I am a designer with extensive experience across manufacturing, design and product development. I specialise in developing new products from concept to market with both in-house and external manufacturers, which has allowed me to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes. I have a personable approach built on strong ongoing relationships with clients and manufacturers, enabling a broad network of specialists. I pride myself on clear communication and setting expectations to ensure clarity from design through production. I use both analogue and digital methods to create, develop and execute ideas to their fully resolved state. In recent years I have worked closely with clients to design, innovate, and develop new product collections and custom components, solving problems through creativity, practicality and analytical thinking.

Jeremy Evison

I am a designer with extensive experience across manufacturing, design and product development. I specialise in developing new products from concept to market with both in-house and external manufacturers, which has allowed me to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes. I have a personable approach built on strong ongoing relationships with clients and manufacturers, enabling a broad network of specialists. I pride myself on clear communication and setting expectations to ensure clarity from design through production. I use both analogue and digital methods to create, develop and execute ideas to their fully resolved state. In recent years I have worked closely with clients to design, innovate, and develop new product collections and custom components, solving problems through creativity, practicality and analytical thinking.

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I am a designer with extensive experience across manufacturing, design and product development. I specialise in developing new products from concept to market with both in-house and external manufacturers, which has allowed me to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.

I have a personable approach built on strong ongoing relationships with clients and manufacturers, enabling a broad network of specialists. I pride myself on clear communication and setting expectations to ensure clarity from design through production. I use both analogue and digital methods to create, develop and execute ideas to their fully resolved state. In recent years I have worked closely with clients to design, innovate, and develop new product collections and custom components, solving problems through creativity, practicality and analytical thinking.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Production Co-ordinator and New Product Development at Simon James
August 1, 2021 - September 11, 2025
I was employed in a range of roles across production management, product development and design. This provided a holistic understanding of the new product development process and the manufacturing challenges involved in bringing products to market. Working within a market-leading contemporary furniture context for residential and commercial spaces, I learned to operate within feasibility, budget, and time constraints to develop and launch successful products. I also developed strong relationships with manufacturers and suppliers across a spectrum of processes and materials.
Director at Jeremy Evison Limited
August 1, 2021 - Present
I established a consultancy to deliver industrial and product design services to local firms specilaising in creating concepts and developing them to market ready products. This involved working with either in-house or external manufacturers developing the products through multiple iterations and managing this process with all stakeholders. I also provided drafting services for architectural components and manufacturing for a number of external companies as demand requires. Finally i have developed a number of furniture and architectural hardware products which are distributed and manufactured in New Zealand and under licence in Australia.
Production & Quality Control at NZ Fire Doors
March 1, 2017 - September 11, 2025
This was my first position after graduation where I was responsible for quality control and processing of production drawings and developing new products. I used the role to build an understanding of a production environment and the manufacturing processes used for the products, including sheet metals and timber. I also developed a top-down modelling process using Solidworks, which was used for the design of all new components and products within the company.

Education

Bachelor of Design (First Class Honours) at Massey University, Wellington
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2015
New Zealand Diploma in Architectural Technology at Open Polytechnic
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025

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Industry Experience

Manufacturing, Professional Services, Retail, Consumer Goods, Other