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Custom Gear and Product Development Lead

Engineering & Production

Portfolio: https://erindorandesigns.com/

A lover of all things outdoor, I am a product developer and designer who strives to create great outdoor products. After  growing up in North Carolina and spending six years at NC State University studying textile design, my goal is to find ways the textile industry can use less to go further. My interest in how things are constructed has lead me from researching seamless knitting technology to exploring cut and sew based design.

Outside of work hours, I often take art classes such as pottery and black smithing , and I am currently studying improv comedy. I also dabble in rock climbing, bikepacking, horse packing and other types of transportation with my dog, Goose.

-Design and develop new products from ideation to final prototyping
-Create manufacturing instructions for new products
-Make custom equipment for self-supported, multiday bike trips through the wilderness 



-Directed ideation, pattern development, technical design, and planning of new product line
-Lead design meetings
-Created upcycled product solutions


Design Engineer

-Programmed, set up, and ran 3 Shima Seiki Wholegarment knitting machines
-Aided students in creating and producing knit products, focusing on seamless knitting
-Managed circular, weft, and warp knitting technologies 


Graduate Assistant: Knitting Laboratory

-Repaired wide variety of technical outdoor products and garments
-Redesigned products to improve quality, repairability, and longevity


Technical Construction Intern

Find out detailed information about Erin Doran, Custom Gear and Product Development Lead in Asheville, NC

Erin Doran: Custom Gear and Product Development Lead in Asheville, NC

Erin Doran

Rockgeist Bikepacking USA

Diamond Brand Gear Co.

NC State University: College of Textiles

Patagonia, Inc.