Career History
Education
Tennis
Other Experience
Awards
Skills
Interests


Name: Timothy James Brennan

Date of Birth: 21st October 1977

28 The Ironworks
58 Dace Road
London
E3 2NX

Telephone: 07919 054 533
Email: timothyjamesbrennan@hotmail.com

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Career History

July ‘02 - present
Practiced industrial design engineering since graduation under "Tim Brennan Design".

March '01 - July '04: Vivo Barefoot Footwear Project
Starting as a college project and progressing to production for a worldwide market, the Vivo Barefoot project aimed at resolving problems of postural misuse, sports injuries and locomotive inefficiency common amongst western society. The solution was a range of footwear products with highly advanced ergonomic properties thanks to a ultra thin Kevlar sole unit. In March '03 Clarks owned company Terra Plana Ltd joined forces with Tim Brennan Design to take the project to production and retail. I was involved not only in the design, but also manufacturing implementation, marketing, project management, legal and IP issues, sales, and training retailers.

Education

July '04 - Present: 2D & 3D Visual Skills Training
Part-time training in visual effects and concept visualisation via DVD lectures and tutorials from The Gnomon Workshop training DVD Library. This includes 3D CAD skills such as rendering, modeling, animation, lighting in Maya and virtual sculpting in ZBrush. 2D training includes sketching and rendering using conventional methods such as marker pens, pencils and pastels, as well as digital mediums in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Painter.

September '00 - July '02: Royal College of Art & Imperial College, London
MA (RCA) Industrial Design Engineering
Diploma (IC) Mechanical Engineering

September '96 - July '00: University of Bath
MEng Innovation and Engineering Design (2:1)

(Accredited by The Institute of Electrical Engineers
& Institute of Mechanical Engineers)

September '94 - June '96: The Blue School, Wells
A-levels: Physics (A), Design & Technology (A),
Maths (B)

Tennis

 

'96 - 00: University of Bath Tennis Team

'97: USPTR Tennis Coaching certificate

'00: Doubles champion, Wells Tennis Club

'01: RPT Tennis Coaching Certificate

 

Other Experience

January '03 - Present: Film Extra
Work to Date Includes:

Television Productions: As If, Beneath the Skin, The Bill, Bombshell, Casualty, Can't Buy Me Love, Dead Ringers, Eastenders, E=MC2, Family Affairs, Foyles War, French & Saunders, Green Wing, Holby City, If..., Inspector Linley Mysteries, Judge John Deed, Life's Not All Ha Ha Hee Hee, Most Mysterious Murders, Mile High, New Tricks, Revolver, Secret Smile, Sensitive Skin, Silent Witness, Single, Spooks, Tell Me Lies, Trial & Retribution, Waking the Dead
Film: Flyboys, Mrs Henderson Presents, One Last Time, Russian Dolls, Stephen Poliakoff Project, Too
Much Too Young, The Upside of Anger, V for Vendetta, The Young Visitors
Commercials: Anti-smoking, Bacardi, BMW, British Midlands, Cancer Research, Carol Vorderman Diet, Closer, Give Blood, Golden Wonder Crisps, NTL, Southern Railways, Walmart

June '95 - Present: Logos & Flyers Design
Using Photoshop and Illustrator, I have been responsible for the logo and flyer designs of tennis parties and championships.

 

Awards

Highly Commended - Helen Hamlyn Design for Our Future Selves Competition 2002

Matthews Wrightson Award 2002: 2nd prize in a business plan writing competition

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851- Industrial Design Studentship ('00-'02)

Top Flight Award for promising British
engineers - '96

 

Skills

 

Maya, ZBrush, SolidWorks, Illustrator, Photoshop, MS Office

Experience in producing rapid prototyped components assemblies

Clean Driving Licence

Interests

Alexander Technique, 3D Animation, Films & Photography.

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