Kyle Shields
Soft Goods Designer at PING Golf
Phoenix | US
Interests
3D printing
Mountain biking
Skiing
Film photography
soft goods design
Dogs
Industries
Bike
Creative Agencies
Lifestyle
Outdoor
Snow
Summary
Activity
Projects
Atwood 40
Work experience
PING
Industrial Designer | 01/2025 - Current
Soft Goods Design Team
RANGE
Soft Goods Designer | 06/2024 - Current
RANGE creates goods that meet at the intersection of quality, aesthetic design, and wholehearted adventure.
Pioneer Square Brands
Product Developer | 08/2022 - 01/2024
Turning panic into relief. Leading design and development for protective technology cases and accessories for OEMs such as Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Apple under the Gumdrop brand for use in K-12, healthcare, and enterprise environments. Project load of 8-10 at a given time.
DICK'S Sporting Goods
Industrial Design Intern | 05/2021 - 08/2021
Never leave your "furriend" behind. - Gathered user research and developed product line for dog specific product category. Research, concept creation, tech pack development, BOM creation. - Product design and development with the outdoor recreation equipment team. - Assisted other designers in generating sketches and product visualizations through the use of CAD, Photoshop, and sketch mockups. - LEARNED: how to develop a financially viable product line with internal product managers, cultivating a feedback loop with design team, and communicating with overseas manufacturers.
SELECT Hinges
Product Design Intern | 07/2020 - 10/2020
- Developed a design process roadmap to establish consistent, efficient and robust new product development projects at SELECT. - LEARNED: how to optimize communication with engineering team, LEAN manufacturing, and growing in parametric design.
Pedal
Sales Staff | 05/2019 - 09/2019
- Guiding customers toward their goals in cycling and beyond. - Trek Guide (formerly Ninja) status - Maintained knowledge of Trek and Specialized road, hybrid and mountain product categories. - Worked with tech service to schedule service requests and bike builds as well as offering mechanical service as needed.
The Outpost of Holland
Sales/Purchasing | 02/2016 - 08/2018
- Managed purchasing and inventory for backpacks, tents, and outdoor accessory products categories. - Taught and guided customers in details of technical outdoor clothing, backpacking, and water sports equipment. - Brought storewide inventory management to a fully digital, cloud-based system. - Responsible for company social media presence and creating marketing content for web and advertisement. Organically grew company Instagram account to +500 users at the time.
New Holland Brewing Company
Craftsman | 06/2014 - 09/2015
- Craftsman at New Holland Brewing Co.'s Barrel Works Project. - Designed and created art with spent bourbon barrels. - Extensive woodworking techniques, wood/metal finishes and paint, custom signage, metal fabrication, electrical processes, screen printing. - Operated venture social media and created content including various shoots of products, production processes, and features. Included photo/video assigned to me by NHB marketing team.
The Worden Company
Team Member | 06/2013 - 06/2014
Ensured efficient production of veneer wrapped aluminum or steel. This included gluing, wrapping, trimming, and sanding for premium office furniture brands such as Steelcase, Knoll, and Allsteel.
Life Action Ministries
Team Manager/Truck Driver | 07/2012 - 06/2013
Class A Commercial Driver Michigan - Responsible for the safe transport of gear and materials required for ministry events across the United States and Canada. - Responsible for keeping daily drivers logs, truck and equipment inspection and load securing.
Life Action Ministries
Team Manager | 08/2011 - 05/2013
Oversaw 20 person traveling ministry team and organized daily tasks. - Organized itineraries for travel across United States and Canada for up to 9 months at a time. - Worked with college students to create a quality work environment. - Reported to Team Director.
Life Action Ministries
Drummer | 08/2009 - 05/2013
Drummer for traveling ministry road team. - Required to learn and practice new songs and drumming methods. - Proficient in live audio rigging, audio mixing and front-of-house tech. - Required to raise support for living expenses while on mission.
Q Burke Mountain Resort
Ski Instructor | 12/2007 - 03/2009
Education history
St. Johnsbury Academy
High School Diploma
Western Michigan University
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA | 2018 - 2022
Grand Rapids Community College
| 2013 - 2016
