portfolio

Portfolio of work for Eric Coburn – director of ECT Consultants Ltd.

Registered office No. 4A, front Street, Sedgefield,

Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England TS21 3AT

Tel. 07891480896Company Registered in England no. 6546063

•Company formed in 2008

•Global Patents filed for innovative features and designs

•32 years of New Product Design and introduction, in permanent and contract roles

Thorn Lighting Domestic & Commercial Lighting systems

Company Registered in England no. 6546063

Design and creation of 3D prototypes and 2D data to manufacture plastic injection moulded parts and electrical contacts, to produce lampholders, starter sockets, extruded diffusers and all ancillary components in the fluorescent and incandescent Luminaire fittings and systems.Design and creation of 3D prototypes and 2D data to manufacture sheet steel packaging for electrical current control devices.Design and creation of 3D prototypes and 2D data to manufacture all moulded and Externally tooled components necessary for the production of Passive Infra Red Switching devices, incorporating then cutting edge Fresnel lens technology.

Thorn Lighting Street Lighting and Emergency Luminaire Products


Development and creation of 3D and 2D data for the manufacture of Street lightingBallasts, such as Mercury, Sodium and Argon fittings, for use in commercial arenassuch as road lighting, warehouse lighting and construction lighting.Design, development and creation of 3D prototypes and 2D data for the creation of aesthetically pleasing and corrosion resistant Emergency exit luminaires, incorporating inverter and DC stand-alone technology.

Thorn Lighting Electronic Transformers & Tungsten Halogen

display fittings Company Registered in England no. 6546063

Development, Design and creation of prototypes to evaluate, test and eventually manufacture electronic transformers, such as in-line toroidal and compact E-I transformers. These transformers were used in retail outlets and display systemsfor controlling the first generation of Tungsten-Halogen display fittings.Development, test and committal for manufacture of inverters for customers such as British rail and various caravan manufacturers.Work involved heavy involvement in PCB design and manufacture, overseen bymanufacturing team members. PCB’s were standard and Hybrid design, incorporating on-site surface mount design and manufacture input.This was also first time for heavy involvement in accelerated testing and resolution of warranty issues due to poor quality PCB design and manufacture, leading to customer feedback and data analysis to redesign, re-test and re-manufacturewhere necessary.

Nissan Terrano/Ford Maverick seats & interior trim(LWB & SWB)


Part of small UK/JapaneseDesign team, designing anddelivering all seats forTerrano/Ford Maverick



Design and manufacture of front seats for LWB & SWB variants, encompassing all 3D models for cushion, back, frames, recliners and all associated mechanisms.


Overseeing of testing & manufacture in Spain.

Design of 2nd and 3rd seats for LWB variant


Black & Decker Outdoor Products

Introduced 1st 10” Auto feed strimmerCirca 1993

Work on all Polypropylenebodied strimmer

Work on 4X4 lawnmower


Black & Decker Woodworking Products

Co-Designer of world’s 1st

Versatile sander – “Multi-sander”Circa 1996

Patent examples in my name: – drive system,perforated abrasive,Integral dust extract cassette


Assisted in successful product transferFrom Germany to UK and subsequent VA Activities, to ensure cost effective designs.

Black & Decker Dustbusters

OEM Service Diagram generated from

Catia

Gen6 Dustbuster – Part of team completing design in UK, and assisting transfer to China circa 2001


Black & Decker Woodworking Products

•Brief taken from external consultancy and feasibility study completed, including IP investigations.

•Investigated Steel, aluminium and plastic alternatives, utilising Catia based FEA package for stress analysis and decision making.

•Nitrogen filled structural foam PP chosen to give 6mm thickness for “I” section necessary to meet design requirements

•Creation of 3D/2D data to represent a commercially viable product from the Industrial Design brief given.

•Production of PU based rapid prototypes on site with new CIBA “Parts in minutes” system.

•Global marketing/design/purchasing audit to determine production suitability of chosen vendors.

Workmate replacement program – circa 2002



OPP DustbusterCirca 2003

Cordless Scumbuster kit circa 2003

Designed in UK & program

managed into production in China



Firestorm Slide pack DustbusterCirca 2003

12V Auto-Vac kit circa 2003


Modular design for12V, 14.4V & 18V

Patented exhaustSystem for usercomfort

Designed in UK and program managed intoProduction in China

Ultra lowcost car vackit with 1st

generation User defined Tools.


