Sylvian Bryan — Industrial Design & Engineering Systems

01 / Career highlights

By the numbers

Eighteen years of measurable outcomes across program leadership, production engineering, and design execution. The headline figures below come from shipped programs — not estimates, not pitches.

$1M

Program funding Lowe’s Kobalt Task Lighting program secured first-round funding from concept work.

60%

Cost reduction Modular tooling strategy across the 12-product Alienware 2.0 program at Dell.

Products shipped Alienware 2.0 Design Language — desktops, laptops, peripherals, packaging.

600+

CAD assets owned Production CAD library across DoD training-system programs at LSI today.

300%

Production throughput Lean manufacturing initiative at Load King · Famous Brands. DFM-driven CAD archive.

70%

Margin improvement Engineering-to-Client-Services workflow rebuild on SharePoint and Infor ERP.

300+

Critical issues resolved Server, CAD, and EPDM tickets — engineering infrastructure reliability work.

25%

Approval efficiency PDM workflow automation — ECR/ECN cycle time reduced via templated routing.

US Patent Issued

Modular System for Assembling Ramps, Decks, and Other Raised Structures Filed & awarded as sole inventor. Modular construction patent.

Status Issued · USPTO

Recognition

2011

Red Dot Design Award

Klas Telecom Voyager Tactical Deployment Case. Defense-grade industrial design for field-deployable communications.

International · Product design

2009

Best of CES

Alienware program — recognized in the Gaming & Innovation category at the Consumer Electronics Show.

CES · Gaming & Innovation

2009

DaVinci Product of the Year

Consumer Product category recognition. Honors exceptional contribution to commercial product design.

DaVinci Institute · Consumer

2014

Strathmore Who’s Who

Listed professional — biographical reference for accomplishments in industrial design and product development.

Professional listing

Active

IDSA Member

Industrial Designers Society of America — professional membership in North America’s leading ID organization.

Professional affiliation

2008

Klas Telecom Voyager TDC

Tactical Deployment Case design — subsequent Red Dot win and defense-sector deployment.

Defense · Industrial design

Three Bachelor’s degrees · one issued patent · five professional certifications · eighteen years of shipped product programs.

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02 / Skill index

Skills · Tools · Stack

The full working toolkit, organized by discipline. Certifications marked with a diamond. Standards I work to, software I’m fluent in, and the methods I run programs against. Built from eighteen years on production hardware programs.

Industrial Design

Concept-through-production industrial design. BFA from College for Creative Studies (Detroit) — transportation design emphasis, the world’s top automotive ID program. IDSA member.

Concept Development
Design Strategy
DFM
Sketching
KeyShot
Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe XD
UI/UX
CMF
Storyboarding
Transportation Design
Consumer Product Innovation
Brand Design Language
Lean Manufacturing

Mechanical Engineering

CAD modeling, drafting standards, and engineering rigor. BS Mechanical Engineering (UNF) with CS minor. 600+ production CAD assets across aerospace training devices.

SOLIDWORKS
AutoCAD
PTC Creo / Pro/ENGINEER
Inventor
Metalix
GD&T
ASME Y14.5-1994
ASME Y14.100-2000
FEA
DFM Review
Faro Arm 3D Scanner
Geomagic Design X
Reverse Engineering
3D Printing / Additive
Rapid Prototyping

Software & Web Development

Twelve years of full-stack and back-end development at Bryan Dynamics — custom software, web platforms, and e-commerce systems in PHP, C#, and JavaScript. HTML and PHP certified. BS minor in Computer Science. Currently writing automation scripts and CI/CD integrations at LSI to streamline software engineering and product-development workflows.

Full-Stack Development
JavaScript
PHP
C#
Python
Java
C / C++
HTML5
CSS
REST APIs
UI / UX Development
E-Commerce Platforms
Custom Software Development
Web Platform Architecture
Automation Scripting
Git
CI/CD
Kubernetes
HTML Certification
PHP Certification

PLM, IT Infrastructure & Enterprise Technology

The engineering platform layer. SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional certified. Owns the configuration-management environment at LSI today; resolved 300+ critical server, CAD, and EPDM issues across the career. 25% approval-efficiency lift via automated workflows.

