Industrial Designer - Soft Goods

Benjamin Leibham

Sheboygan, WI

leibhamdesign.com

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I am an industrial designer and entrepreneur with a passion for soft good design, prototyping, and sustainability. Knowledgable in soft good design, concept creation and visualization, user research, materials, pattern creation, technical drawings, and prototyping.
Education
- B.S. Product Design Product Design
  
  University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
  
  2014 - 2018
  
  Part of the inaugural Product Design class at the University of Minnesota.
Experience
- Head of Design
  
  Renu Disc Golf
  
  Sheboygan, WI
  
  Nov 2021 - Present (3 years)
  
  Leading the design of new, innovative disc golf bags and backpacks. Focus on using repurposed and recycled materials and designing new ways to carry disc golf equipment.
- Founder & Head Designer
  
  Alto Gear
  
  Sheboygan, WI
  
  Jul 2020 - Present (4 years 4 months)
  
  Entrepreneurial venture creating functional ice climbing and rock climbing accessories. Focus on using repurposed and recycled materials for all products and manufacturing locally in the United States. Work with multiple professional climbers to develop, test, and market products.
- Freelance Designer
  
  Summit Prototyping & Design LLC
  
  Sheboygan, WI
  
  Dec 2018 - Present (5 years 11 months)
  
  Contract design services specializing in soft good design and prototyping. Work with clients through the full design process, from initial concept sketching to technical design and prototyping. Product/graphic design work completed for clients all over the world.
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