Bike

Moto & Powersports

Outdoor

Skate

Snow

Triathlon

Product Development / Mechanical Engineer

Engineering & Production

<p>I am a senior mechanical engineer and developer that loves the outdoors. I have worked in the outdoor industry for over 10 years now and couldn't imagine a better fit for me. Designing products with like minded individuals is the best way to work. </p>

Managed 2-person design teams tasked with designing complex bike and motorcycle helmet assemblies that
met all specifications set by category manager
●	Instituted timelines for design, quality, and engineering team to ensure projects reached milestones and maintained alignment with sales and marketing teams
●	Oversaw impact testing for helmets, instructing factories on layup modifications for carbon and fiberglass
helmets in order to pass different certifications per country
●	Maintained supplier relationships in China for current and future helmet projects, overseeing all development
through to production with each individual factory

Senior Product Development Engineer

●	Developed innovative new helmet for Black Diamond to enter the snow category
●	Oversaw all aspects of the design process from conception to mass production, including: concept design,
rapid prototyping, tool creation, detailed bill of materials, safety standards testing, and manufacturing support
●	Adapted CAD skills to NX software to complete complex helmet models

Design AND Development Engineer

Served as Lead Engineer for Giro snow helmet line and consulted with cross-functional teams

Collaborated with Industrial Design to maintain design intent of helmets and keep development on schedule

Managed 2 person outsourced engineering team tasked with designing components for complex helmet assemblies

Created advanced 3D surfaces using Solidworks for robust part files that were ready for tooling

Traveled to China 2-3 times annually to troubleshoot pre production challenges and approve helmets for production at multiple factories

Successfully introduced 3-4 high end helmets into market yearly


Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Designed and improved child and cargo trailers for bicycles based on feedback provided by key customers

Prototyped and tested new designs using DFMEA data when moving forward with products for production

Identified challenges during production runs and developed innovative solutions before next build cycle 


Mechanical Design Engineer

Engineered helmets, goggles, and glasses using Solidworks to satisfy the needs in the current outdoor market  

Transformed and resolved 2D designs provided by designer into a 3D toolable format for mass production

Oversaw all aspects of the design process from conception to mass production, including: concept design, rapid prototyping, tool creation, detailed bill of materials, safety standards testing, and manufacturing support 

Communicated daily with factories in Guangzhou, China for tooling creation and injection molding

Successfully introduced 4-5 new products into market yearly


Design Engineer

Designed art grade bronze architectural hardware using Solidworks to meet the aesthetic and functional needs of designers and homeowners  

Oversaw drawing creation, bill of material changes, and unit specifications for product introduction into european market            

Kyle Westmoreland is a Product Development / Mechanical Engineer at Bell Helmets in Santa Cruz, CA.

Kyle Westmoreland

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University of Idaho