Sophie Lonsdale

Although I have developed a wide range of design skills, my key strengths are CAD and design for manufacture. Throughout my placement year at Foster Refrigerator, projects had a key focus on ensuring components were not only easy to make, but also fit with the other parts in the assembly. This has been a good skill to develop and bring through to my subsequent projects. I like to follow a practical approach to design with rapid development through iterative prototyping of key features. Computer Aided Modelling (CAD) has been a core tool used in my design process and something that I enjoy spending the time to refine and perfect. Using both solid and surfacing techniques, I can confidently generate complex geometry which can then be exported for rapid prototyping. Outside of design I am always trying to develop different skills. As a badminton player, it is almost impossible to play the perfect game; which always gives you something that you can take away and learn from. As I continue through my career as a designer, I aim to continue expanding my designers toolkit. I have a particular interest in innovations in additive manufacturing and how they can impact not only the design process, but also how products can be mass manufactured.