Kuan-Wen Chiu
Head of Design North America @ IMPACT ACOUSTIC®
United States
Chicago
Consumer Goods
Product Strategy, Agile Product Development, Product Management, Jobs-to-be-done, Go-to-Market Strategy, Resource Planning, Product Innovation, Design Engineering, Prototyping, Design Strategy, Industrial Design, Product Development, Furniture Design, 3D Modeling, Product Design, Rapid Prototyping, 3D Rendering, Rendering, Sketching, Lighting
Experience
Head of Design North America
IMPACT ACOUSTIC®
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Global Product Design Director
Acoufelt
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Director of Product Design
Acoufelt
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Product Design Manager
Arktura
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
• Worked directly with the CEO to establish digital design and production workflows of architectural systems, including ceiling and wall panel systems for the European market • Designed and optimized manufacturing processes • Managed and trained personnel in the order fulfillment process • Rationalized and developed customer driven solutions into new systems and products to take to the market • Researched emerging materials and processes specific to the European market Achievement • Designed 2 patent pending hanging hardware for ceiling and wall panel systems
Sr. Industrial Designer
Turf (Architectural and Interior Acoustics)
Greater Chicago Area
• Responsible for large and custom projects including sculptural ceiling systems and graphic wall systems for leading architecture firms • Responsible for new product design and development • Created design drawings, renderings, prototypes and installation mockups to prove design concepts • Worked with Design Director and Production Manager to optimize manufacturing procedures for new products • Presented design renderings and mockups to clients and provided solutions for additional modifications Achievement • Designed 8 new products launch at NeoCon 2017 • Collaborated with Coronet LED and developed 2 LED-integrated ceiling baffle products
Sr. Designer and Product Development Lead
WEST SUPPLY LLC
Chicago
• Interacted with client designers to prepare sketches, detailed drawings and specification sheets for high-end furniture using CAD tools • Led the design and development team to optimize and execute product development plans and created a digital record of the development process • Developed molds and methodology for reproducing models using various casting methods • Established and developed domestic and international vendor relationships for outside services Achievement • Co-designed and developed 30+ furnishing projects and 2 UL listed custom lighting fixtures • Designed 20+ gating and pattern boards for production that resulted in high-quality metal castings
Designer and Product Developer
West Supply LLC
Chicago
Product Development and Design Intern
West Supply LLC
Chicago
Product Development Associate
TOC
Bình Dương Province, Vietnam
Worked with Product Development Manager, Production Manager and TOC owner to develop design concepts and design process that fit the company's methods
Education
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Business Administration and Management, General
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Designed Objects
National Taipei University
Economics
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