# Lorin Yin > Principal Industrial Design Program Manager at Amazon Lab126 Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/lorin Nothing is more satisfying than building a product that becomes someone's favorite new thing. I belong to that group of people who can discuss product concept and creation all day long, and feel energized by the discussions. The next day I can't wait to roll up my sleeves and make something new. ## Work Experience ### Principal Program Manager, Industrial Design @ Amazon Lab126 Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### Senior Program Manager, Industrial Design @ Amazon Lab126 Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Manager, Hardware Program Management @ Tonal Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States -Lead interdisciplinary team of ID, EE/ME, Software, Product, Marketing and Sales to deliver industry leading connected fitness device -Create and own program development schedule, process and KPIs -Present program status to Executive team and CEO -Own escalations and mitigations of program risks - Noteworthy product launches: pending upcoming release ### Engineering Program Manager, Industrial Design @ Apple Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Cupertino -Facilitate product reviews and design decisions by world-class Industrial Design team to meet annual global initiatives -Drive alignment of critical roadmap schedules for 30+ programs, 2x annually, between differing product categories -Owned schedule and communication of category from concept kick off to production -Trained vendors onsite in Apple product review process -Create and update design specifications for new and updated product offerings -Kick off and manage blanket purchase orders for ongoing development ### Engineering Program Manager, Product Design @ Apple Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Cupertino, CA -Designed seasonal product development process; reducing overall cost, lead time and resource requirements -Trained and led Engineering Program Managers and cross-functional team members on execution of new process -Owned presentations of updates to executive team at critical milestones and during key escalations -Facilitate consensus and decision making between key stakeholders throughout product development life cycle -Managed program teams on-site during development builds -Drove parallel path validations to complex engineering problems while managing team and vendor resources -PD liason to ID CMF team, executing Industrial Design requirements for new products with interdisciplinary teams -Managed purchase orders for materials and OEM builds ### Director of Product Development and Sourcing: Keen Footwear, Chrome Industries, Overland Equipment) @ FUERST GROUP, INC Jan 2008 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco, CA •Oversee product design/development and sourcing for 3 coalition brands with dramatically differing consumer profiles, sales channels and go to market needs •Managed US Design and Development team, China Sourcing team, and freelance designers •Created and executed long range business plans to meet revenue goals and margin growth targets •Reviewed cost targets and negotiated pricing for finished product, materials and trims with overseas suppliers. •Created and launched material acquisition strategies to minimize raw goods cost volatility, and decrease material leadtimes in production. •Developed material testing and QA protocol at mills and at cut and sew facilities. •Lead design/development team to create innovative and compelling product which meet internal margin requirements. •Reduced product leadtime to market significantly to ensure market innovation and relevance. •Drove team to have in depth understanding of new materials/trims and manufacturing innovations, and awareness of appropriate application to coalition brands. •Noteworthy new product offerings: KEEN Harvest collection, Chrome Knurled Welded, Chrome MOTOR series ### Lead Product Developer, Equipment @ The North Face Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 | San Leandro, CA • Coordinated development team of 3 Developers and Spec Technician to maximize productivity. • Organized and implemented successful costing analysis over successive product seasons. • Implemented early design review process to determine commercialization and product development feasibility • Established detailed testing and production quality inspection standards for technical and travel product lines. • Worked with materials and trim teams to identify testing requirements for specific product categories. • Developed various overseas vendor relationships to improve product accuracy and reduce development leadtime • Noteworthy new product offerings: TNF Adventure Travelgoods, BOA technology integrated hydration collection, Prophet pack (Backpacker Gear of the Year award). ### Product Developer II @ The North Face Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 | San Leandro, CA • Developed innovative product, incorporating new technologies and executing design aesthetic • Traveled extensively to Asia as technical designer to work with sample room teams on new products • Trained multiple Asia factory teams in proper product development processes and quality standards. • Performed seasonal detailed pricing exercises to ensure company margin goal are met • Created and updated accurate design specifications in WebPDM and Adobe Illustrator ## Education ### BA in Sociology The New School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lorin-yin-8448ab6 --- Source: https://flows.cv/lorin JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/lorin/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13