Sylvian Bryan | Industrial Design, Engineering Systems, PDM/PLM & Product Security

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.

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.

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

BFA Industrial Design · one issued U.S. patent as named inventor · eighteen years of shipped product programs.

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02 / Skill index

Skills · Tools · Stack

The full working toolkit, organized by discipline. 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. Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science coursework (UNF).

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. PHP, HTML and web-development experience. Computer Science coursework. Currently writing automation scripts and process integrations 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
PHP

PLM, IT Infrastructure & Enterprise Technology

The engineering platform layer. SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional administrator. Administers the configuration-management environment at LSI today — baselines, revision and release control, ECR/ECN workflow administration and controlled access.

SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional administration
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 9001:2017

Cybersecurity & Cloud

Secure engineering data environments, identity governance, and IP protection. B.S. Information Technology Management and Cybersecurity (Indian River State College, expected Summer 2027). Wireshark, network-analysis and cloud-computing coursework. Administers user permissions and controlled access within a managed engineering 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
Wireshark

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

Degree BFA Industrial Design

Patents 1 issued · sole inventor

Discipline Industrial Design

Awards Red Dot · CES · DaVinci

Affiliation IDSA Member

03 / Target roles

Roles · Industries

Twelve target tracks across industries I’m built for (cards 01–08) and specialist disciplines I’ve practiced (cards 09–12). Senior leadership, Director, VP, and Manager seats above; senior IC and craft specialist tracks below — same site, full surface area. Cross-disciplinary, systems-level, hireable at multiple seniority levels.

Defense & Aerospace

Configuration management, PDM/PLM and controlled engineering-data governance transfer directly to regulated product environments, backed by eighteen years of production hardware programs and formal cybersecurity study.

Director · Product Development
R&D Engineering Manager
Technical Program Manager
Head of Configuration / PLM

Automotive & Mobility

BFA Transportation Design from CCS Detroit — the world’s top automotive ID program. The connected-vehicle era needs Product Development leaders fluent across hardware, software, and security in one seat.

Director · Vehicle Product Development
Connected Vehicle Systems Lead
Vehicle Cybersecurity Program Manager
Smart Mobility Product Manager

Consumer Electronics

Shaped Dell’s Alienware 2.0 Design Language across 12 products — 60% cost reduction, 3 awards. Consumer electronics and gaming hardware brands hire this profile back at senior Product Development level.

Director · Product Development
Head of R&D · Hardware
Connected Product Manager
Principal Industrial Designer

Tools & Equipment

Direct experience: Lowe’s Kobalt program ($1M funding), Stanley Black & Decker, Iron Bridge Tools. As tools become connected/smart, R&D leaders need software and security fluency — not coordination across three teams.

Director · Product Development
Product Development Manager
Connected Product Manager · Smart Tools
Senior Manager · Hardware Design

Connected Hardware / IoT

This is the category where design + engineering + software + security is a single integrated R&D job. