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Industrial Designer
Aaron Barker
Portland, OR
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About
My goal as a designer is to create product that supports the user in achieving their goal, whether it's accomplishing a job, looking great, or being fit.
I have 15 years experience designing successful products in both hard & soft-goods industries:
footwear at Lacrosse/ Danner, adidas, New Balance, Converse
bicycle components at SRAM
business machines at Pitney-Bowes
modular storage at Intermetro
toys at Little Tikes
My services include:
Creative Direction
Brand Vision
Product DNA
Concepting
Innovation
Technology Creation
Implementation
Project Management
Trending/ Color
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Education
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Bachelor of Science Industrial DesignUniversity of Cincinnati: College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning1995 - 2000Participated in the Design School's Co-op program, gaining 3 years work experience prior to graduation.
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Experience
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PrincipalPortland, ORJan 2016 - Present (8 years 10 months)Industrial Design consultant specializing in footwear.
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Senior Product Design ManagerPortland, ORNov 2009 - Dec 2015 (6 years 1 month)Lead Product Design for both Danner & LaCrosse footwear brands.
•Create innovative & functional product solutions for Work, Outdoor, Military/ Law Enforcement, Hunt, & Lifestyle categories.
•Collaborate with Product Line Management & Development teams to evaluate & build contemporary product that builds on brand traditions & exceeds performance needs.
•Establish aesthetic direction & lead new technology creation based on Market Research
•Design 5 leading product families per season while directing team of 5 freelancers to design remaining 15-20 projects.
•Organize design calendar, streamline design deliverables, & implement technologies.
•Problem solving with Danner US factory & travel to multiple Asia Factories from Beijing to Ho Chi Minh City to develop footwear concepts.
•Design with wide range of construction techniques & materials: stitch down, welted, San Crispino, injected PU, premium leather, vulcanized rubber, neoprene, waterproof membranes, cast & stamped metal hardware, injected plastics. -
Freelance Design ConsultantamoebicA DesignPortland, OR2008 - 2009 (1 year)Generated nuanced concepts for Portland-based clients.
•Broadened experience & market knowledge by designing footwear ranging from
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Men’s & Women’s Training, Outdoor, SMU, & Cleated Footwear DesignerPortland, OR2003 - 2008 (5 years)Created performance footwear for an industry leader.
•Managed footwear design projects through the creative process from concept to manufacture.
•Worked closely with Design Team, Line Management & Development through market research, sketching, rendering, & presentation of concepts, tech packs with upper & tooling details, & development travel to China. -
Advanced Concepts & Performance Footwear DesignerNorth Andover, MA2002 - 2003 (1 year)Created innovative concepts to relaunch performance footwear for an original athletic footwear brand.
•Collaborated with Line Management & Development teams through market research,
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Adventure & Walking Footwear DesignerLawrence, MA2000 - 2002 (2 years)Created footwear focused on technical features, quality, & fit.
•Collaborated with Line Management & Development teams through market research, creation & presentation of concepts, tech packs, & development travel to Taiwan. -
Design Co-opChicago, ILSep 1999 - Dec 1999 (3 months)Interned at a premier manufacturer of bicycle components.
•Created concept sketches & built prototype models.
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@AaronBarker, member since 2008
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