The Engineers The Engineers
It’s always good to know who’s engineering your brand’s success. So here it is - your chance to find out a bit about what makes the people at the Engine Room tick (apart from years of experience, 14 flavours of tea and a steady supply of chocolate Hobnobs).
Darren Evans, Creative Director
Darren heads up the creative team behind the Engine Room's portfolio. He is also responsible for making sure the printer doesn't run out of toner. With a degree in Graphic Design and over 11 years experience in brand identity, he can name a typeface at ten yards, has a keen eye for detail and would love to work with his fave brand, Lego.
Darren's design work has actually appeared on the small screen. He once designed a t-shirt for a contestant who appeared on the TV programme Gladiators. Fame however, was short lived as they were destroyed by the awesome power of Rhino in a game of Sumo Ball. Grrrr.
Helen Whitehead, Operations Director
The Engine Room runs smoother than a smooth thing being fed through a smoothing machine, mainly because Helen is chief mechanic. With a degree in graphic design and over 16 years agency experience, her attention to detail is legendary, she is also the only member of the team that can type properly using both hands.
Helen holds a Blue Peter badge for Gorgeous grub (1977), which is ironic as she couldn't cook her way out of a supermarket now.
Mark Edwards, Senior Creative
In the 10 years since leaving university Mark held senior design positions at some of the leading agencies in Yorkshire before joining the Engine room.
Marks talent for picking winning ideas out of thin air is written in folklore. In fact it's a good job someone else wrote it, because as with most geniuses his hand writing resembles the footprint of a three legged spider walking backwards (blindfolded). 'Mine is not to document' he says, 'only to imagine...'
Mark is 8’ 9” tall, has a rating of 386 on ebay and was the Miners Arms (Rotherham) pool league champion in 1999.
Kathryn Watson, Creative
Kat has a BA(hons) from Huddersfield Uni where Jean-Luc Picard is Chancellor. Plucked from the sea of graduate design talent, Kat is fast becoming an accomplished designer and her capability for in depth research has become a powerful addition to the Engine Room's design process. She's also introduced us to fruit tea.
Easily star struck, Kathryn was delighted to learn we are within shouting distance of the Emmerdale studios. She can now add to her autograph collection of jade goody and the cast of Hollyoakes. If any of her legendary jokes ever become funny we will post them on our news section…
Leo Parker, Creative
What can we say, creative, professional, technically brilliant and generally a safe pair of hands. That's what we advertised for anyway...
Leo oozes ideas and efficiency and fits nicely into the Engine Room chassis. He holds a degree in Graphic Design and has over 10 years agency experience in which he has worked for several household brands.
Leo's biggest claim to fame is meeting a real life Ewok called Maureen. Don't ask.