SOLIDWORKS PDM Pro
IT Infrastructure
Systems Administration
Digital Systems Integration
Workflow Automation
Configuration Management
ECR / ECN Workflows
Atlassian Jira Service Management
Bugzilla Admin
Bugzilla → Jira Migration
PTC Windchill
SharePoint
Infor ERP
Engineering Systems Integration
Enterprise Technology Operations
Server Administration
Process Documentation / SOPs
BOM Management
Engineering Templates
ISO 9001 quality systems

Cybersecurity & Cloud

Secure engineering data environments, identity governance, and IP protection. Cybersecurity and IT management coursework (Indian River State College, in progress), with Wireshark and cloud computing course certificates. Engineering systems role at a US defence contractor — administers PDM user permissions, access rights, and project-folder structure across a 600+ asset CAD environment.

Cybersecurity Operations
Risk Management
Identity & Access Management
Network Security
Secure Product Development
Endpoint Security
SIEM / SOC Concepts
Governance & Compliance
Cloud Infrastructure
Cloud Security
Wireshark
Network Defense
Network Monitoring
Threat Detection
Access Governance
User Permissions & Access Controls
Linux Environments
Engineering IP Protection
Secure Engineering Data
Data Integrity Controls
Cloud Computing Cert
Wireshark Cert

Research, Strategy & Leadership

User research, design strategy, and cross-functional leadership. Have led 25+ person teams, mentored drafters and engineers, authored SOPs, and taught Industrial Design at Miami Ad School.

Technical Leadership
Cross-Functional Program Management
Product Roadmapping
User Research
Design Strategy
Stakeholder Interviews
Field Research
Competitive Analysis
Trend Studies
Team Leadership (25+)
Mentorship
SOP Authoring
Adjunct Faculty · Miami Ad School
Patent Authorship

Degrees Three Bachelor’s

Patents 1 issued · sole inventor

Certifications 5+ professional

Awards Red Dot · CES · DaVinci

Affiliation IDSA Member

03 / Focus

What I do · what I’m looking for

My work sits where industrial design meets engineering data: designing products, then keeping the data and the change process behind them in order. Roles I have actually held are listed separately from roles I am interested in next.

Roles I have held

Titles as held, most recent first. Dates and employers are in the experience timeline below.

Configuration Specialist · LSI
Drafter II · LSI
Senior Industrial Designer · several employers
Industrial Engineer · Load King
Founder · independent design studio

Roles I’m interested in

What I am looking for next. These are interests, not positions held.

Configuration / PDM · PLM management
Engineering systems & process improvement
Product development · industrial design
Technical program management

Industries I’ve worked in

Sectors with shipped work behind them, not sectors I would like to enter.

Defense & aerospace training systems
Consumer electronics & gaming hardware
Hand tools & retail equipment
Plumbing, sanitaryware & ADA products

04 / Programs led

Programs · Not Projects

Four engagements where I held the program-level seat. Scope, outcome, and what shipped — in dollars, percent, products, or assets under management.

01 Dell Technologies · Senior Product Development · 2008–2010

Alienware 2.0 Design Language

Helped author the design language program across twelve Dell Alienware products. Defined geometry, surface vocabulary, lighting treatments, and modular tooling primitives that let one system span desktops, laptops, peripherals, and packaging. Sixty percent of program-level cost came out of modular tooling alone.

02 Priority Designs · Lowe’s · Senior Designer · 2012–2013

Kobalt Task Lighting program

Senior designer and program lead on the Kobalt task-lighting line for Lowe’s. Concept through tooling release. Owned unit-cost allocation across surface, BOM, and packaging. Program secured $1M of Lowe’s funding and resulted in my first issued patent.

