Bill Ion
Bill Ion is Head of Department and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management at the University of Strathclyde. He graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1979 with an Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering with specialisation in Production Management. Prior to appointment to the Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management (DMEM), University of Strathclyde in 1985 he spent periods with Barr and Stroud Ltd and Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. In both these positions he was responsible for a wide variety of design projects principally for the MOD. He has been actively involved in the development of design and design management education at secondary school, undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He established the University of Strathclyde Product Design Engineering course in 1991 He has been an investigator on research projects in the areas of design tools and techniques and computer supported working in design, design education and rapid prototyping. He is a Director of the Rapid Design and Manufacture Centre.
