# Sam Stowe

> Design, Prototyping, Building, Teaching

Location: Oakland, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/samstowe

I'm a designer specializing in the development and implementation of product-focused industrialized construction solutions. Through my experience in prefab modular, construction robotics, architectural design-build, and hand-tool woodworking, I've developed a "full-stack" skillset including concept design and ideation, CAD modeling, prototyping, fabrication, DFM, logistics and operations, carpentry, site installation, and team management.  

Let's bring your ideas to life.

## Work Experience
### Makerspace Technician @ Northeastern University
Jan 2025 – Present | Oakland, California, United States

### Metal Fabricator @ RIDE ART LLC
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Berkeley, California, United States
Fabrication of large scale, stainless steel kinetic sculptures. TIG and MIG welding, grinding, surface prep, assembly, installation.

### Design Consultant @ Kit Switch
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States
Consulted on the development of prefab kitchen modules for use in both new build and retrofit construction environments. 

Generated guiding design direction and concepts for this next generation module, while also performing detailed design and CAD work to resolve specific design details related to module performance, ease of jobsite coordination, and installation efficiency.

Coordinated with manufacturers to optimize the design for their CNC capabilities, minimize material waste and labor cost, and simplify assembly and QC.

Contract finished with the successful manufacture and installation of this latest generation modular kitchen - complete with integrated appliances and fixtures, lower manufacturing costs and simplified assembly as compared to previous iterations, an aesthetic to match the company brand identity, and an installation process that saw the entire kitchen installed in under 6 hours.

### Product Design Lead @ Type Five
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Berkeley, California, United States
Design generalist helping to improve operational excellence and ADU build quality. Developed operations suite including project task and gantt manager, linked company databases, and permitting automations. Construction and finish carpentry of ADU projects

### Technical Support Team Manager @ Canvas Construction (We're Hiring!)
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States
Managed the technical support team and system for a fleet of construction robots.

### Site Support Engineer @ Canvas Construction (We're Hiring!)
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States
Provided technical support for a fleet of construction robots. Developed a tool for receiving, tracking, and resolving technical support tickets

### Product Manager, Installation @ Social Construct Company
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California, United States
Managed the installation of thousands of proprietary prefab interior components in a 16,000 GSF multifamily residential project

### Product Designer @ Social Construct Company
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States
Worked closely with architecture and engineering teams to design, prototype, and test a suite of proprietary pre-fab construction components

### Intern @ Mission Workshop
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco, CA

### Intern @ Advanced Prototype Engineering
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017

### Industrial Design Intern @ DEAP DESIGN, LLC
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Sausalito, CA


## Education
### Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Industrial and Product Design
California College of the Arts
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018

### Bachelor's degree in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
University of California, Berkeley
Jan 2011 – Jan 2015


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-stowe-493238133

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Last updated: 2026-04-07