Caleb Summers Email & Phone Number

Elmhurst, Illinois, United States

Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

• Performed as a hybrid designer and engineer. Utilizing my skill set to problem solve, create mechanical solutions, generate concepts, aesthetic development, designing for manufacturing, engineering documentation, and.
• Consistently lead 1-2 projects while providing support for 3-4 additional projects.
• Played a major role in the design phase also championed the engineering and directed the prototyping of the Kinetic R1 Direct Drive Bike Trainer. Bicycling Magazine’s 2019 Editor’s Choice Award.
• Assisted with developing company protocols for file management structure and costing for 3D printing.
• Created CAD model and finalized styling for Pop N Pass, Winner of the 2019 ASTRA Best Kids Toy of the Year Award in Outdoor and Active category
• Designed mechanism and initial styling for magazine style clip to quickly pick up hot wheels cars then load them into a launcher for rapid fire. Car Clip is to be released in 2021 line of hot wheels track builder sets.

• Senior member of a small design and engineering team responsible for all development and for both juvenile and pet products.
• Established new department policies to streamline development process.
• Traveled to China every 3-4 months to work directly with our manufacturing facilities and the Ningbo based team to finalize product designs and evaluate production.
• Developed an interim quality control system to address problem areas in metal gate production identified by trends in customer feedback.
• Oversaw ASTM safety testing for full line of current and new products.
• Elevated the level of in-house prototyping capabilities in 3D printing and sewing. Reducing the need for overseas prototyping by 30%.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

• Developed, Designed and Managed projects from concept to production release. Projects included client based and internal projects in categories including, fitness, toys, housewares, medical, point of purchase displays.
• Selected to be part of the New Ventures Invention Group. Tasked with creating new product concepts patent and license to create recurring revenue.
• Collaborated with Ecolab to design the DuraLoc system, a versatile line of cleaning tools for the quick service restaurant industry. DuraLoc exceeded first year sales projections by $2.7 million.
• Lead designer on a video game controller for Activision that has been sold for 10 years and counting.
• Worked closely with model shop and gained knowledge of CNC, thermoforming, casting, and metal fabrication.
• Designed a foam roller for Go-fit that has been turned in a brand language that has been applied to 15 products in their product line.

Bfa, Industrial Design

Activities and Societies: IDSA, UW-Stout Chapter Vice President 2008-2009

Industrial Design

Engineering, Art

Education record