Oliver Blackburn

A recent graduate of Coventry University with extensive experience of collaborating with real-world clients and group project leadership. Having achieved a master’s degree in Automotive Design, out of the box thinking and an optimistic approach to problem solving are skills that have been significantly developed and utilised.

Transport Designer - Alexander Dennis – May 2021(2 weeks)

•Remote design project with a very quick turnaround.

Transport Designer - JCB – Industry Collaborative Project – January - April 2021

•The project aim was to design an innovative transport service for future construction sites.

Motorcycle Designer - Lexmoto & National Transport Design Centre

- Industry Collaborative Placement - May 2019 - September 2019

•Undergraduate designer working on a generation X electric

motorcycle proposal for Lexmoto.

Automotive Exterior Designer - DMO Sports Cars - Industry Collaborative Group Project - January 2019 - April 2019

•I was responsible for one of three exterior designs for an Art

Deco coupé group project.

Graphic Design Work Experience - WM Creative - July 2015 (1 week)

•Experienced working to tight deadlines, sketching & Photoshop.

Automotive Design Work Experience - MG Longbridge - July 2013 (2 weeks)

Sketching, Photoshop, clay modelling and colour/trim.

Coventry University - Automotive & Transport Design MA

- January 2021 – January 2022

MERIT

Coventry University - Automotive & Transport Design BA

- 2016 - 2020

FIRST-CLASS HONOURS

Kings Norton Sixth Form - 2014 – 2016

A Levels - A – Fine Art, B – English Literature,

C – Design Technology