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Damilare E.

CAD Specialist | 3D Product Design & Modeling

Lagos, Nigeria

Global rank:

18,850 / 147,713

Skill pts: 5

CAD Conversion CAD Design Product Design Product Rendering Rendering

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About

I help inventors, hardware startups, and businesses turn rough concepts and 2D sketches into accurate 3D CAD models and production-ready files.

Core Capabilities:

2D Sketch or PDF to 3D CAD Conversion

Product Design for 3D Printing (STL / STEP)

Photorealistic Product Rendering & Visuals

Assembly & Manufacturing Drafts

My focus is deliverable quality, fast turnarounds, and clear communication. Whether you need a prototype model or clean digital renderings for marketing, I ensure your files meet strict technical requirements...

Experience

CAD Specialist & 3D Designer Freelance CAD Studio · Self-employed May 2022 – Present 4 yrs 4 mos Lagos, LA, Nigeria Designed 3D CAD models, converted 2D sketches into production ready formats, and created photorealistic renders for digital products and physical prototypes.
Technical Drafter & 3D Visualizer FormWorks Design Studio · Part-time Nov 2022 – Apr 2024 1 yrs 5 mos London, England, United Kingdom Worked alongside a small team of interior designers and structural contractors handling floor plans, detail drawings, and client visual presentations. My primary responsibility was taking raw site measurements and rough architect redlines and turning them into accurate 2D CAD layouts. Once the base drafting was set, I’d build out 3D models of the spaces or product fixtures to generate clean, natural lighting renders for client sign-offs. It required paying close attention to exact measurements, wall thicknesses, and material textures so there weren't surprises during actual fabrication.
Modeler & CAD Consultant Apex Prototyping Lab · Contract Mar 2022 – Feb 2024 1 yrs 11 mos Austin, TX, United States Spent about two years working directly with early stage founders and small hardware teams trying to turn initial hand sketches into functional prototypes. Most of my day to day involved taking rough layout dimensions, building out clean 3D parametric models, and running quick stress tests to make sure parts would actually fit together before going to print. I handled a lot of file conversions too mostly taking messily formatted 2D PDFs or old DWG drafts from vendors and rebuilding them into STEP and STL files ready for 3D printing or CNC machining. Also put together clear assembly breakdowns so the assembly teams knew how the components slotted together.

Education

University of Leeds Bachelor of Science (BSc), Product Design & Innovation, First Class Honours 2018 – 2022 Activities and Societies: Design Society, Makerspace Club Focused heavily on industrial product design, materials selection, and practical 3D modeling. Spent most of my final years working hands-on in CAD software, turning raw concept sketches into functional 3D printable prototypes and testing them for physical usability.
YABA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY Higher National Diploma (HND), Computer Aided Design / Industrial Design, Second Class Upper 2017 – 2021 Activities and Societies: Engineering Student Association, CAD & Design Club Focused on technical drafting, computer aided design, and core mechanical engineering principles. Spent most of my final coursework working with 3D modeling software for product layout, geometric dimensioning, and structural assembly projects.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mechanical Engineering, Second Class Upper 2014 – 2018 Activities and Societies: Association of Mechanical Engineering Students (AMES) Studies centered around core mechanical systems, manufacturing processes, and technical drafting. Handled a lot of project work involving 2D blueprint conversions, 3D parametric modeling, and generating assembly drawings for component fabrication.

Other experience

2D to 3D Conversion & Print-Ready File Preparation Handled independent client requests focused on fixing messy or broken 3D files and converting legacy paper drawings into modern CAD formats. A lot of the work involved taking old 2D blueprints, checking the measurements for missing tolerances, and rebuilding the models ground up in parametric CAD software. Additionally, I assisted small clients with preparing their 3D models for additive manufacturing fixing non manifold geometry, wall thickness issues, and exporting clean STL and STEP files so their prints wouldn't fail on the printer bed.
Product Design Challenge & Hardware Prototyping Participated in an intensive multi-week hardware incubator program focused on rapid product development. Worked closely with a small team to take a physical product idea from initial back-of-the-napkin sketches to a fully realized 3D CAD model ready for 3D printing. My primary role was translating the physical ergonomic requirements into clean 3D surfaces, verifying part tolerances, and generating assembly models. I also created realistic product renderings that were used during the final project showcase to demonstrate how the end product would look and feel in real world environments.