Ryan Hunt: Industrial Designer in Denver, CO
Work experience
Exxel Outdoors Broom eld CO
Industrial Designer 1 | 01/2021 - 12/2023
Responsible for various product categories across multiple
in-house specialty, mass market, & private label brands.
Research
Analysis for market trends, gaps, & opportunities.
Product testing through personal & observed utilization.
Participation in various brand activation events.
Design
Conceptualizing products based on brand, aesthetics, function, trends,
retail price/costing goals, & key buyer directives.
Color, print, & pattern trends, design, & material lab dip review.
Spec packages for overseas development, while participating in progressing & elevating the corporate spec standard.
Graphic design skills to create on product branding assets.
Development
Sample review, anticipation of production issues,
revision notes, & shipping/freight solutions.
Collaboration with project managers to understand BOM, cost
engineering & material selection/MOQ.
Communication
Convey concepts through illustrations, CADS, & prototypes.
Interdepartmental relationships to understand consumer groups,
perceptions, challenges & marketing strategies.
Correspondence with factory partners & material suppliers.
Culture
Company Culture Development - Happy Campers Club
Exxel Outdoors
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER 1 | 09/2021 - 06/2023
Responsible for various product categories across multiple in-house specialty, mass market, & private label brands.
Research
Design
Development
Communication
Culture
-Responsible for various product categories across multiple
in-house specialty, mass market, & private label brands.
-Conceptualizing products based on brand, aesthetics, function, trends,
retail price/costing goals, & key buyer directives.
-Convey concepts through illustrations, CADS, & prototypes.
-Color, print, & pattern trends, design, & material lab dip review.
-Collaboration with project managers to understand BOM, cost
engineering & material selection/MOQ.
-Spec packages for overseas development, while participating in
progressing & elevating the corporate spec standard.
-Interdepartmental relationships to understand consumer groups,
perceptions, challenges & marketing strategies.
-Sample review, anticipation of production issues,
revision notes, & shipping/freight solutions.
-Correspondence with factory partners & material suppliers.
-Analysis for market trends, gaps, & opportunities.
-Product testing through personal & observed utilization.
-Participation in various brand activation events.
Exxel Outdoors Broom eld CO
Design AND Development Intern | 01/2019 - 12/2019
Exxel Outdoors
Ultimate Direction Design & Development Intern | 09/2019 - 11/2019
Research product materials, hardware, trims, etc.
Create CAD & technical drawings in Illustrator
Assist with seasonal color palette & print design/development
Participate in line plan & design reviews
Help set design direction for new collections
Assist with Athletes & Product during photoshoots