Keith Dandridge, IDSA

BOLTGROUP is a full service design firm built to support manufacturers. Our Industrial Design team supports our clients through field research, innovation workshops, concept development, UX, VBL development, and DFM.

• Spearheading new product opportunity exploration for Hoover and Dirt Devil in the NPD discovery phase. • Leading innovation activities from contextual research and brainstorming to prototyping, consumer testing, and user experience definition for cutting-edge cleaning power tools in both residential and commercial spaces. • Providing leadership and technical execution on complex power tool projects under the Hoover and Dirt Devil brands. • Driving user-centered design thinking and human factors best practices in the evaluation of concepts and designs. • Refining and executing visual brand languages. • Supporting cross-functional collaboration across stakeholders including ID, PM, engineering, prototyping, sales, marketing, and IP. • Mentoring younger designers and providing guidance on personal and collaborative projects.

• Guided product design and visual brand language exploration for wearable, sports & fitness, and marine products; emphasizing Garmin's commitment to life on the outside. • Led efficient design development through product research, brainstorming, sketch visualization, CAD development/rapid prototyping, rendering/animation, and CMF execution. • Facilitated cross-functional collaboration between ID, UX, engineering, packaging, and project management through production.

• Contributed to advanced concepts and led road-map product development for outdoor power equipment brands including Briggs & Stratton, Vanguard, Ferris, Simplicity, and Allmand. • Led design development phases, including contextual research, brainstorming, sketch visualization, prototype fabrication, rendering/animation, and CAD modeling. • Played a key role in visual brand language development for Vanguard’s inaugural commercial battery platforms and Ferris commercial ride-on equipment. • Applied user centered design thinking and human factors principles in the evaluation and improvement of concepts. • Supported international cross-functional collaboration across ID, engineering, marketing, sales, project management, and IP through production.

• Supported product design for Remington Haircare, Rayovac, and VARTA brands. • Supported design development through consumer and trend research, ideation, sketch visualization, prototyping, rendering, and CAD modeling. Contributed to CMF exploration and execution. • Participated in international cross functional collaboration through production.

Designed the alpha product(wireless earbuds) for a startup pioneer in next-generation audio technology. Gained major publication recognition within two years. One of the first startups to raise over $100K on Kickstarter.

Studied the intersection of design thinking, product development, and business management.