Oriol Prat Centellas

Senior Product Design Engineer

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

About

- Product and capital goods design professional, highly oriented to the production industry, with the great creative capacity to provide solutions to design problems with agility and efficiency. - Control and management of product design, from the initial conceptual phase, detailed design, technical development, prototyping, validation and production launch. - Ability to manage and control the different phases of the industrial project and the different human teams involved, as well as the budget and time allocated to it. - Experience in the realization of the Product Design Specification for the company itself, determining the basic qualities of the future product or range of products. - Communicative person, with a good ability to work in multidisciplinary teams, with people from different backgrounds and cultural origins. - Very advanced use of presentation and sketching techniques, very valid in both creative and presentation phases of the product. - Highly skilled in the design and development of metal parts and their production processes. Extensive experience in aluminum and stainless steel as well as the industrial processes associated with these materials (machining, punching, bending, welding). - High capabilities in the design of plastic injection molded products. Design and technical development of the complete range of hand hygiene equipment (manual dispenser, touchless, paper towel dispenser and waste paper baskets for different uses). From concept design, through prototyping in 3D printing and calculation of costs and amortization. - High capacity in the handling of different 3D design programs (Solid Works 2020, Catia V5, Rhinoceros 6), dealing with digital modeling, drawing up plans, to the execution of prototypes and functional models printed in 3D. - Good knowledge making virtual images in Keyshot and V-Ray. - Very good knowledge of English and excellent knowledge of German - I have lived for seven years in Cologne, Germany, where I developed my professional career. - Possibility to travel internationally.

Experience

  • Senior Product Engineer at Tuco Marine ApS - ProZero Workboats
    Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

    - Concept designer for several types of workboats, offshore boats and defense vessels. - Writing Product Requirement Specifications getting to know the needs of our end users. - Cad modelling using SolidWorks of several sales proposals, GA drafting and virtual images to be shared with the clients. - Quotation and budgeting tasks of these design proposals. - Product design development. CAD modeling and drafting for the ongoing production projects. Participating in several R&D projects funded by the EU. (Transflytor Project, Mars Next Gen II, Digi4Eco Project)

  • Senior Product Design Engineer at Ophardt Maritim
    Dec 2017 - Aug 2022 · 4 yrs 9 mos

    - Conceptual design of all-aluminium boats with lengths of 7,9,11,12,15 meters. Service boats for the German Regional Police (Wasserschutzpolizei), fire brigade, rescue services, as well as the special operations command (SEK) and the navy. - Design of the driving position and cockpit for boats using Ullman Jockey Seats, or Ullmann Daytona / Echelon seats. Ergo nomic study and design with Shockwave seats. Ergonomic and functional study of control panels. - Conceptual design and development of a 10-metre pleasure boat. An 8-seater boat, with a compact cabin at the front part that includes a bathroom and a small kitchen. Design and digital modelling with Rhinoceros 6.0 and presentation in Keyshot. (project in the development phase). - Conceptual design and subsequent technical development of two leisure boats HC-7 and HC-9 (High Coast of Sweden), presented in March 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden. - Design of elements such as the arch support for navigation equipment and other auxiliary elements. - Realisation of design sketches for the visualisation of the different product concepts and company presentation. This material is also used for customer presentations. - 3D modelling of assemblies and components using Solid Works 2019. Subsequent rendering in Photoview. Basic projects using Rhinoceros 6.0, rendered in Keyshot 9 or Vray. - Execution of mock-ups and functional prototypes in the workshop for the evaluation of the design at functional, usability and ergonomic level. - Execution of the exploded view of the parts, design and development in aluminium sheet for subsequent execution. - Execution of technical drawings, cutting documents and work instructions for the execution of the designed models.

  • Product Design Engineer - Project Manager at Ophardt GmbH
    Dec 2014 - Dec 2017 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    - Design of soap and hand sanitizer dispensers for the sanitary sector. High-quality products made of stainless steel and aluminum with OHMS® (Ophardt Hygiene Monitoring System) technology, as well as other associated products, paper towel dispensers and wastepaper bins. From the concept to mass production. - Design and final technical development of a paper puller for a paper towel dispenser. Suitable for all types of paper folding, (Interfold, C fold, Z fold), package size as well as paper quality. Patent application for a highly innovative and unique product on the market. - Basic design and first development phase of the complete range of hand hygiene products for the "Premium" market made of plastic based on the KX® model. Manual dispenser, touchless dispenser, paper towel dispenser, toilet paper dispenser and waste bin. Products manufactured in injected plastic. Project executed up to the realization of prototypes in 3D printing. - Design of the support for the Praesidio® and RX® dispensers for free-standing installation. From concept design to series production. Elements designed and produced in stainless steel. - Supervision of the development of marketing material, packaging, user manual and all subsequent promotion on the market for all the designs produced.

  • Product Designer at Freelance
    Apr 2013 - Dec 2014 · 1 yr 9 mos

    - Product design and Development of several products (lighting elements and pieces of furniture) from the preliminary phases until manufacturing. - Sketch work to define the product concept and technical feasibility. - CAD 3D modeling using Solid Works 2016. - Assembly drawings to facilitate the final montage, and part drawings to allow the manufacturing. KAPSARC Project. Clients: RSL Licht Technik GmbH, Domovari GmbH

  • Head of Technical Department at APLICCA Identity Solutions
    Feb 2010 - Jan 2012 · 2 yrs

    -Interacting closely with the Technical Department consisting of four members. -Implementing the design of different brands based on clients´priorities. -Corporating with signage and interior furniture. -Leading the concept design and engineering until the launch of the product, based on clients´requirements. Product development with Solid Works 11. Taking time management into account to meet clients deadline by supervising the team ensuring efficiency. Clients: Vodafone, CX Catalunya Caixa, BBVA, Movistar, Cacao Sampaka, Pans & Company, Areas.