Fergus McPhillimy

I'm a highly creative individual with a desire to continually innovate and generate novel ideas. I've had significant design-related & creative experience both in my business venture and during my masters degree in Mechanical Design Engineering. I have a strong understanding of the end-to-end processes to create various products, components, or projects. 

Customs Glasgow, May 2020 - Present

Belcan April 2022-September 2022

I previously worked for Belcan Engineering as a CAD Design Engineer. This was in their marine design department working in tandem with BAE Systems to design submarines for naval contracts. I supported the design process from start to finish working with alternate teams to meet the client contract requirements. I had to produce from-scratch generation of production output drawings, achieving top-tier ‘right first time’ drawing percentage within the team. Fast progression led to being selected to join a dedicated team allocated to work on a specific section of the ship, driving a previously late-running project to meet the deadline. I was honored to be chosen to work directly with the client as a development opportunity, requiring direct communication with on-ship engineers to reach a collaborative solution for design improvements. Finally, I was required to use a multitude of collaborative software’s to manage all aspects of the project design paired with detailed spreadsheets to follow and track progress across teams.

Master of Engineering in Mechanical Design Engineering (2:1)                                                                        2015 – 2020

University of Glasgow － Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom     

• Snowboard Binding System Design Project – Tasked with designing a snowboard boot including board binding mechanism. Lead CAD designer in producing 3D model of the boot and binding system, leading to the generation of detailed renderings, motion studies of system operation and production drawings. Simulation and calculations required to ensure product performance under high-stress conditions, ergonomics and percentiles research, comprehensive market research and product proposal constructed. 
• Group Design Project – Designed and presented a hybrid bicycle, responsible for designing wheels and brake systems, ensuring British Standard compliance, meeting all specifications, producing engineering drawings, and creating renders.
• Caving Design Project – Designed and presented a self-powered mounted head torch for caving, responsible for creating the entire electronic mechanism, outer casing, researching ergonomics, aesthetics and percentiles, producing CAD designs, creating the alpha prototype, and 3D printed functioning prototype, BSI engineering drawings and rendering.