The support and encouragement I got to take my fifth year project forward after university was invaluable. The skills and general knowledge I learned in the first two foundation years of the course equipped me well for understanding the basics of a range of engineering applications and also in business operations. How did studying with us help you to begin or further your career? It’s challenging and it’s a massive learning curve, but its great fun and means I never get bored! My role involves all aspects of the business – product development, manufacture and operations, sales, accounts, legal obligations, customer service. Recoil Kneepads actually started in the department as my fifth year design project and, after winning some funding in two business start-up competitions (Young Innovators Challenge, 2013 and Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards, 2013), I decided to turn my final year project into a commercialised product.

I am the founder and director of VH Innovation Ltd, which is the parent company of the Recoil Kneepad. Where do you work now and what does your role involve?Īt the moment I work for myself. I went to a few different open days at a few universities and explored a few courses, but what attracted me to Strathclyde and this department was its friendliness and the variety of classes I could study. She knew what I was interested in and thought Product Design Engineering would be the perfect mix of maths, physics, art and design that I’d be looking for. It was actually my High School Art teacher that suggested I look into the course initially. Victoria Hamilton MEng Product Design Engineering Director, VH Innovation Ltd

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