Travis Wettroth
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Email: travis.wettroth@gmail.com
linkedin.com/traviswettroth
Professional Experience
Advisory Product Designer, Lenovo | Raleigh, NC
Dec 2020 – Feb 2024
Translated user needs, data and market analytics into concrete products primarily focused in the remote collaboration space.
Led the design on 5 Thinksmart Products in addition to aiding in the design of a host of other consumer goods.
Coordinated closely with Engineering, Product, Marketing and other cross functional teams to bring compelling designs to life.
Collected and gauged metrics and data to create and manage both physical and digital product experiences
Industrial & Product Designer, Juul Labs| San Francisco, CA
Feb 2019 - Oct 2020
Collected data and cataloged user needs to create and map out compelling digital and physical product experiences for cessation.
Emphasis on design communication, coordination with cross functional groups including, product, UX, engineering teams and software development teams.
Worked abroad with our manufacturing partners in China to act as design quality control and realize finished goods.
Senior Industrial Designer, Astro Studios| San Francisco, CA
Sep 2017 - Jul 2018
Led teams of product and UX designers to realize multiple physical and digital experiences for multiple fortune 500 clients.
Collaborated with mechanical and design engineers for both our in house team as well as our clients.
Assisted with account management and project acquisition.
Coordinated schedules & drafted requirement documents & proposals
Industrial Designer, Astro Studios| San Francisco, CA
Sep 2015 - Sep 2017
Worked as a creative consultant designing a variety of physical tech goods experiences for our fortune 500 clients as well as small startups.
Collaborated directly with engineers and design manufacturers. Traveled to Asia to work as design quality control.
Helped to realize and develop a host of consumer and lifestyle products for our clients.
Industrial Designer, Epam Continuum| Boston MA
Jul 2014 - Jul 2015
Designed multiple digital and physical products for our medical client base.
Directly involved with our in house engineering team as well as clients manufacturing partners.
Education & Certifications
Springboard | Online | 2024
Product Design Bootcamp | Design Fellow
700+ hours of hands-on course material with 1:1 industry expert mentor oversight, and completion of 4 in-depth portfolio projects.
University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | 2014
Bachelors of Industrial Design | 3.8 GPA
IDSA society event planner
5 design internships at 4 different companies