Ryan Hunt
Industrial Designer · Exxel Outdoors Broom eld CO
Denver, CO
In My Own Words
Sharing my experience & inspiration for a lifestyle of exploration & improvement through design is what truly resonates with me.
With a passion for the outdoors & living for the experiences it creates, my goal is to continue my career in partnership with a company that creates that same drive in its consumer.
Work Experience
Industrial Designer 1
Exxel Outdoors Broom eld CO2021 – 2023
Responsible for various product categories across multiple in-house specialty, mass market, & private label brands.
Research Analysis for market trends, gaps, & opportunities.
Product testing through personal & observed utilization.
Participation in various brand activation events.
Design Conceptualizing products based on brand, aesthetics, function, trends, retail price/costing goals, & key buyer directives.
Color, print, & pattern trends, design, & material lab dip review.
Spec packages for overseas development, while participating in progressing & elevating the corporate spec standard.
Graphic design skills to create on product branding assets.
Development Sample review, anticipation of production issues, revision notes, & shipping/freight solutions.
Collaboration with project managers to understand BOM, cost engineering & material selection/MOQ.
Communication Convey concepts through illustrations, CADS, & prototypes.
Interdepartmental relationships to understand consumer groups, perceptions, challenges & marketing strategies.
Correspondence with factory partners & material suppliers.
Culture Company Culture Development - Happy Campers Club
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER 1
Exxel Outdoors2021 – 2023
Responsible for various product categories across multiple in-house specialty, mass market, & private label brands. Research Design Development Communication Culture -Responsible for various product categories across multiple in-house specialty, mass market, & private label brands. -Conceptualizing products based on brand, aesthetics, function, trends, retail price/costing goals, & key buyer directives. -Convey concepts through illustrations, CADS, & prototypes. -Color, print, & pattern trends, design, & material lab dip review. -Collaboration with project managers to understand BOM, cost engineering & material selection/MOQ. -Spec packages for overseas development, while participating in progressing & elevating the corporate spec standard. -Interdepartmental relationships to understand consumer groups, perceptions, challenges & marketing strategies. -Sample review, anticipation of production issues, revision notes, & shipping/freight solutions. -Correspondence with factory partners & material suppliers. -Analysis for market trends, gaps, & opportunities. -Product testing through personal & observed utilization. -Participation in various brand activation events.
Ultimate Direction Design & Development Intern
Exxel Outdoors2019 – 2019
Research product materials, hardware, trims, etc. Create CAD & technical drawings in Illustrator Assist with seasonal color palette & print design/development Participate in line plan & design reviews Help set design direction for new collections Assist with Athletes & Product during photoshoots
