Design driven, technically minded product developer, specializing in engineered soft goods and 'high-touch' manufacturing environments.

Bag and accessory design studio with a focus on high quality production. Freelance soft goods prototype and production consulting.- Ground-up designing and manufacturing of custom bags.- Pattern making. - Identifying potential suppliers, contractors and partners for production.- Cultivating relationships with retailers.- Staying ahead of trends and techniques.- Inventory management.- Material sourcing and ordering.- Managing outside contractors.

-Collaborate closely with design and product leadership to assist in building first prototypes to test capabilities and boundaries.-Strategize technical and creative problem solving to fully realize a prototype from conception to final product in the most efficient way.- Manage prototype fabrication across external suppliers and parallel path prototyping when necessary. - Assisted in the formation of a team for wear-testing leather, synthetic and non-synthetic textiles and various other materials.- Planned and designed a cross-functional workshop space, including machine selection and layout, operational output, and building requirements for a 7,000sqft space with a static budget of one million dollars. - Accessory design including technical drawings and prototyping.- Lead prototype fabrication for soft goods.- Provide CAD for tooling, building techniques, and product specification drawings.

- Lead prototype fabrication for soft goods. - Designed/generated patterns from product renderings.- Provided CAD for tooling, building techniques, and product specification drawings.- Collaborated with Industrial Designers and Engineers on manufacturing processes.- Maintained feasibility of design through problem solving and exploring construction techniques. - Provided rapid prototype support for the ID team through various forms of model making, material exploration, mechanical fabrication. - Developed on-site prototyping capabilities.- Managed and maintained all aspects of the prototype shop as well as providing general design/build advice.- Management and print scheduling of all 3D printers - Daily maintenance/ scheduled servicing/ material handling.