Will Van Gelderen
Industrial / Product Design and Operations Manager · WindPouch Inflatable Hammocks
Atlanta, GAIn My Own Words
Experienced Lead Industrial Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the sporting goods industry. Skilled in Solidworks, Rhino, Keyshot, and Adobe Creative Suite. Strong operations professional with a BS focused in Industrial and Product Design from Georgia Institute of Technology. Avid Climber, Backpacker, and kayaker.
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Industrial / Product Design and Operations Manager
WindPouch Inflatable Hammocks2016 – 2017
At WindPouch I was responsible for designing and launching the WindPouch GO and Windpouch Lite Inflatable Hammocks. For both products I was directly responsible for working with overseas suppliers on design, material and coating selection, packaging wrap and retail ready tear box design, purchase orders, and production planning. I was also responsible for designing and growing the WindPouch inflatable product collection as well as working with new suppliers for 2018.
Junior Industrial Designer
Case-Mate2014 – 2016
At Case-Mate I was responsible for designing and modeling in Solidworks new iPhone case chasis ideas and working with the engineering team directly. I was directly responsible for designing cases for the Male fashion category, as well as Apple Watch Bands and docks. I was also directly responsible for translating 2d designs from the Print and Fashion designers into CAD through Solidworks. I was also responsible for rendering all case designs in Keyshot for sales presentations.
Industrial Design Intern
Dimensional Design2013 – 2013
Aided in concept generation and prototyping of signage, kiosks and tradeshow exhibits.
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