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Brian Piper: Product Development Manager | Design & Engineering Specialist in Seattle, Washington

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Brian Piper

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Product Development Manager | Design & Engineering Specialist
Seattle | US
Skills
  • Engineering
  • Consumer Product Testing
  • Rapid Visualization
  • Sketching
  • 3D Modeling
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Interests
Design
Sustainability
Adventure travel
Human computer interaction
Industries
Bike
Creative Agencies
Lifestyle
Moto & Powersports
Outdoor
Skate
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Projects
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Evil Bikes Uprising

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Brenthaven Rugged Keyboard

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Skyway Glacier Bay

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Skyway GlobeTrekker Duffel

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Pendleton Luggage

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Gemline

Work experience
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Pioneer Square Brands

Design & Development Manager | 02/2019 - Current

• Led industrial design & engineering teams to bring durable consumer electronic accessories to market for Brenthaven, Gumdrop, and Vault brands. • Hired, managed & coached team members through an acquisition and headquarters relocation. Responsible for establishing a new design studio space. • Built detailed project schedules (via Asana and Smartsheet) to bring over 25 products per year to market. • Oversaw North American dual sourcing to onboard 2 new injection molding factories. Achieving a 16% reduction in cost of goods, lowering carbon emissions, and improving product quality. • Spearheaded sustainability, reducing packaging by 15%, saving 25K square meters of cardboard annually. • Responsible for product testing, Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA), QA Plans, and warranty support. • Designed the Edge Folio iPad case, surpassing first-year sales targets by 66% • Updated the Edge 360 iPad case design, achieving over 300% QOQ growth selling over 400K units/yr.
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Ricardo Beverly Hills

Industrial Design & Development Manager | 07/2014 - 11/2018

• Created original designs of molded & sewn travel goods for Ricardo, Skyway, and private label brands. • Managed design process from concept through production for >$50M in products with major retailers such as Costco, Macy’s, Kohls, Nordstrom, Dillard’s, Amazon. • Generated strategic product roadmaps, design briefs, and project timelines in collaboration with sales team. • Worked extensively with Asian factories to meet stringent price, quality, and timeline objectives. • Managed design and launch of Pendleton travel goods in collaboration with the iconic brand for the centennial anniversary of the national parks. • Competed and won Costco Kirkland Signature private label luggage program, an industry benchmark.
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The Gem Group

Industrial Designer | 11/2010 - 07/2014

• Designed bags, packs, and accessories for the promotional industry and private labels including Brookstone, Carhartt, Salesforce, NFL, Gatorade. • Traveled 2-4 times per year to Asia to work with our sample room and suppliers. • Conducted trend research, analyzed sales and mapped competitive landscape to deliver new opportunities. • Utilized lean and six-sigma principles in increasing productivity, including standardizing spec documentation and managing a material library.
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The Dutch Bicycle CO.

Lead Designer | 05/2008 - 11/2010

• Developed a line of custom, domestically manufactured bicycles featured in WIT Alumni magazine and Core77.com • Lead the creation and management of a design intern program
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e13 Components

Athlete + Consultant | 05/2003 - 04/2010

• Competed as a professional mountain bike athlete and brand ambassador • Offered technical support at events to local and world-class athletes • Provided product testing, graphic and apparel design
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Evil Bike Co.

Industrial Design Intern | 03/2009 - 04/2009

Refined bicycle frame design concept as the company transitioned from aluminum to carbon fiber manufacturing. Collaborated with engineers to package the concept around specified geometry and suspension kinematics.
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Puma

Footwear Design Intern | 01/2008 - 05/2008

• Designed Special Make Ups footwear for key account requests. • Collaborated with an international team in a fast paced environment. • Responsible for trend research, color analysis, and material selection.
Education history
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Wentworth Institute of Technology

Bachelor | 2005 - 2009

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