Trent Garner

• Effectively planned and lead voice of customer research efforts and synthesized that information into actionable items resulting in a 30% reduction in the time required to clean carpets and received the Good Design Award in 2016.
• Facilitated brainstorm sessions, and design exercises with multi-disciplinary teams to develop innovative and aesthetic solutions, leading to a 55% increase over projected sales volume.
• Analyzed project structure and created strategic plans to decrease timelines and improve communication, resulting in a 20% decrease in the project timeline execution.
• Revitalized brand languages that had been neglected for years. Rebuilt relationships with frustrated dealers by understanding their needs through research, resulting in hesitant dealers agreeing to innovative technologies that decreased manufacturing time by 34%.
• Co-designed concept development process using lean and agile principles, resulting in faster timelines and better products.
• Recognized the need for an intern program and persistently negotiated with upper management for approval to create one. Hired and managed interns as direct reports for the past 4 years resulting in a 33% increase in department bandwidth for projects and hiring an excellent junior designer.