Mr Doug Makinson
Product Development Manager, Adept Limited
Contact Information
Phone: +64 9 815 2994
Email: dmakinson@adept.co.nz
Academic Qualifications and Experience
- Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from University of Southampton, UK Employment
- 2008 to Present:Product Development Manager, Adept Limited
- 1995 to 2008: Product Development Manager, Fisher and Paykel Healthcare; managing a team of engineers developing CPAP machines for the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
- 1992 to 1995: Product Design Engineer, Denley Instruments, Billingshurst, UK; design automated blood sample processing and testing equipment.
- 1991 to 1992: Product Design Engineer for Interlock Industries, Wellington; design and manufacture of window stays and hardware.
- 1989 to 1991: Product Design Engineer for Kemble Instruments, Burgess Hill, UK; design of automated blood sample processing equipment for the Blood Transfusion Industry.
Areas of Expertise
- Product Development
- Developing and Manufacturing Medical Products to international regulatory requirements.
- Technical management of multidisciplinary teams
- Plastic part design and tooling
- Centrifugal Blower design
- Motor Design
- Flow and pressure sensing
- Humidification
- Acoustics