Peter Hall

Design Engineer for Salsa Cycles

Product Management - Bicycles & Soft Goods Foundry Cycles

- Leader of team designing new recumbent trikes and trike accessories
- Coordinate and motivate efforts of team of designers and engineers working on multiple projects
- Responsible for overseeing ideation, prototyping and testing of all new products and innovations
- Working with overseas and local vendors sourcing products and pre-production prototypes from manufacturing partners
- Address design, manufacturing concerns, and new product possibilities with coordination from sales, marketing and worldwide dealer network
-Created product design time lines and management systems for R&D team to coordinate with purchasing, marketing and sales

- Diagnosed and repaired all types of bicycles working with a team of mechanics
- Dealt with mechanical and customer issues in a large retail setting, making sure the customer was always dealt with courteously

- Worked as a design intern, helping to design and prototype accessories for the trikes
- Instrumental final development of head rest accessory over Summer 2007
- Creative lead on initial development of prototype seat riser accessory for disabled and elderly riders
- Member of a team in a manufacturing environment; daily performing product assembly, quality control and inventory management.

- Learned about the mechanics of bicycles and their drive, braking, and suspension systems
- Diagnosed and repaired all types of bicycles, specialized in hydraulic disc brake systems
- Extensive customer interaction and real-time problem solving in a high-pace retail environment