Matthew Hurayt
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About
An independent, self-driven, and open minded individual with a passion for designing products that provide a great end user experience through beautiful aesthetics, intuition, simplicity, and functionality. A highly efficient designer who works dilligently throughout the creative process, providing a wide range of refined concepts that lead to a industry relevant design direction through a collection of visual and technical content.
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Education
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Bachelor of Science Industrial DesignThe Art Institute of Portland2006 - 2009
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Bachelor of Fine Arts Fine ArtOregon State University2002 - 2006Life Drawing, Sculpture, Painting, Printmaking, Art History
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Experience
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Senior Design ManagerPortland, ORAug 2021 - Present (4 years 10 months)- Lead and managed a team of designers to create a range of product for Keen Utility work safety footwear.
- Lead expansion into athletic work category with many award winning new styles & innovations.
- Drove annual revenue growth from $65 million in 2018 to $111 million in 2021, projected $140 million for 2022. -
Principal DesignerPortland, ORJan 2018 - Aug 2021 (3 years 7 months)- Principal designer of KEEN Utility category. Designed work safety footwear including protective toe,
direct attach construction, ASTM and CSA safety standards. Responsible for all product in the Utility line.
- Lead expansion into athletic work category with many award winning new styles & innovations. -
Senior Footwear DesignerPortland, ORJun 2015 - Jan 2018 (2 years 7 months)- Lead designer of Columbia Montrail brand including Trail running, Mountain Running, X.S.R. (Cross Surface Running), and Recovery categories.
- Designed many styles for Columbia Men’s & Women’s outdoor lifestyle and performance trail categories.
- Managed and mentored entry level designers in performance and trail running categories. -
Footwear Designer IIPortland, ORJul 2013 - Jun 2015 (1 year 11 months)Designed for Columbia trail hike and Montrail trail running categories.
Designed the Redmond hiker, CSC’s top selling trail style. Millions of pairs sold across many international regions to date. Designed Montrail Fluid Flex 2, winner of the Gear Institute's best in class award (2014) -
Footwear Designer 1Portland, ORAug 2009 - Jul 2013 (3 years 11 months)Designed a wide range of product for Columbia's Trail, Water, and Winter categories. Also designed some winter lifestyle/apres product for the Sorel brand.
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Footwear Design InternPortland, ORFeb 2009 - Aug 2009 (6 months)CAD drawings, SMU projects, Color and Materials selection, Trend research
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Design InternFreightliner LLCPortland, ORJun 2005 - Sep 2005 (3 months)- Fabricated interior and exterior components for full scale semi truck cab concept models.
- Fiberglass casting and mold making for full scale and 1:4 scale exterior truck body components.
- Model making, rapid prototyping
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Awards
2021 - Men’s Health Sneaker Awards - Keen Utility Men’s Redhook
2021 - Pro Tool Innovation Award: Best Work Boots - Keen Utility Cincinnati
2020 - ISHN Reader’s Choice Award - Keen Utility Vista Energy athletic work shoe
2020 - Pro Tool Innovation Award - Keen Utility Troy with KEEN.BELLOWS.FLEX.
2017 - Business Insider: Best Trail Running Shoe Overall (Columbia Montrail Variant X.S.R.)
2014-2016 - Columbia Appreciates (CAP) award (top performer)
2014 - Gear Institute best in class 2014 (Montrail FLuid Flex 2) -
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@mhurayt, member since 2015
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