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 providing support for the prototype shop. • 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. • Saved $30,000 on 3D printer maintenance costs by troubleshooting and repairing printer myself.• Named Designated mentor to 3 new staff members.

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%.• Expanded both product lines into new categories. Regalo into bath products and play yards. Carlson into plastic gates and pet yards.• Collaborated closely with sales, marketing, and customer service to create products in new categories and expand current categories.

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, packaging, and transportation. • 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.• Led the development of 12 products currently sold by Gopher Sport the leading provider of physical education equipment. All project timelines typically about 2 weeks. • Collaborated to design 60 plus recreational products in a span of 3 months for a startup recreation company. Products included game tables, dart boards, over the door games, and yard games. Products were marketed under the brands East Point Sports and Majik games.

Bfa, Industrial Design

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

Industrial Design

Engineering, Art

Education record