Michael Wilson
Lead Design Engineer at px fairport
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Wilson is a Lead Design Engineer based in England with 10 years of hands-on experience delivering mechanical and industrial design solutions across freelance, consultancy, and leadership roles. Proficient in AutoCAD, SolidWorks, PTC Creo and Solid Edge, he blends rigorous engineering illustration training from Lancaster University with practical project and company management experience. He has progressed from junior mechanical roles to running his own design businesses and leading engineering teams, demonstrating both technical depth and commercial acumen. Comfortable on projects from detailed fabrication drawings to Revit MEP coordination, he brings a pragmatic, client-focused approach to complex builds and manufacturing workflows. Unusually for a designer, his background includes formal plastering/construction training, giving him extra insight into site realities and constructability.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
fleetwood high schoolPlastering/Contruction, Plastering/Contruction at Blackpool and The Fylde CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Engineering Illustration, 2.2, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Engineering Illustration, 2.2 at Lancaster University
Github Skills (76)
cnc9
gcode9
formatting9
3d-printer9
cnc-controller9
code-generator8
qt8
kotlin8
unicode8
wsl28
hardware8
visualization8
scientific-visualization8
android-app8
java8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
mj8w/fast_serial
May 2021 - Feb 2024
Basic serial terminal with programmable shortcuts
Contributions:46 PRs, 52 pushes, 75 branches in 2 years 9 months
serialrustserial-terminalttyserial-port
claroworks-product-development/Sikorski
Jul 2019 - Jun 2022
Contributions:305 commits, 76 pushes, 41 branches in 2 years 10 months
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