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Design Director
Pakt
Truckee, CA
Mar 2024 - Present (5 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 - Equipment
Cotopaxi
Truckee, CA
Aug 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 & Bags
Hood River, OR
2018 - 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 II
Salt Lake City, UT
2014 - 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 Designer
ThinkTank Photo
Santa Rosa, CA
2013 - 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 Designer
lululemon athletica
Vancouver, BC
2011 - 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 I
CamelBak
Petaluma, CA
2009 - 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.