Brandon Hoover

Presently, I am seeking a full-time role. Please reach out to me if my background aligns with your requirements for a leadership role.

Coduro is a design studio looking for your participation to help us define our brand. We develop our own products and offer product design services.

Directly led a diverse R&D team of highly technical engineers, industrial designers, fashion designers, technical writers, advocates, actively contributing as an expert.

• Provided strategic and technical leadership to develop innovative, patented, and reliable design solutions for the latest Britax car seat platforms and BOB Gear.

• Managed the innovation and technology roadmap, ensuring alignment with internal stakeholders through market research and competitive analysis.

• Oversaw frontend project exploration and convergence into actionable innovative opportunities and user-driven strategies for brand expansion utilizing external developmental partners, consulting firms, and electronic experts.

• Fostered a creative environment, encouraging diverse thinking and coaching teams through problem-solving using test/iterate process and design of experiments (DOE).

• Ensured effective communication methods at key milestones for understanding and alignment by team leaders.

• Served as a technical resource, providing consultation and mentorship to team members for professional development within the organization.

• Worked closely with cross-functional leaders to establish priorities and project scopes.

• Translated business objectives into clear program goals and priorities.

• Effectively managed external multi-disciplined global engineering teams (CAE, manufacturing, industrial design), ensuring clear expectations.

• Managed complex business decisions using a balance of simulation and physical validation techniques to meet or exceed performance metrics.

• Provided clear and concise updates to senior management on programs (CAPEX), team budget (SG&A), and tracked emerging trends for CAD/PLM software, existing platforms VA/VE, and building systems for cost reduction.

• Created and tracked each programs timeline compared to the initial project plan milestones.

• Conducted intellectual property, technical papers, and contact reviews with legal.

Senior Manager of Munchkin’s product development team in Charlotte, NC (Charlotte office was relocated to Van Nuys, CA in May 2015)

Communicated new product development projects with executive staff in Van Nuys, CA
Designed and managed the development of the 2016 Brica travel and entertainment products
Attendee at Munchkin’s Annual Global Compliance Quality Summit on regulations and safety
Worked directly with overseas product development, engineering teams, and QA testing teams
Managed aggressive product development schedule with internal and external product designers

Research, design & complete product development for Striker products
Marketing, brand and web development for Striker
Design and development of ecommerce stores for Striker and Risk Racing

I was responsible for the conceptual direction, industrial design, engineering, management of overseas manufacturing and marketing of Striker products. A few of my recent items are; The Magnetic Light Mine, Light Mine Professional, Flexit Light, Carbide Utility Score, The Simple Sucker, Capsule, and soon to be launched new item. I also created and developed Striker's consumer branding for packaging, newsletters, websites, marketing and communication literature, and developed the Risk Racing and Striker eCommerce stores.

Industrial Design Manager and brand management of:
Irwin Industrial Tools
Shur-Line Paint Tools

New Product Development also included projects for:
Rubbermaid Home
Lenox Industrial Tools
American Tool Companies
Craftsman
NASCAR (developed IRWIN car graphics & signage for races)

Industrial Design, Mechanical Design, and Illustration for:
Interior Decorative Lighting (UL compliant - residential)
Hotel and Commercial Interior Lighting (ADA compliant)
Exterior Residential and Commercial Lighting

Lighting Design Development included products for:
Thomasville Lighting
Delta
Kohler
Micheal Graves for Home Depot

Armstrong World Industries (Building Products Division, Lancaster PA)
Xerox (Rochester, NY)
Fisher~Price (East Aurora, NY)
Gunlocke Furniture (Rochester, NY)