Rob Prickett
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Since earning his BFA in Industrial Design from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in 2010, Rob has held a range of positions across product design, product management, innovation strategy, and business development.
His work has spanned consumer, industrial, scientific, transportation, and medical industries, for organizations including Medtronic, PepsiCo, and Yamaha Motorsport.
Presently, Rob is working to broadly impact global product and service development initiatives at Daikin, the worlds #1 OEM manufacturer of HVAC products. As Product Innovation Manager at Daikin's Silicon Valley based Open Innovation Lab, Rob is driven to achieve the vision of improving occupant comfort and health while dramatically reducing the energy consumption of HVAC systems in residential, commercial, and industrial applications. -
Education
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Bachelor of Fine Arts Industrial DesignMilwaukee Institute of Art and Design2006 - 2010
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Manager, Product InnovationSan Francisco, CAApr 2018 - Present (6 years 7 months)- Conducting strategic, innovation-focused research to inform global product strategy related to high tech software and hardware. (BIM, GIS, IoT, ai, AR/VR, smart building/city, etc.)
- Overseeing product discovery: Need finding, modeling, prototyping, early testing, roadmap.
- Acting as product manager for new products and services in MVP, beta, and first release stages; leveraging lean and agile methodologies.
- Advising on strategy for BU integration of new products and services.
- Establishing strategic alliances with key innovation partners including startups, expert advisors, and academic research institutions.
- Developing and communicating internal strategy and R&D processes; laying ground work for a corporate innovation lab.
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Product Design LeadSan Francisco, CAJun 2017 - Apr 2018 (10 months)
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MentorHighway1San Francisco, CAJun 2016 - Dec 2017 (1 year 6 months)Advised hardware startup founders in the areas of design, product management, and engineering.
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PrincipalOutfittedSan Francisco, CASep 2015 - Jun 2017 (1 year 9 months)Led clients from product discovery to launch, collaborating closely with their staff to build strategy and design/engineer products that customers love.
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Product ManagerredgroupMinneapolis, MNNov 2013 - Dec 2016 (3 years 1 month)Led activities relating to the discovery, strategic planning, and development of medical, industrial, and consumer products. Additionally, responsible for end-to-end engineering project management for projects where the firm provided full-lifecycle service (1-3yr projects).
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Product DesignerredgroupMinneapolis, MNSep 2012 - Dec 2016 (4 years 3 months)Performed research and design activities contributing to the development of medical, commercial, and consumer products.
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Industrial DesignerSportechMinneapolis, MNOct 2011 - Sep 2012 (11 months)Designed and developed OEM powersports vehicles and accessories. Involvement with Polaris, John Deere, Arctic Cat, Honda, & more. Interfaced with all touch points of turnkey business model.
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Industrial DesignerFuseneoChicago, ILMay 2010 - Jul 2011 (1 year 2 months)Developed conceptual sketches, models, and prototypes for structural packaging and brand supporting products/devices. Primarily for several PepsiCo subsidiaries including Tropicana and Gatorade.
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UI Design InterndiftedLas Vegas, NVJun 2009 - Aug 2009 (2 months)Cooperated with the design team to develop web, video, and print assets. Maintained the front-end of several client sites, while collaborating with developers on back-end solutions and reinforcing social media campaigns.
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