Richard Taylor

Experience

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  Pyranha Mouldings Ltd

  Aug 2006 - Aug 2007

  Product Designer

  I worked with Pyranha Mouldings as a product designer as part of a year in industry, on my degree course. The completion of this year placement led to a full time position being offered with Pyranha Mouldings upon completion of my university course.

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  Pyranha Mouldings Ltd

  Aug 2008 - Sept 2012

  Managed a design team and process to deliver new product development across four leading global kayak brands: Primarily responsible for the design of 15 new kayaks ranging from whitewaterto performance sea kayaks. Encompassing all aspects of shell and internal partsdesign, to produce a highly functional and aesthetically pleasing final product.

  • Design Manager

    Apr 2010 - Sept 2012

  • Industrial Design Engineer

    Aug 2008 - Mar 2010
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  Gelert Limited

  Sept 2012 - Mar 2014

  Tent Design Manager

  Responsible for the design of all new tents for Gelert's 2014 camping season. These include a range of air tents, heritage poly cotton tents, fast pitching and backpacking tents. These products will be available for the 2014 camping season. Tasked with the creation of original tent design and protecting the associated Intellectual Property, to strengthen the companies market position. Resulting in 7 original tent designs registered in 2013..

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  Taylor Garfit Ltd

  Aug 2013 - Sept 2022

  Managing Director

  Taylor Garfit Ltd - Specialising in Product and Industrial Design.Working across a wide variety of market sectors to provide bespoke design solutions tailored to the customers needs. Some key industry areas have included:Automotive, Humanitarian Aid, Outdoor Sports, Medical and Packaging

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  Sports Direct International

  Sept 2013 - Mar 2014

  Outdoor Product Designer

  Working for the Brands Division of Sports Direct International. This position has required working closely with many of the in house outdoor brands including; Gelert, Karrimor and Universal Cycles. Gelert: I have been responsible for new product design across Rucksacks, Sleeping Bags and Tents for the 2015 camping season. Karrimor:Working with Karrimor's camping products to design a new tent and sleeping bag range. This has involved a complete analysis and re-structuring within both product areas. The results of this work will go to market for the 2015 Camping Season. Universal Cycles:Product selection and management for a new range of cycling accessories. Show less

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  Outdoor Product Design

  Jun 2014 - now

  Founder

  Outdoor Product Design: The Specialist Outdoor Product Design AgencyOPD has a passion for the outdoors which translates into the products we design.We work with you to provide design support that will allow your product to succeed in the market place.OPD offers a full range of design and development services covering the whole design process, from concept creation through to manufacturing approval and continual design support. I have over 16 years experience in outdoor product design with leading brands developing both hard and soft goods. I have a passion for the outdoors and keep active in a number of outdoor sports to a high level, including; skiing, ski mountaineering, mountaineering, trekking, climbing, cycling and kayaking. Combining these sporting passions into the design of new outdoor products ensure the products perform in just the way the user expects. Show less

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  Smurfit Kappa

  Apr 2016 - Apr 2020

  Packaging Design Consultant

  Working with the Smurfitkappa UK Experience Centre’s to launch Shelf Facer and other proactive innovations projects across the group. The role involves all aspects of packaging design as well as business innovation strategy.Recently in response to ‘World Clean-Up Day’ I led a successful SmurfitKappa expedition team, to access remote beaches in the UK using kayaks to collect plastic waste from our coastlines. We collected over 200kg from 5 beaches.

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  Ppeco

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2022

  We're thrilled to launch the ppeco FaceVisor to the market. In just 6 months our team has designed, tested, and produced a 100% plastic-free, fully biodegradable FaceVisorMade in Britain, our Face Visor has a rapid order to delivery response time, a low environmental footprint and supports #ukjobs.Find out more and order the ppeco FaceVisor here, www.ppeco.tech

  • CEO & Founder

    Jun 2020 - Aug 2022

  • Founder

    Jun 2020 - Jun 2020

  • Founder

    Jun 2020 - Jun 2020
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  Mouse Product Design

  May 2021 - now

  Director

  Product design specialists with one objective:HELPING TO YOU TO DEVELOP OUTSTANDING PRODUCTS FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS.WE'RE OPENwe love working closely with businesses to help them define a problem and explore different ways to solve it.WE'RE DRIVENwe’ll push you to find the best solution because we know great design can help businesses grow and prosper.WE'RE CONSIDEREDwe draw on years of experience in different sectors to find the right solution, even if it isn’t obvious. Show less