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Industrial Design Manager @ Quality Bicycle Products
Ryan Callahan
Minneapolis, MN
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About
Worked as an industrial designer for:
-Faurecia Interior Systems (Auburn Hills, MI)
-TEAMS Design (Shanghai, China)
-ECCO Design (New York, NY)
-Trek Bikes (Waterloo, WI)
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Education
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MBA BusinessUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison - School of Business2011 - 2014
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Bachelors: Fine Arts Industrial DesignCollege for Creative Studies2005 - 2008
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International Baccalaureate General StudiesInternational Academy2001 - 2005
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Experience
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Industrial Design ManagerMinneapolis, MNSep 2019 - Present (6 years 10 months)Manage all design activity for QBP's house of proprietary brands. Lead a team of designers to deliver world-class experiences and products to our network of bike shops and riders.
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Senior Industrial DesignerRIO BrandsMadison, WINov 2017 - Sep 2019 (1 year 10 months)Develop outdoor lifestyle products for RIO's house brands as well as Margaritaville, Tommy Bahama and Private Label. Mainly focused on camping/event furniture and wooden deck/patio furniture.
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Industrial DesignerTrek Bicycle CorporationMar 2010 - Nov 2017 (7 years 8 months)Worked within multi-functional teams to develop products within the Town and BCycle category of bike frames as well as components for the Bontrager brand. Conducted ethnographic research, created prototypes, developed sketches/renderings/CAD for engineering partners to complete projects.
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Industrial Design InternECCO DesignOct 2009 - Mar 2010 (5 months)Worked within multi-functional teams to develop products for various clients (Samsung, Trudeau, ECCO). Conducted ethnographic research, created prototypes, developed sketches/renderings/CAD for engineering partners to complete projects. Helped develop "1000 Product Designs" book.
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Industrial Design InternTEAMS DesignJan 2009 - Jul 2009 (6 months)Worked within multi-functional teams to develop products for various clients (Intel, Bosch, Skil and Karcher to name a few). Conducted ethnographic research, created prototypes, developed sketches/renderings/CAD for engineering partners to complete projects.
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Assistant ManagerCallahan Muffler and BrakeMay 2004 - Feb 2009 (4 years 9 months)Helped manage the front office, ordered parts, consulted mechanics, discussed repairs with customers, diagnosed ECU problems, drove customers home, picked up parts, collected money.
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Design InternFaureciaMay 2008 - Dec 2008 (7 months)Worked within multi-functional teams to develop products for Seating and Interior Systems. Conducted ethnographic research, created prototypes, developed sketches/renderings/CAD for engineering partners to complete projects.
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Design Student on Nike Sponsored ProjectCollege for Creative Studies2006 - 2007 (1 year)Worked with Nike and Jordan brand designers to develop a research plan within a small team. Team's researched respective sports and collected ethnographic data. Developed a concept shoe to present to Nike product development managers.
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Awards
SEED Project won 2009 IDSA International Design Excellence Award (Gold) in the Student Category
SEED Project displayed at the 2009 North American International Auto Show
Dean's List Fall 07-Summer 08
Nike Shoe Featured in May 2008 Issue of Car Styling
International Baccalaureate May 2005 -
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