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Industrial Designer & Category Development Manager

Looking for opportunities as an Industrial Designer · Product Designer · Design Team Lead · Creative Director · Design Development Manager, Category Developer, Brand Manager

• Research, Design & development of all sleeping bags, sleep accessories, bags and back packs.
• Clarifying communications with factories for shorter factory sampling timelines.
• Management of products through the design, development and production phases; tracking products through market lifecycle and managing updates, etc.
• Product Design Lead
• Product Development
• Branding
• Packaging

• Branding
• Packaging
• Graphic Design
• Product Concept Development

Designer

• Studying form and product solutions through principles of origami.
• Inflatable Camping Pad
• Luminaries
• Camera Bag

Industrial Design R.A.

• Design of stovetop sheet metal oven. 
• Conducted user interviews, and implemented product in Peru. 
• Worked with engineers to promote user driven ideation of product in production, form, and materials.

Industrial Designer

• CAD models, 3D mock-ups, renderings, and presentation for multi million dollar bid.
• Reworked concepts from architectural sketches into complete 3d concepts ready for manufacturing.
• Assisted  in completing designs for hanging luminaires and worked with machinist to start production.

Industrial Design Intern / milled & casting processes

• Designed and built sea kayak prototype for Build Your Own Boat kits.
• Surfaced molds and made infusion resin long boards.
• Tested strength, cost, and usability of materials for final products.

Product Design Intern / composite materials

Find out detailed information about Wade Hoover, Industrial Designer & Category Development Manager in Salt Lake City, UT

Wade Hoover: Industrial Designer & Category Development Manager in Salt Lake City, UT

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