Product/Visual Designer with 7+ years taking softgoods and accessories from concept to production. Strong in Rhino, Fusion 360, CLO3D, prototyping, and technical documentation.

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Product/Visual Designer with 7+ years taking softgoods and accessories from concept to production. Strong in Rhino, Fusion 360, CLO3D, prototyping, and technical documentation. Experienced with overseas manufacturing (tech packs/BOMs, DFM) and supplier collaboration. Comfortable in fast, e-commerce-driven cycles, including packaging details (barcodes, labels, master cartons) and iterative post-launch improvement.

  • 8 years' experience
  • Joined August 2025

Industry experience

  • Consumer Goods
  • Non-Profit Organization

Work experience

Independent Designer · FreelanceJan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

- Expanded in garment construction, mesh modeling, and AI-assisted design for product ideation. - Designed small-scale prototypes and accessory concepts using upcycling techniques to improve durability and lifespan. - Produced 3D-printed and molded components for prototypes.

Industrial Designer & Product Developer · Ekster B.V.Dec 2018 – Dec 2023 · 5 yrs 1 mo

-Led design and development of softgoods and hardgoods including backpacks, wallets, keyholders, and smart accessories - Designed packaging and Amazon FBA-compliant labels/barcodes; defined master carton/shipper specs for e-commerce channels. - Managed material sourcing, sampling, and production with overseas factories; created tech packs, patterns, BOMs for cost-effective manufacturing. - Used KeyShot and CLO3D to visualize backpack concepts, accelerating approval and reducing physical sampling rounds. - Conducted competitor teardown and construction studies; researched materials (EVA, leather, fabrics, silicone, plastics; forged carbon, bio-leather, Halbach magnets). - Coordinated brand collaborations (Lionel Messi, Smiley®) ensuring consistent design language and packaging presentation. - Coordinated factory → 3PL/fulfillment handoff (US & EU), ensuring correct barcodes/labels and packing lists.

Product Developer & Visual Designer · Ekster WalletsMar 2018 – Dec 2018 · 10 mos

- Developed a new product family including cardholders, laptop sleeves, and phone cases- Refined the softgoods design language across product categories - Redesigned the flagship wallet trigger mechanism, reducing defects by 30% and improving usability - Led the website redesign and selected a new brand font for cross-platform consistency - Created packaging, visuals, and POS materials for retail and product launch campaigns

Education

Industrial Design Engineering · TU Delft2014 – 2017

Certifications and awards

iF Design Award — 2024 Product Design – Bags & Luggage2024

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