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Helping exceptional brands
build world-class products.

Creating what's next for over 30 years.


Hundreds of functionally, aesthetically,
and commercially successful products.


Passionate about advancing the state
of the art, and having fun while doing it.

Locoda - Lit Da Funk

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Nike
Target
Electra
Waterpik
Airstream
Cannondale
Black + Decker
Hewlett-Packard
New Balance
FreeMotion
Camelbak
Jansport
Kirkland
Raleigh
Quickie
Cybex
Thule

150+ brands.

Over 30 years I've personally designed commercially successful and
critically acclaimed products for over 150 brands in dozens of industries.

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Technically driven.

Specializing in high-tech, performance-critical products.

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Advanced tools.

Advancing the state of the product development art
with the most advanced tools available.

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Sculptural forms.

Automotive-level surfacing
for products in any industry.

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Shaping what's next.

Specializing where design and engineering are inseparable.

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Technical expertise.

Advanced concept design with the most
powerful 3D CAD surfacing technology available (Alias).

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Brand development.

Iconic product design for industry leaders, and those on their way to becoming industry leaders.

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Vizcom.

Using AI visualization tools to evaluate concepts
early and often, but never at the expense of
manufacturability or common sense.

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Commercial Success.

Millions of dollars of product sold in markets worldwide for brands of all sizes.

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"The Prolog comes closer to being perfect than any e-bike I've tried before. 
     I could ride this bike all day, every day, forever."  
- Wired


"One of the most beautiful upright-style bikes, electrified or not, I've ever laid my eyes on."  - Wall St. Journal


"This is definitely an e-bike Steve Jobs would have appreciated - and probably ridden."  - Forbes


"The LeMond Prolog is a bike that we could almost run out of superlatives in describing, and it has easily made our list of bikes that are in the running for our Bike of the Year honors."  - Electric Bike Action

Critical accolades.

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Concept generation.

Digital sketching with Photoshop, Vizcom, and Wacom.

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Rapid prototypes.

CAD models suitable for visual and functional prototypes.

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Brand development
through iconic aesthetics.

Colors.  Finishes.  Product graphics.
Development of and integration with brand design guidelines.

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Experience at every scale.

Successful projects with multinational corporations, mid-size US and European brands, and venture-cap startups.

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Materials expertise.

Steel.
Plastics.
Titanium.
Aluminum.
3D printing.
Hydroforming.
Injection molding.
Blow and roto molding.
Thixoformed magnesium (!)
Thermo and vacuum forming.
Resin transfer molded carbon fiber.
Pre-preg unidirectional carbon fiber.

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For the home.

Materials and finishes suitable for living.

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For the body.

An obsession with form, at every scale.

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Design development.

Always exploring multiple
solutions for every challenge.

Range.


Medical equipment.  Surgical devices.  VR headsets.  Power tools.  Furniture.  Luggage.  Speakers.  Lights.  Skis.  Toys.

Because innovation works in every field.

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Let's build something together.

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