Luggage & Soft Goods

Torq Hard-Sided Luggage

I served as an in-house industrial designer for Briggs & Riley, one of the two brands stewarded by US Luggage. As an ID at Briggs, I was in charge of an entire luggage collection with an approximate 1-year development cycle from project brief to production launch date. After a very successful 1st year there, I was tapped to take on the design and development of Briggs’ first-ever (to-market) polycarbonate luggage collection. I was responsible for the design and success of the entire collection, which included anywhere from 3 to 23 SKUs and all related components were always custom.

To this day I exclusively travel with Briggs luggage.

Torq Launch Video

Duties
Design, engineering, development, testing

Travel to Asia regularly for tooling and sample reviews

Sketches, design package, 3D, mock-ups and prototypes

Interior and Exterior

Highlights
Briggs & Riley’s first-ever hard-sided luggage collection brought to market

Led the design, and development of the entire project from concept to production

1 patent awarded for innovative designs

Helped secure manufacturer relationships to produce higher-quality components

A total of 3 patents were awarded during my 3 years at Briggs as well as a Design of the Times award

Design and Development

Mass Production

Other Soft Goods

Having grown up in a home where sewing, embroidery, and other creative endeavors were commonplace, looking back it comes as no surprise I have a deep-rooted love for soft goods. Being that I have a strong CAD and hard parts development background, I love to find the ways and spaces wherein soft and hard goods can work together to create amazing carry, protective, and fashion experiences for users.

I use sewing as another tool in my arsenal to help me prototype, test, and validate design concepts. I have experience developing new fabrics (including jacquard), and anything from small pouches to bagpipes, world-class, and award-winning luggage designs, and prototypes with functional soft & hard elements for testing.

Having experience sewing has given me a better understanding of how to communicate with suppliers and sample makers, and also get more realistic about cost estimations and production planning.

Brands
Safewayze, Briggs & Riley, Wolfpack Gear, AltRider, Revzilla, Tiko Travel, Rainy Pass Repair

Highlights
Led the design, development, sourcing, and logistics for AltRiders first overseas-produced product: Synch Dry Bags

Participated in a successfully funded Kickstarter campaign in the Tintico (now TikoTravel) 22” international carry-on

Provided innovative designs for Wolfpack Gear that impact the survival rate of firefighters

Can sew and modify outdoor gear to GoreTex-certified repair standards