03 Load King · Famous Brands · Starbucks · Industrial Engineer · 2016–2017

Load King lean manufacturing initiative

Led lean manufacturing initiative as Industrial Engineer, liaising between Engineering and Client Services for retail-store manufacturing quotations. Took 300% production-throughput increase through DFM-driven CAD archive practice, quality-system documentation on SharePoint & Infor ERP, and 70% profit-margin improvement.

04 Logistic Services International · US DoD contractor · 2025–Now

Enterprise digital transformation at LSI

Lead enterprise engineering platform modernization across 600+ production CAD assets at a US DoD contractor. Administering SOLIDWORKS PDM Pro, Jira, and Bugzilla; executing the Bugzilla → Jira migration; integrating engineering systems across departments; and administering PDM user permissions and access rights for cross-functional teams.

05 / How I work

Five-phase product process

The methodology I run programs against — from constraint definition through production launch. Each phase has a deliverable and a downstream handoff. This is how engineering, software, and design teams receive my work.

Define

Frame the constraint set first — business goals, manufacturing reality, regulatory needs, supply-chain bandwidth. The constraint document is written before any sketch.

Tools & methods Stakeholder interviews · Requirements docs · Competitive scan · Constraint mapping

Design

Concept exploration through hand sketch and 3D ideation. Design language definition. Industrial design intent locked here before engineering picks up the document.

Tools & methods Sketching · Adobe Creative Suite · KeyShot · SolidWorks early-stage · Design reviews

Engineer

Translate design intent into manufacturable specification. Surface modeling, GD&T tolerances, DFM review with tooling partners. Downstream teams build directly from this output.

Tools & methods SOLIDWORKS · AutoCAD · PTC Creo · GD&T · FEA · DFM review

Integrate

Software, firmware, and security integration where applicable. PDM workflow setup, BOM management, ECN process. Cross-functional alignment with engineering and supply chain.

Tools & methods SOLIDWORKS PDM Pro · Bugzilla · Git · CI/CD · Wireshark · Security review

Ship

Manufacturing partner handoff, tooling release, first-article inspection. Production ramp support. Post-launch lean cycles to drive cost and quality improvements.

Tools & methods Tooling release · FAI · Lean manufacturing · ISO 9001 quality systems · PLM workflows

07 / Credentials

Recognition · Patents · Education

One completed degree, continuing study in engineering, computing and cybersecurity, one issued US patent, professional certification and course certificates, and IDSA membership.

Recognition & Patents

IDSA · Industrial Designers Society of America

Active Member Professional membership in North America’s leading ID body.

Modular Ramps & Decks System

US Patent — Issued · sole inventor

Red Dot Design Award

Klas Telecom Voyager TDC

Best of CES · Gaming & Innovation

Alienware program · Dell

DaVinci · Product of the Year

Consumer Product category

Strathmore Who’s Who

Listed professional

Education

Completed

BFA · Industrial Design

College for Creative Studies · Detroit Transportation Design emphasis.

In progress

Cybersecurity & IT management studies

Indian River State College Network defense and cloud computing coursework. Target completion summer 2027.

Engineering & computing studies

University of North Florida Mechanical engineering and computer science coursework.

Certifications & training

Professional certification

SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional

Dassault Systèmes

Course certificates

Wireshark · Network defense

Cloud computing

HTML & PHP · Web development

Working knowledge

Kubernetes & CI/CD

Not a certification

08 / Career history

Experience timeline

Eighteen years across product development, industrial design, mechanical engineering, software, and security. Reverse chronological.

2025 — Now

Configuration Specialist · PDM, Jira & Bugzilla Admin

Logistic Services International · DoD

Administer SOLIDWORKS PDM, Jira, and Bugzilla systems across engineering lifecycle operations. Configure user permissions and system access controls across departments for secure cross-functional collaboration. Lead the Bugzilla → Jira migration. 600+ production CAD assets under configuration control.

