Hi, I'm Tom Sheppard, a Creative Product Designer with over six years of experience collaborating with marketing, sales and design teams to craft 3D CAD designs, rendered visuals, prototypes, concepts and animations for businesses of all sizes. I thrive on turning ideas into tangible, market-ready visuals that communicate function and brand identity. I'm passionate about aesthetically pleasing, dynamic design that clearly depicts functionality and intuitive user experience. I work across retail, consumer and digital environments to map the full design lifecycle of product development and am driven to expand my skills in CGI rendering, animation and strategy to become a well-rounded designer.…

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Hi, I'm Tom Sheppard, a Creative Product Designer with over six years of experience collaborating with marketing, sales and design teams to craft 3D CAD designs, rendered visuals, prototypes, concepts and animations for businesses of all sizes. I thrive on turning ideas into tangible, market-ready visuals that communicate function and brand identity. I'm passionate about aesthetically pleasing, dynamic design that clearly depicts functionality and intuitive user experience. I work across retail, consumer and digital environments to map the full design lifecycle of product development and am driven to expand my skills in CGI rendering, animation and strategy to become a well-rounded designer.…

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Hi, I’m Tom Sheppard, a Creative Product Designer with over six years of experience collaborating with marketing, sales and design teams to craft 3D CAD designs, rendered visuals, prototypes, concepts and animations for businesses of all sizes. I thrive on turning ideas into tangible, market-ready visuals that communicate function and brand identity.

I’m passionate about aesthetically pleasing, dynamic design that clearly depicts functionality and intuitive user experience. I work across retail, consumer and digital environments to map the full design lifecycle of product development and am driven to expand my skills in CGI rendering, animation and strategy to become a well-rounded designer.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Creative Designer at Sheppard Creative Design
May 1, 2023 - June 16, 2024
Creative freelance designer working with marketing, sales, and design teams to create 3D CAD designs, rendered visuals, prototypes, concepts, animations, and marketing material for small and large businesses. Operating on a freelance and contractor basis.
Product Designer at Agentdraw Ltd
April 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Member of a small scale design team, creating and developing product solutions for customer-driven projects. 3D Designer for Versoflor brand, producing interior CGI visuals, website and marketing content including 2D graphics, product renders, animations, and web page layouts. Tools used include Adobe Suite, Blender, Solidworks, and Wix.
Design Engineer at Rieke Packaging
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2022
Member of global design team creating innovative packaging solutions for home, food, and cosmetic markets. Created CAD concepts, visual presentations, animations, and 3D prints to illustrate design ideas. Led global PLM (Project Lifecycle Management) implementation. Software used included Solidworks, 3Dexperience, Microsoft Office.
Product Designer at Robinson Packaging Solutions
March 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Designer for a Europe-wide food and home packaging manufacturer. Developed concepts for plastic food packaging and created marketing materials for sales and website.

Education

BA(Hons) Product Design at Nottingham Trent University
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2017
National Diploma in Graphic Design at Milton Keynes College
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2012

Qualifications

Injection Moulding Fundamentals
April 1, 2018 - April 21, 2018
Professional Internship certification at Luma-id
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016

Industry Experience

Professional Services, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, Consumer Goods, Retail
    uniE621 CGI Animation for bicycle rear derailleur
    Created a CGI animation for the cycling component brand Scud Dynamics. The video showcases their rear derailleur product in its best light, with focus on its unique features such as carbon fiber framework, high speed sealed bearings and titanium metal components. The use of realistic materials, contrasting lighting and variable cinematography, creates an eye catching and energetic video. designer animation visualizer Link to video below - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKzQcBWzJQN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==…