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Bend, Oregon, United States

Bend, Oregon, United States

West Coast, Usa

Hired to strategize new product pipeline and drive design & development of new global products. Sourced new Asian partner and brought online new products from sketch to launch in 9 months.

Bend, Ore / Nyc, Ny

Head of Design with overall accountability for design and customer experiences across all product categories including food,coolers,containers, outdoor kitchen, drinkware, spirits, coffee, hydration, and kitchen tools. - Led soft goods Asian factory resourcing, and product development for all soft lines- Hard Goods development for Hydro Flask and OXO- Color strategy, season drops and implementation for Hydro Flask and OXO- Soft goods design for Hydro Flask and OXO- Product packaging, retail fixtures, and merchandizing strategy- Design and brand Strategy- Divisional DEI member- Graphic Design creation for SMU's, SE's, LE's and Co-labs

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Head of design responsible for aligning design opportunity and execution to overall business strategies.Focused on consumer driven insights and design thinking methodologies to deliver cutting edge technology products. • Led a team of 28 designers focused on soft goods, product design, graphic design, UX/UI, photography, video and color • Strategic vision for product lines and roadmaps • Creation of product design look, feel and experiences • Team building, cultural advocate, coaching and inspiring teams to support creativity and innovation • Visual strategy for brand, and product design language

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Led Industrial Design programs for all product categories, including strollers, car seats, sleep beds and swings, high chairs and food accessories, and play pens. Managed and coached team of 12 industrial designersReported to CEO. Responsible for Design strategy and VBL, Product roadmap, and overall UX/UI.

Southern California / Cleveland

Directed product development and creative exploration through a focus on customer-centric driven innovation for large and small clients: Panasonic, Herman Miller, SmartMouth and Troy-bilt. • Creative leadership, and member of executive team • Manufacturing and supply chain support • New business development, proposal creation and client management • Directed team of 15 product experts across design, engineering and research • Responsible for all creative output: product vision, look and feel, and end to end experiences • Led organizational initiatives including career path development, and hiring and managing creatives

San Diego

Led all design activities including product and experience design, culture initiatives, and client management. Collaborated on several programs with GE and Eastman Chemical, and other clients during my short stay; happy to have been a part of a group of smart, talented people and very diverse creative thinkers. • Led key programs for GE Measurement & Controls

Greater San Diego Area

Senior Design Manager, Exploratory Group & Design Context LabLed Nissan's Advance Design Studio developing long-range strategic thinking around human mobility. concept creation, design & vision strategy, user experience, prototyping, ergonomics, product development, new technologies • Directed Nissan's research lab contributing qual/quant & ethnographic research, customer interviews and insights to provide a rationale for design proposals. • Created stories to describe new opportunities, and technologies. • Led NYC Taxi of Tomorrow - resulting in Nissan being the exclusive provider of OEM taxi's in NY. • Led NYC Taxi Expo.

San Diego, Ca And Atsugi, Japan

Led advanced design activities for North America in collaboration with Advanced Planning and Advanced Engineering functions to provide long term vehicles strategies, and new opportunities for the company.Successfully led the following award winning designs: • 2009 Nissan Forum Concept • 2007 Nissan NCV 2500 Concept • 2005 Nissan Bevel Concept • 2004 Nissan Urge Concept • 2002 Nissan Quest Concept