Eric Hanson

OVERVIEW OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Highly skilled Industrial Designer with 12 years of broad-based experience introducing smart, sustainable, products and experiences.

• User-focused professional with a portfolio of clean, simple product solutions that blend technology, anticipate unmet user needs, and incorporate real world constraints.

• Born maker with conceptualization abilities using traditional sketching, rendering, CAD modeling, wood and metalworking, photography, fabrication, and prototyping.

• Respected, natural leader with the ability to direct and inspire multifaceted design teams with attention to professional development, open communication, collaboration, and inclusivity.

• High caliber technical aptitude with an excellent knowledge of mechanical systems, materials and manufacturing processes, and vehicle compliance regulations to the point of acting as interim technical engineering manager.

• Expertise in various design applications including Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Rhinoceros, KeyShot, and UG/NX.

OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Awarded seven industry recognitions including multiple IDEA and Good Design Awards.

• Recognized for product originality with the receipt of 25 confirmed and 13 pending patents.

• Received internal company awards for performance including the Caterpillar Product Development Excellence Award, Caterpillar Innovator Award, and Caterpillar Chairman’s Award.

• Led the design of the award winning Cat® CT660 as well as the forthcoming Cat® CT680.

• Sparked multiple garage-born projects such as an innovative repositionable swivel seat with an electromagnetic release, and then championed them through the corporate environment.