Brian Piper

Experience

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  E13 Components

  May 2003 - Apr 2010

  Athlete + Consultant

  • Competed as a professional mountain bike athlete and brand ambassador• Offered technical support at events to local and world-class athletes• Provided product testing, graphic and apparel design

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  Puma

  Jan 2008 - May 2008

  Footwear Design Intern

  • Designed Special Make Ups footwear for key account requests. • Collaborated with an international team in a fast paced environment. • Responsible for trend research, color analysis, and material selection.

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  The Dutch Bicycle CO.

  May 2008 - Nov 2010

  Lead Designer

  • Developed a line of custom, domestically manufactured bicycles featured in WIT Alumni magazine and Core77.com• Lead the creation and management of a design intern program

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  Evil Bike Co.

  Mar 2009 - Apr 2009

  Industrial Design Intern

  Refined bicycle frame design concept as the company transitioned from aluminum to carbon fiber manufacturing. Collaborated with engineers to package the concept around specified geometry and suspension kinematics.

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  The Gem Group

  Nov 2010 - Jul 2014

  Industrial Designer

  • Designed bags and packs for promotional and private label customers• Traveled 2-4 times per year to Asia to work directly with sample rooms• Analyzed sales and competitive assortments to map out product opportunities• Ensured products met stringent target costs and margin objectives • Leveraged global trend research to competitively differentiate within the industry• Implemented a design innovation library as a lean improvement initiative

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  Ricardo Beverly Hills

  Jul 2014 - Nov 2018

  • Created original designs of molded & sewn travel goods for Ricardo, Skyway, and private label brands.• Managed design process from concept through production for >$50M in products with major retailers such as Costco, Macy’s, Kohls, Nordstrom, Dillard’s, Amazon.• Generated strategic product roadmaps, design briefs, and project timelines in collaboration with sales team.• Worked extensively with Asian factories to meet stringent price, quality, and timeline objectives.• Managed design and launch of Pendleton travel goods in collaboration with the iconic brand for the centennial anniversary of the national parks.• Competed and won Costco Kirkland Signature private label luggage program, an industry benchmark. Show less

  • Industrial Design & Development Manager

    Jul 2014 - Nov 2018

  • Industrial Designer

    Jul 2014 - Jul 2015
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  Brenthaven

  Feb 2019 - now

  • Led industrial design & engineering teams to bring durable consumer electronic accessories to market for Brenthaven, Gumdrop, and Vault brands.• Hired, managed & coached team members through an acquisition and headquarters relocation. Responsible for establishing a new design studio space. • Built detailed project schedules (via Asana and Smartsheet) to bring over 25 products per year to market.• Oversaw North American dual sourcing to onboard 2 new injection molding factories. Achieving a 16% reduction in cost of goods, lowering carbon emissions, and improving product quality.• Spearheaded sustainability, reducing packaging by 15%, saving 25K square meters of cardboard annually.• Responsible for product testing, Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA), QA Plans, and warranty support.• Designed the Edge Folio iPad case, surpassing first-year sales targets by 66%• Updated the Edge 360 iPad case design, achieving over 300% QOQ growth selling over 400K units/yr. Show less

  • Design & Development Manager

    Sept 2022 - now

  • Industrial Design Manager

    Feb 2019 - Jan 2023