Tom Dornom
BEng MSc CEng MIMechE
Mobile Number:- Email:-www.linkedin.com/in/Tom-Dornom
OEM / ODM Design Engineer - Research Laboratory Manager - Chartered Engineer IMechE - MSc
Advanced Engineering Design - BEng Mechanical Engineering - Arkwright Scholar of Engineering
Portfolio
Mechanical & Graphical Design
Light guide design | IM components | Sheet metal | Precision machined parts | Die casting |
hydro-electrical systems | Pipe extrusion | Cosmetically finished products | Rubber moulded
components | punched/pressed components | PVD coatings & Engineering finishes
CFD: LED UVC Reactor | 2D NACA Aerofoil | Emergency Vaccine chiller |Water chillers | Converging
flow outlets | Venturi drawback anti-drip mechanics
FEA: 5MW Darius turbine| study of an impact driver head | Knuckle boom crane design
Conceptual & Design
Flavoured drinks dispenser module, tap & UI concepts | boiling tap concepts | IR hand soap
dispenser |IR hand wash taps | Bespoke Packaging |Trade Show Plinths|Hub Controlled Sanitiser unit
with screen | Retro-styled peddle car |modular container hospital | hand-powered tandem bicycle |
powerless ice maker | Electrical chiller units | Portable hand wash station
Education:
Plymouth University – MSc (Hons) Advanced Engineering Design: Distinction
Plymouth University – BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering: 2.1
Taunton School
A Level: Design Technology – B, Physics – C, Maths – C, AS Level's: Business Studies – B
GCSE: 10 A* - B
Certification:
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CEng MIMechE
Solidworks: Associate & Professional
Onshape: Associate
Jarrolds Adobe Suite Certificates
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Full Clean UK Drivers license
Sailing: RYA Day Skipper, VHF Radio licence,
RYA watch leader
Work experience:
Research Laboratory & Stores Manager, Borg and Overstrom, (October 2022 – Present)
The laboratory was designed to suit three roles - Showroom, workshop and laboratory and as a result
performed all three poorly! As a founding member and integral pillar of the team, I took full control
of the space to make it work better for everyone.
Now every tool has a home and is found first time, Dead space became lab storage removing clutter,
all fixings on Kanban - less time wasted, cleaner, and many other improvements. My influence led to
a safer, cleaner and generally superior working environment.
I implemented an electrical engineering room to improve the electrical and software designer's
performance. I implemented a fabrication area to separate the testing from prototype manufacturing
to improve both sets of facilities; testing remains a more focused area for collecting information and
fabrication is cleaner and more quality-orientated. My favourite area is the quality and discovery
area, with whiteboards and inspection tools used to discuss designs and ideas as well as solve
problems and have discussions about furthering our work - a reflective area I am proud to have
developed.
Design Engineer & Technical Researcher, Borg and Overstrom, (January 2021 – Present)
As the most established engineer I excelled as the company's lead technical expert; this was not
restricted to my current knowledge base but itelised my scholarly qualities to find answers to the
unknown - even to myself, and build enough evidence and confidence to present back design
decisions.
An example of this could be the requirement for a fully converged water outlet that looked glassy on
dispense - fluid dynamics that was known to me, but took a deeper set of research and learning to
produce the effect - something that is now a company USP.
Designing High-end cradle - grave; taps, under-counter chillers, hot taps and tanks units, flavour
module UVC modules - design of packaging, and accessories, managing documentation (BOM, SOP,
RFA, Electrical approvals etc.) - I have actively and visibly impacted the business and my work can be
seen in every corner of the business.
My largest project was the T3 tap and near-boiling under-counter unit - I was the lead designer and
project manager. https://www.borgandoverstrom.com/en/p/tap-systems/t3/
My latest project release date will be an enhanced water dispensing Tap with Telemetry,
monetisation and a full HD TFT Capacitive screen controlling the system.
As a designer, I work well with external companies and have built good relations - My communicative
skills and technical knowledge made me a good fit to accompany the purchasing team and represent
the business doing factory audits and assessing suppliers - This has taken me globally from Europe to
China. To this day I maintain these relationships and would work with any one of the wealth of
suppliers.
