Emily Watt

Emily is an experienced Design Engineer with a passion for innovative solutions and sustainable outcomes. She excels at the analysis of client requirements and the identification of improvements within the delivery process. Emily can bring her project management experience, to ensure timely and on budget outcomes.

Emily is looking for a creative, hands-on role that can bring her skills and passions together to build upon and expand her design expertise, where she can share her knowledge, to be part of and to mentor a creative and high performing team. Emily has extensive transferrable skills which can be translated across different design environments and would welcome an opportunity to demonstrate these.

Lead Design Engineer - Various

(2017-09)

• Lead Design Engineer for electrical and audiovisual company, interpreting client requirements in AutoCAD to produce manuals detailing implementations to support future upgrades and system maintenance.
• Lead Design Engineer using Solidworks (CAD) to produce the in-house design manual for a boutique, A+ rated, garden room supplier. Provision of consultancy services to ensure successful design and build in line with regulations and standards.
• Project management of the production of high-end design artefacts for a bespoke manufacturing company specialising in the hospitality industry. With specific focus on dependency and continuous process improvement.
• Charitable work in a horticultural setting, managing groups of varying abilities. Focusing on client engagement and personal development of the participants, dependent upon personal needs.

Design Manager - Llumarlite - Aylesbury

(2010 - 2017)

• Leadership of the design and production of lighting and control solutions interpreting client functional and non-functional requirements to identify innovative outcomes for customers. Design packages included costings, energy saving and design calculations, and AutoCAD layouts underpinning the final installation.
• Management of site surveys and client engagements to ensure the successful interpretation of client design requirements for scalable and repeatable solutions for a client base including but not limited to finance, sports, government, education and pharmaceutical sectors.
• Specialisation of designs focused upon highly regulated spaces.

Designer & Project Manager - Cooper Lighting - London

(2007 - 2010)

• Leadership of project design and delivery for key clients including Glaxo, Trillium, Tottenham Hotspur and Schools for the Future. With particular attention to the programming and quality assurance of SMART lighting installations.
• Training needs analysis and mentorship for internal teams to enhance their skillset and capabilities with digital tooling, specialising in Relux.
• Provision of technical expertise at client sales meetings, to understand and interpret high level requirements into tangible and effective designs, with a focus on energy savings and efficiencies.
• Project design lead at client presentations presenting design options to clients built on AutoCAD, dependent upon the usage of the building, cost benefit analysis an appropriateness of solutions.
• Varied experience of different lighting / control designs for multi storey buildings, industrial buildings, car parks, schools, warehousing, offices, retail and sports facilities.

Technical Support Advisor - Venture Lighting - Rickmansworth

(2004 - 2007)

• Provision of technical design information and support to clients to enable troubleshooting of lighting systems and installations.
• Retrospective analysis of previous lighting design projects to inform the sales team of expected lifecycles and failure rates of design components.
• Assisting with marketing activities, including direct mail campaigns and database management.
• Provision of technical support advice to existing clients, addressing technical and other enquiries as necessary.

Sales Assistant – Lighting Department - John Lewis - High Wycombe

(2002 - 2004)

• Provision of in-person and remote customer service, assisting with queries, resolving complaints or issues, ensuring that service excellence was maintained at all times.
• Conduct of audits and stock takes.
• Production of 'bestselling' product reports to analyse market penetration of lighting products, to differentiate between long-term market trends and customer fads.
• Supplier liaison to resolve complex customer issues and troubleshoot challenges.

BA Hons - Surface Design and Textile Patterns (including Business Studies and French) - Northbrook College (1999 - 2002)

Computer Aided Design (Evening Course) - Amersham and Wycombe College (2005 - 2006)

LIF Certificate Course - Lighting Industry - Lighting Industry Federation Ltd (2007 - 2009)