Greg Howe

Industrial Designer

Boulder | United States

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In my own words

— Greg

Portfolio: www.greghowedesign.com I am a designer, who grew up just outside of Boston, MA.

From an early age it was clear that I had a strong work ethic and a detail oriented eye. At the age of 10 my neighbors hired me to landscape their property, after they had noticed the amount of time and meticulous detail I put into maintaining my parents property. One year later at age 11 I had taken over the majority of the business in the neighborhood, previously done by professional landscapers. I took the money from this business to invest in tools for my company, allowing me to design and build my own landscaping equipment to make my job easier and more efficient.

I took this mindset and mentality with me to Wentworth Institute of Technology where I earned my Bachelors in Science in Industrial Design. This attitude allowed me to excel at Wentworth and gave me the opportunity to work with and learn from many great people and companies such as Swarovski, RueLaLa, Custom USB, Plano Molding, Wildgame Innovations and Barnett Crossbows.

I’ve had the chance to live and work as a designer in Boston, Mass, Berlin, Germany and Dallas, Texas. Working in these locations has given me insight on what different cultures value in a product, allowing me to apply my design skillset to create products with a meaningful user experience.

I’m currently working for Plano Synergy designing hunting, fishing and outdoors sporting equipment. If I’m not designing, you’ll find me adventuring around a new city or exploring the woods on my mountain bike trying to find the next best trail. I am always open to freelance opportunities so feel free to contact me!

Trajectory

Apr 2016 — Now

Industrial Designer · Plano Synergy

I currently work as one of two full-time Industrial Designers at Plano Synergy’s headquarters. In this role, I’m responsible to develop consumer electronic and hard good products by executing the entire design process. In addition to using my core design skills, I travel the country to attend trade shows for trend research. I also work with overseas factories to communicate the design intent and project guidelines.

Aug 2014 — Dec 2014

Industrial Design Intern · Urban-e GmbH

I spent eight months in Berlin, Germany studying abroad and then working for Urban-e GmbH. At Urban-e, I was the only Industrial Design intern which allowed me to work on design projects from start to finish. While at Urban-e, I had the opportunity to design a new cargo box for their electric cargo bikes.

Jan 2014 — Apr 2014

Industrial Design Intern · Sourcentra, INC

I worked as a full time Industrial Design intern at a small branding and packaging design consulting firm. Through this experience I continued to build my design skill set in a fast paced and team oriented environment.

Jan 2008 — Aug 2013

Retail & Repair Associate · Landry's Bicycle's

I worked as a Bicycle Mechanic and Salesperson at a retail bike store. Through this position I developed my interpersonal skills by building strong personal and business relationships with customers and clients.