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Design Director - Bags & Gear
Rawmin Ehyai
Truckee, CA
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About
Industrial Designer with 15 years of experience specializing in bags, packs, luggage, equipment and accessories.
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Education
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B.F.A. Industrial DesignAcademy of Art University2008
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Experience
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Director of Product DesignPaktTruckee, CAMar 2024 - Present (8 months)Design and development leadership for bags, packs, travel gear and accessories. A wide variety of responsibilities for a small yet quickly growing brand.
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Design Director - EquipmentCotopaxiTruckee, CAAug 2020 - Mar 2024 (3 years 7 months)Design leadership for packs, bags, gear and accessories during period of rapid growth. Equipment category revenue growth from roughly 45% of overall business to nearly 70% during my time. Cotopaxi is a B Corp with a focus on social and sustainable design practices.
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Senior Designer - Technical Packs & BagsHood River, OR2018 - 2020 (2 years)Lead designer of snow packs, bike packs and travel luggage. Lead color designer for snow and bike categories including apparel and accessories. Cross-functional collaboration with product management, sales, development, marketing and sourcing. In-house pattern making and prototyping.
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Product Designer IISalt Lake City, UT2014 - 2018 (4 years)Designer for packs, bags, luggage and hydration. Integral part of a small team with responsibilities that extended beyond design into product management. Lead designer of color palette as well as designer of product graphics. In-house pattern making and prototyping. Steady revenue growth throughout my time.
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Product DesignerThinkTank PhotoSanta Rosa, CA2013 - 2014 (1 year)Designer & developer for the MindShift Gear division, creating outdoor camera packs and photo accessories. Responsible for all stages of product development from concept through production.
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Accessories Designerlululemon athleticaVancouver, BC2011 - 2013 (2 years)Designed the first comprehensive line of men’s accessories including bags, packs, headwear, gloves and socks. Created a cohesive product line with the apparel, color and innovation team.
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Product Designer ICamelBakPetaluma, CA2009 - 2011 (2 years)Designer of packs, water bottles and hydration reservoirs. Worked alongside in-house engineering team on hard goods. Lead designer of color palette as well as designer of product graphics.
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Awards
OutDoor Industry Award ‘18 - Gregory Jade 53
Backpacker Editor's Choice Award '18 - Gregory Baltoro 65
OutDoor Industry Award '17 , Gold - Gregory Baltoro 65
ISPO Award, Winner '16 - Gregory Targhee 32
IDEA '15, Silver - MindShift r180 Panorama
Red Dot Award, Winner '14 - MindShift r180 Panorama
Outdoor Industry Award '14 - MindShift r180 Panorama
IDEA '11, Finalist - CamelBak Antidote
Outside Magazine, Gear of the Show '11 - CamelBak Charge LR -
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@rawmin, member since 2008
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