2020 — 2025

Drafter II

Logistic Services International

Lead developer on 600+ CAD models for aerospace training devices. Resolved 200+ engineering redlines per ASME Y14.5/Y14.100. Troubleshot 300+ critical server, CAD, and EPDM issues. Cut prototyping time 15% via additive manufacturing.

2019 — 2020

Team Lead Supervisor · Roadside Operations

HGS · Hinduja Global Solutions

Directed a 25+ member dispatch and call-center team across multiple roadside-assistance programs. Improved response times 20% through escalation procedures and operational coordination.

2006 — 2019

Chief Creative Officer & Founder

B*DYNA / Bryan Dynamics · Independent Studio

Founded and ran a 12-year independent studio across industrial design, mechanical engineering, software development, and brand strategy. Built custom web platforms and e-commerce systems in PHP, C#, and JavaScript. Administered intellectual property initiatives including patent submissions, copyright registrations, and production-rights work. Launched the ROAR lifestyle brand.

2016 — 2017

Senior Industrial Designer · Industrial Engineer

Load King · Famous Brands · Starbucks

Cut kiosk production from 3 months to 1 month through DFM-driven CAD practice and lean manufacturing. Maintained quality-system documentation in SharePoint and Infor ERP. Licensed Starbucks kiosk and flagship retail program work.

2015

Lead Motorcycle Designer

Viper Motorcycle Company

Component design and engineering-ready CAD for ignition covers, crank caps, intake grates, suspension components, and triple trees. Manufacturing collaboration with Timblin Chassis and PMFR for 5-axis CNC fabrication.

2014 — 2015

Industrial Designer

Iron Bridge Tools

CAD models and technical data packages for hand tools across HDX, Husky, SKIL, and Walmart product lines. Cost-reduction initiatives on twelve-piece tool sets aligned with SKIL design language.

2013

Senior Industrial Designer

Stanley Black & Decker

Consumer hand-tool and fastening product development for large-scale retail. Created design specifications, CMF guidance, and brand direction supporting 20+ hand tools including hammers, staplers, and pneumatic tools.

2012 — 2013

Senior Designer · Kobalt program

Priority Designs · Lowe’s

Lead designer on the garage organization & tool program that secured $1M Lowe’s funding. Concept-to-tooling across the full product family.

2012

Senior Industrial Designer

DecoLav

Four shower door systems, wall-mounted stall dividers, shower pan products, and ADA-compliant sink & vanity collections. Multilingual instruction manuals and hardware packaging strategy.

2012

Senior Industrial Designer · Klas Voyager TDC

Rapid Composites

Industrial design for ruggedized carbon-composite military and transport cases. The Klas Voyager Tactical Deployment Case earned the Red Dot Design Award.

2011

Director of Industrial Design & Customer Service

Heys Luggage International

Led rebrand from travel-goods to fashion brand — 25% market-share gain. Coordinated with 200+ factories on product lines including watches, hand luggage, and travel accessories. Domain migration to heys.com.

2010 — 2011

Adjunct Faculty · Industrial Design

Miami Ad School

Taught the evolving relationship between industrial design, user interface design, and digital product experience. The course covered how a designer thinks before they sketch.

2008 — 2010

Senior Product Development Analyst

Dell Technologies · Austin, TX

Led development of the Alienware 2.0 Design Language across 12 consumer-electronics and gaming products. CMF specs, ID Definition Guides, and UI/UX assets across vendors, engineering, and factory operations. PTC Windchill and Pro/ENGINEER environments. Best of CES, DaVinci PotY.

2006 — 2008

Junior Industrial Designer

Alienware

Internal-component design for gaming desktops, laptops, and accessories. Contributed user research, concept generation, and 3D modeling that established the foundation for the Alienware 2.0 Design Language program.

09 / Get in touch

Contact

If you’re a hiring manager, recruiter, founder, or board member with a product development leadership seat to fill, please email directly. I respond inside one business day.

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Sylvian Bryan Cross-disciplinary hardware leadership

Eighteen years shipping production hardware across defense, consumer electronics, automotive, and connected products. Available for senior Product Development and R&D roles.