w.downard-16@student.lboro.ac.uk
Will Downard Hi, I’m Will Downard a 19-year-old avid designer currently studying Industrial Design in the UK. I solve problems by perusing cutting edge, innovative and unique solutions that create beautiful user centred experiences. When I am not designing I like to build and mod PC’s, play golf and try to cook great steaks.
Experience UXathon
Competition hosted by Loughborough Design School and Hong Kong MBA Business Lab. Over the course of a week and culminating in a final competition day, developed UX and UI solutions for Hong Kong MBA student start up concepts. Support from Deloitte Digital. Won – Best prototype of Uxathon November 2017
IBM Design Thinking Workshop
Participated in a one-day user experience design thinking workshop run by the UK IBM UX Team. Held at Loughborough University Design School. October 2017
Media and Design for Kent International Jamboree
2-week, 6000 participant scouting event. Volunteered as a member of International Support Team (IST). Worked on subcamp design, media and graphics plus general subcamp support. August 2017
Scout Troop Assistant Leader
A volunteer scout leader for 3rd Riverhead Scout Troop August 2013 – Present
Goals Graduate
With a top-level classification
Kickstart
Own product + company
Education Loughborough University Design School BA Industrial Design and Technology Acheived a high first in first year of course
(76%)
Tunbridge Wells Boys Grammar A level A* DT: Product Design B Maths (Mechanics) C Physics C Chemistry (AS)
GCSE 5 x A* 3xA 2xB
Skills Design
Software
User centred research Original Ideation Sketching and Rendering Branding and Layout Rapid Prototyping High fidelity Modelmaking Filming and Editing Photography
Photoshop Illustrator Premiere Pro Lightroom
Professional
Axure RP Adobe XD
Teamwork Presentations Time Management High stress tolerance
Solidworks Fusion 360 Keyshot 7
Procreate 4.0 Sketchbook Pro
Interests Custom PC’s - Modding + Building Economics Golf Gaming