Design Engineer, Sterizen, (January 2021 – December 2022)
Designing sterilisation equipment including UVC reactors for water purification, handwash IR taps
and other IR-activated devices. Hub Controlled hand sanitiser units and their electrical control
systems. precision machined parts and sheet metal.
Initially employed as a junior design engineer due to my lack of industry experience, I soon outgrew
this role. I communicated at every turn to my managers I could do more; the wealth of skills I had
picked up from my working life and the knowledge I gained during my education came into their
own. Within 6 months I had gone from a junior design engineer doing CAD to managing the entire
line of Sterizen products - I managed a bespoke £300,000 order for R&D that required working with
external electrical engineers, manufacturers in China, accrediting bodies in the USA and more.
Following this we had 0 quality issues on the order and never received any negative feedback - a real
turning point in my early career opening the door to much larger projects much sooner.
Farm labourer / Bosun, Stallenge Thorne Farm (2006 – December 2020)
I maintained the safety and quality running of machinery and equipment including but not restricted
to Tractors, Quad bikes, pumps (slurry and water), Grass toppers, Straw choppers, feeder wagons and
more. Variety of labour – from livestock to site maintenance and repair, flourishing both individually
and in teams. A Family Business I started at a young age and supported the business both outside
working with the team and inside with the inner runnings of the company.
Solidworks Draughtsman, Freelance Self Employed, Devon, (April 2020 – December 2020)
Due to COVID – 19 University students requiring CAD had restricted access to facilities, I provided
engineering drawings, renders and rapid concept designs for affected students from
sketches/drawings.
CAD Tutoring - Ansys CFX and Solidworks, Self-Employed, Plymouth (November 2019 – July 2020)
When University facilities moved to remote access due to COVID, university support was lacking so I
tutored various aspiring students - from first-year students struggling with new software to final-year
undergraduates. All tutees attained aspired grades or better.
First mate, The Island Trust, Tall ship Class B “Pegasus”, Plymouth (June – September 2019)
Educating special needs children whilst sailing in the channel was an excellent example of versatility,
organisation, ability to take orders and taking responsibility for not just myself but other more
vulnerable individuals.
Bosun/First Mate, Leila Sailing Trust & TS Johanna Lucretia (April – July 2017, June - October 2018)
Cohesively as a team, the crew ran maintenance, repairs and rigging of the 126-year-old racing yacht
Leila however, accounts and administration were my responsibility. Success led to a partnering role
as operations manager for the following year acknowledging my efforts and organisation skills.
Skills outside Engineering:
Teamwork:
● Joining a pre-established team of 30 people in a hotel in Austria displayed the importance of acting as
a cohesive unit and how to adapt to new people.
● Crewing on ships meant involvement in a variety of teams, for which I consistently gained praise for
my input towards its operation.
Leadership:
● As trip secretary for my University Snowsports society, I successfully Led a team of 9 to organise a trip
for 200 students with a £100,000 budget, setting a precedent of annual trip quality.
● Periodically left in command of a 100-tonne sailing ship as 1st mate, I learnt to have confidence in my
actions to instil that same confidence in those around me.
● During my MSC final design project, I was appointed module leader by my peers during Covid-19. Due
to the difficulty of the situation, I was personally praised for my leading role and the University
acknowledged the project as a ‘workpiece of resilience’.
Flexibility/Versatility:
As an instructor, teaching a variety of children and adults, a wide range of skills is hard because they all learn
differently. versatility and flexibility allow adaptation to the individual's needs, it has allowed me to teach
others more effectively but has opened me up to a broader and more applicable way of thinking.
Organisation:
Damage stranded ship “Leila” and her crew in the Netherlands; to fulfil the paid crews experience I solely
handled communicating with multiple ships from a variety of countries and successfully organised all 7 paid
members of the crew 700km via train, bus and taxi on time and onto new ships in Denmark. This gained
extensive praise from both the paying crew and my skipper.