OPP Car Vac circa 2003/4

Mains hand vac + floor extensioncirca 2004



OPP Range with Wet & Dry Hand Vac

Circa 2006

Gen7 Hand Vac & variantsCirca 2005



OEM Service Diagram generated from Catia



Pivot Nose Dustbuster circa 2006

Gen8 Dustbuster circa 2007

Pivot-stick circa 2007


Black & Decker Dustbuster Filters

Accessories – designed at OEM level


Black & Decker Household Product Portfolio


Design and creation of 3D prototypes and 2D data to manufacture all plastic injection moulded parts, electrical contacts, and all ancillary components to enable high volume production of all cordless Dustbuster range, from 2.4V NiCd and NiMH, up to 36V Lithium Ion platform.This entailed constant competitive awareness through close marketing ties, and frequent design/marketing reviews. This forum allowed the early creation of “Cut n shut” prototypes for evaluation by design, patent attorneys and marketeers, for initial feasibility studies. If viable, this allowed further prototyping and resource, to allow a workable project timeline to be established and user research if required. Competitor analysis and user requirements were then formalised into design specifications.The project was then allowed onto the official work scheduling and flowed through from CAD into tooling and finally production.As a Senior Design Engineer, I was involved in the above, as participant and eventually leading the process, to contribute to incremental growth where possible, and overall helping to increase the household portfolio operating income by 200%.

PMST Leader OBD Diesel engine management

1.Delivery of Diesel Engine management Engine Control Unit and embedded on-board diagnostics software, for world’s first Eco Stop/Start 4X4 vehicle (Freelander 2 Micro hybrid Eco Stop/Start) Role encompassed Change Management Meetings, Powertrain reports to senior managers, overseeing software flash at vehicle build to validate (Program management contract role)

2.Delivery of Diesel Engine management Engine Control Unit and enclosed on-board diagnostics software, for 10MY Legacy Discovery/Range Rover/Range Rover Sport.

Jaguar & Land Rover Project management Contract RoleCompany Registered in England

no. 6546063

Jaguar & Land RoverProject management Contract Role

3. Responsible for small Robustness vehicle fleet, ensuring all logged DTC’s and associated module integration issues were resolved in a timely and repeatable manner.

4. Part of team resolving Base engine legacy and warranty issues.

5. Acquiring difficult sub-contract warranty and Product Liability sign-offs.


Ideal HeatingProduct Design Engineer

Design and delivery of production 3D data for the manufacture of commercial and residential combi-boilers, detailing 3D and 2D for the on-site creation of heat exchangers, bought out castings for sumps and burner housings, detailing and sourcing of pipe-work and all associated hardware. Development work on new energy air-source heat pumps.

(Product Development contract role)


Tronic Expro – measurement and sub-sea connectors

Project management Contract Role

Delivery of production level umbilical's and power connectors for MOBO-II Brazil well-head. World’s first 8KV system incorporating Rapid Gas Discharge technology, for deep well implementation for Petrogas. Contract worth £1.3m

Contract delivery of standard and customised connectors for current clients on a spares and one-off basis

(Program management contract role)


Ricardo automotiveProject management Contract Role

Program Manager - EDS Electrical engine harness management

1. Achieved sign-off for Delivery of EDS DFMEA, eFDVS, AIMS resolutions and CAD packaging issues at UNV2 virtual freeze for Jaguar & Land Rover 13MY Jaguar programs.

2. Delivered CAD packaging of front end harnesses successfully for New XF and XJ FWD programs


Royston Limited

Product Manager for enginei

Contract procurement, design specification and development, manufacture, installation and commission of “enginei”, a fuel and engine monitoring system retro-fitted into marine diesel applications.

www.enginei.co.uk

(Overall Manager - permanent role)


Disclaimer

1. This document shows work undertaken in permanent employ, as well as in a contract role

2. The projects shown are all in the public domain, and no infringement of copyright or trademark registration will be incurred.

3. All work committed to in this portfolio, whether for permanent employer or in a contract capacity, was done so with full adherence to relevant legislative standards and regulations, and adherence to internal quality procedures, to ensure full product compliance. This involved working to scheduling laid down by company work instructions, such as Milestones or GPDS.


portfolio

Documents

hybrid design

creation of prototypes

england ts21

registered office

china company

testing manufacture

thorn lighting street

industrial design brief