A decade of hard problems, solved.
A selection of engineering and product design projects. Some independent, much of it delivered while working with previous clients and employers. Where projects were confidential, details are kept deliberately light.
The following projects represent relevant professional experience and demonstrate capabilities developed throughout the author's engineering career. They are included for illustrative purposes and do not imply ownership of client intellectual property or that all work was undertaken by LMF Design Ltd.
Baby BAM · Concrete 3D Printer
- Client
- Platinum Electrical Engineering & Northumbria University (KTP)
- Duration
- 2.5 years
Baby BAM (Building Additive Manufacture) is a concrete 3D printer built to selectively deposit cementitious "building blocks," layer by layer. The system uses industrial Schneider servos and a PLC for harmonised three-axis Cartesian motion, plus integrated extruder and pump control. Developed over two and a half years as the core of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership, it was the first UK-designed system of its kind and only the second concrete additive manufacturing platform in the country. The work was recognised by the Made Smarter innovation network and shortlisted in KTN's "Best of the Best" awards, with findings published in the International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing.
UVCR
- Client
- TRL9
- Duration
- Micro: ~2 months per prototype run
The UVCR (UV-C Air Reactor) is an air-sanitising unit intended for medical settings. Its defining feature is the airflow path: after a H14 HEPA filter, air is directed helically around the UV-C source, giving it enough "hang time" through the Reactor to be reliably sterilised. Both Micro and Mega models were developed, with an alpha unit shown at an innovation showcase hosted by a Newcastle NHS trust. Independent efficacy testing by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine returned 100% viricidal and germicidal results. Three Micro prototypes were completed in a two-month window, with Mega units following.
XermoShield · UV-C Self-Sanitising Door Handle
- Client
- Xermosol (Jamaica)
- Duration
- Concept to design-for-manufacture
XermoShield is a UV-C self-sanitising door handle developed for Xermosol, designed to kill germs (including MRSA, E. coli, H1N1 and COVID) between uses. The project ran the whole way: from first concept and specification, through alpha and beta functional prototypes, to laboratory efficacy testing and design for manufacture. The resulting design was granted a patent (WO2025022155A1) across multiple regions and is expected to reach manufacture.
Algae Farm Automation
- Client
- Confidential (via Platinum Electrical Engineering)
- Duration
- On-site install 2023
This project established SCADA control for automated sampling, testing, dosing and transfer across four algae inoculation tanks. The SCADA system was delivered by Platinum Electrical Engineering; the mechanical scope covered here was the CAD and mechanical design: integrating the sensor suite onto a framework with linear actuators to control sampling depth, and designing the sensor bridges parametrically so they could adapt to the setup. The mechanical hardware was also installed on site.
SpeedyRiser · Rapid-Install Fixture Riser
- Client
- Arbor Gage (USA)
- Duration
- Consultancy project
The SpeedyRiser is a rapid-install fixture riser for metrology and 3D-scanning work, developed for Arbor Gage. It sits on a fixturing table while holding tight dimensional accuracy and repeatability. Made from hardened steel, it extended an existing product range to meet new market needs, with a T-slot mounting profile and a deadbolt locking gate for quick, repeatable height setting. Deliverables included renders and flythrough animations of the product in use.
EV Charger Substations
- Client
- Confidential, marketing configurations
- Duration
- Design project
A range of EV-charger network substation configurations, built around Schneider Electric's then-new Metalclad Distribution System, to support a client's marketing. The designs featured current fast-charging technology, with some iterations adding solar panels and wind turbines to ease the load on the grid.
Cyber-Security Test Bed
- Client
- Confidential, oil & gas sector
- Duration
- Visualisation project
A cyber-security test bed for the oil and gas industry, designed and visualised as a self-contained, easily relocated rig. It combined a range of valves, flow meters and pumps to demonstrate how a control system could be breached, and protected. The deliverables were high-quality renderings used to support a quotation, showing the concept clearly without exposing any client-sensitive detail.
Covid Cleaning Pod
- Client
- Confidential, hospitality sector
- Duration
- 2 to 3 weeks (rapid response)
A rapid response to the COVID outbreak: a fast-paced sheet-metal design for a staff cleaning pod for the hospitality sector, delivered as three variations in a two-to-three week window. Every model included a contactless hand-sanitiser dispenser, a mask and glove dispenser, and a mask-disposal bin, with modular internal storage; one variant carried an AI thermal-camera system to flag potential infection risk. The work produced three rounds of design iteration with renders and initial engineering drawings ready for manufacturing quotes.
CAMS · Containerised Construction Printer
- Client
- Tender for Construction Scotland Innovation Centre
- Duration
- Concept & tender
Building on the Baby BAM work, CAMS (Construction Additive Manufacture System) is a larger, containerised concrete-printing platform designed to be moved easily and to print multiple structural elements on modular, forklift-accessible beds. It was developed as a tender concept. The bid was ultimately unsuccessful, so it did not progress beyond this stage, but it remains a good illustration of scaling an early prototype toward a transportable, production-minded system.
Bespoke Carpentry
- Client
- Personal & private commissions
- Duration
- Ongoing
Away from the engineering desk, these are things made by hand. Bespoke timber pieces (tables, shelving and more ambitious one-offs) built in a garage workshop for private customers who want something made properly rather than bought off a shelf. It is where engineering precision meets craftsmanship: the same care for how a thing is made, just with sawdust involved.