Kevin Sykes

- Manages a team of 2-3 Industrial Designers within the Research and Development (R&D) team.
- Develops products under in-house brands such as AtlasIED & MTX Audio as well as OEM including BRP, Can-Am, Sea-Doo, Yamaha, Polaris, BMW, Harley-Davidson, General Motors, Ford.
- Designs UX/UI interfaces for both desktop & mobile applications as well as embedded systems.
- Works closely with acoustical, electrical, mechanical and firmware engineers.
- Creates iterative concept designs using a range of tools including sketching, Illustrator, Photoshop, Solidworks, 3D printing, Keyshot and Proto.io.
- Develops user personas and scenarios to help drive product design decisions.
- Benchmarks competitive products and conducts market research to understand opportunities and gaps within the market.
- Utilizes stage gate process for product development cycle.
- Experienced with designing for mass production methods such as injection molding & metal casting, stamping, extrusion, rotational molding, as well as surface-mount and through-hole circuit board production.

- Created hand sketches, prototypes, production-ready CAD models, 2D prints and assembly documentation for mass production.
- Designed fixtures for amplifier production line that increased output 50%.
- Collaborated with the marketing department to understand user needs and developed collateral for use in marketing campaigns.
- Worked with local and remote vendors to ensure manufacturability of designs.