SolidWorks 3D CAD to manage assembly files and generate parts via multibody, sheet metal and surface modelling. - Part design for plastic injection molding, pressure thermoforming, CNC, metal stamping and die casting. Show less

  • Product Design Consultant (External)

    Aug 2020 - now

  • Product Design Consultant

    Mar 2018 - Jul 2020

  • Senior Product Designer

    Nov 2012 - Apr 2018
• 

  Quinn Product Development

  Feb 2021 - now

  Founder