Merrisa Garcia

Merrisa Garcia

Industrial Designer · Remote Vans® 🚐 📶

United States

In My Own Words

With almost a decade of experience in CAD-driven product development, I bring deep knowledge of design-for-manufacturability(DFM), rapid prototyping, and cross-functional collaboration. From modular overlanding systems to luxury furniture, I focus on creating designs that are elegant, engineered, and ready to build.

Work Experience

Design Engineer

Remote Vans® 🚐 📶

2025 – Present

Industrial Designer

Storyteller Overland

2024 – 2024

Industrial Designer

TAXA Outdoors

2023 – 2024

Design Engineer

Cokebusters International

2022 – 2024

Designer

IKEA

2020 – 2021

Furniture Design Engineer

James Dawson Design, Inc.

2018 – 2020

Education

Bachelor of Science - BS

University of Houston

2015 – 2020

Associate of Art & Design - AA

San Jacinto College

2013 – 2015

Diploma

Hightower Academy

2005 – 2009

Projects

Crew Mode - 170

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRvOEy6cV0A

As part of the Technology, Engineering, and Design (T.E.D.) team at Storyteller Overland, I contributed to the development and refinement of interior and exterior modular systems for the MODE series vans. My focus was on designing durable, visually cohesive, and assembly-ready components in collaboration with cross-functional teams, vendors, and production technicians.

Interests

3D printingBeer tastingBinge watching

Skills

Automotive DesignConceptual DesignSewingDesign ReviewMultiple Projects SimultaneouslyStructural IntegrityManufacturing ProcessesFurniture DesignInterior DesignWritten CommunicationCreative IdeationAdobe InDesignFurnitureInterpersonal CommunicationVisual DesignConcept DevelopmentStrategyLightingFittingComputer-Aided Design (CAD)