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    Lloyd Pennington

    Lloyd Pennington

    Industrial designer and product developer

    Preston, United Kingdom

    I am the Product Development Director and joint CEO of Mudskipper Design Ltd, with a 25% shareholding in the company. I am responsible for leading new product development projects...Read moreI am the Product Development Director and joint CEO of Mudskipper Design Ltd, with a 25% shareholding in the company. I am responsible for leading new product development projects and managing the strategic direction of the company along with my fellow board of directors.

    I am also owner of Buff Industrial Design, a boutique product design consultancy in Cornwall.

    I am Technical Consultant to Rimblades Ltd and a minority shareholder.

    My products have to date generated in excess of £400 million pound (Retail) and I have made tens of millions of pound in savings for my client. I have directly and indirectly contributed to the creation of 50 jobs.

    Buff Design are an industrial design company based in Cornwall, UK. We specialise in industrial design, product development, rapid prototype and manufacturing, as well as product testing and compliance. Businesses across Devon, Somerset, Dorset and Cornwall and throughout the UK call upon us to help them turn their ideas into exciting new product.

    We are a company that believes every idea has potential. We create product concepts that consumers love to use. We get product to market quicker, at a lower cost to make sure your product is commercially viable. And we use our depth of knowledge to add financial and intellectual value to every product we work on. That includes yours. Let's bring it to life.

    Area Covered: Southwest, Northwest, West of England, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Bristol, Avon, Lancashire, Manchester, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, M6, M5 and M4 corridors
    Company Name: Mudskipper Design Ltd and Buff Industrial Design
    Industry: Engineering
    Employees: 5-9


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    Job Title: Director of Product Development
    Company: Mudskipper Design
    Description: Mudskipper Design supports forward thinking companies to create growth through research, design and innovation.

    Ensuring new product introductions are market desirable, technically feasible, commercial viable and sustainable. We protect our clients return on investment through an advanced design philosophy and speed to market.

    INNOVATION
    We design innovative products to create emotional resonance with consumers, building market opportunities and brand loyalty.

    INSIGHT
    We provide insight into peoples lives, innovation prospects and market opportunities, through ethnographic research, technical research and market research.

    STRATEGY
    We help you shape your business and design strategies to reduce your risk, ensure your competitive edge and maximize your return on investment.

    WORKING WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU
    From start-ups and Non-profits... to SME's and global brands.

    WE HELP YOU
    Develop ideas; from concept... to product realization, creating a great user experience for your customer... and a profitable product for you.
    From:22/Sep/2010

    Job Title: Technical Consultant
    Company: Rimblades
    From:01/Jan/2011

    Job Title: Owner
    Company: Buff Design
    Description: Assertive, influential and dynamic person, able to inspire and lead others by example with infectious enthusiasm, whilst being unassuming, empathetic and co-operative with my peers and superiors allowing me to be quickly accepted as a positive member of an already established team.

    Successful in developing emerging technologies, capable of taking on new challenges, ability to demonstrate transfer of skills and knowledge in an effective manner, positive attitude to lifelong learning and development.

    Good in crisis situations and working under adverse circumstances, with limited resources, a tenacious individual, remaining in control and self-motivated, with a sound understanding of commerce.

    Excellent presentation and communication skills; being articulate, confident and cognisant of audience reaction. I write coherent and succinct reports, suited to the target audience. Handles rejection with ease and unshaken confidence,

    Powerful negotiator and mediator, good listener, responds rapidly to questions with sound reasoning. Ability to close a sale. Qualify clients needs by open ended questioning,

    Inventive, intuitive and logical pragmatist, taking an empirical approach to problem solving, very much "hands on". Balanced by judicious use of theory and analytical skills.

    My personal maxim is honesty, integrity and diligence.
    From:01/Sep/2007

    Job Title: freelance/contract mechanical and production engineer
    Company: Lloyd Pennington Ltd
    Description: Self employed freelance/contract manufacturing engineer. Designed tools, gauges, jigs and fixtures for aerospace and automotive and high end consumer electronics industries. Designed special purpose machines and power tools.
    Improved manufacturing processes, increased OEE, implemented kanbans, set up visual management systems, run six sigma projects and more.

    SMED, 5S, 7W's, SPC, Kaizen, Takt, Poka Yoke, KPI's, FMEA, Value Engineering. Project management. NPI. Costing. Sales/Marketing/Negotiating. Supplier development. Jig & tool, special machine. Industrial/product design. Design for manufacture/assembly. AutoCAD, Inventor, Pro/E, SolidEdge, NX, Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Outlook. Machining/grinding (inc CNC). EDM. Sheetmetal. Welding/brazing. Fitting/assembly. Maintenance
    From:01/Sep/1999 To:01/Mar/2007



    Education
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    University / College: Southlands High School
    From:01/Jan/1980 To:01/Jan/1985

    Field of Study: Mechanical Engineering
    University / College: Bolton Institute

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    Small metal work job / casting a buckle and legs
    • Aby A D.
    • Posted: 3 Jan 2012
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    • 23 Jan 2012 A D.
      A D.
      London, GB

      Excellent knowledge, service and regular communication. Very happy to recommend and would definitely use again.

    Prototype case for new consumer product
    • Simonby Simon H.
    • Posted: 1 Sep 2011
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    • 18 Oct 2011 Simon H.
      Simon H.
      Manchester, GB

      Great work - developed initial ideas into good models suitable for demos, and put extra time and effort into the job to ensure great deliverables.

    • 26 Sep 2011 Simon H.
      Simon H.
      Manchester, GB

      Great work - many thanks! Timely, detailed, and completely meeting (even exceeding!) the project brief.

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