# Adam Weaver > Industrial Designer | Product Design | Brand Strategy Location: Oakland, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/adamweaver Industrial Design Executive | Sustainable Innovation Leader | Operational Strategist With 19+ years of experience driving transformative design solutions, I specialize in leading cross-functional teams to deliver 300+ market-leading products, including the world’s first mass-produced 3D-printed furniture line (reducing material waste by 40%) and Red Dot/CES-awarded consumer electronics. My expertise spans computational design (Grasshopper, CAD), Design for Manufacturing (DFM), and circular economy principles, underpinned by 5 patents that redefine user-device interaction. As a strategic leader, I’ve managed $5M+ budgets, mentored high-performance teams to achieve 200% surges in creative output, and streamlined JDM partnerships to commercialize products 25% faster. My work, like the “Less Than Five” carbon fiber chair and parametric 3D-printed collections (Model No.), merges technical precision with sustainability, proving that profitability and environmental stewardship can coexist. Seeking: Roles where I can leverage human-centered design, agile operational frameworks, and mentorship-driven leadership to elevate brands and innovate responsibly. Let’s connect to explore how bold creativity and strategic execution can future-proof your product pipeline. ## Work Experience ### Chief Designer @ Aetheria Atelier Jan 2023 – Present | SF As the Chief Designer at Aetheria Atelier, my responsibilities encompass all aspects of product design and development. As a key member of the leadership team, I also contribute to the development and implementation of our overall business strategy. Clients : RH & Acacia ### Head Of Production @ The Future Perfect Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | SF, LA, NYC Production of furniture, lighting, and objects. ### Principal Industrial Designer @ Model No. Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | West Oakland ### Design Director @ Pablo Designs Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | United States Residential and Contract Lighting ### Director of Industrial Design @ Rapt Studio Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area An Industrial Design voice on Rapt objects, Product Design Services, and design quality on Custom F.F.&E projects. Develops concepts through iteration sketching, prototype fabrication, foam model prototyping, CAD, rendering, graphic development, DFM integration, manufacturing support. Participates in gathering and synthesis of qualitative user data. Manage internal and external resources to complete projects to deadlines and budgets. ### Industrial Design Instructor @ Academy of Art University Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area Instructing students in the process, methodologies and tools of Industrial Design, so they can execute the class objectives. The class encompasses undergraduates from an international student body in their Junior semester. ### Principal Industrial Designer @ Coalesse Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Creating elegant contract furniture solutions through the human centered design process, design thinking with execution in product creation. Managing internal and external design assets. Resource allocation with annual project road map construction. ### Lead Industrial Designer | Industrial Design Manager @ Kensington Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 Leading and Guiding Industrial Design and Industrial Designers on consumer electronics and accessories. Creating Packaging and GUI Solutions for annual product offerings. Maintaining a holistic over-view with Product, GUI, and packaging aligned for product solutions that are user insight driven ### Principal Industrial Designer @ Adam Weaver Design Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 A Design studio with the idea the user and product are inextricably bonded that is transitioned into creating custom furniture or mass production products. With a passion for design I use my creative expertise to help clients make new and lasting connections with a user base through a Human-centered Design methodology. A international clients ranging from KitchenSafer, Re:char, Oaklandish, A&A, Raffles Millennium, Ugandan Renewable Energy. ### Lead Industrial Designer @ David Weeks Studio Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 Leading, creating, and completing product development from lighting to furniture. Designing consumer goods for market for such clients as: Design Within Reach, MATTERMATTER, Igno Maurer, Kikkerland, AREAWARE, KidRobot and Ralph Pucci. ### Dev QA and QC @ LeapFrog Jan 2002 – Jan 2004 Conducted comprehensive Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) for web content and interactive toy platforms. Implemented robust testing strategies, including black box, white box, grey box, and fuzz testing methodologies, to ensure the highest standards of product quality and reliability. Authored and executed detailed test plans, effectively leveraging my expertise in XML, Java, and JavaScript for thorough QC procedures. ### UI Designer @ Sun Microsystems Jan 1999 – Jan 2001 Managed and maintained databases while contributing to the design of user interfaces for internal business applications. Conducted application fuzz testing to ensure software resilience, functionality, and security, optimizing the user experience across all applications. ### Intern @ Netscape Jan 1999 – Jan 1999 Support for web and database management. Basic fuzz testing web browsers, and UI design ## Education ### Fine Arts in Industrial Design Academy of Art University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ad-weaver --- Source: https://flows.cv/adamweaver JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/adamweaver/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13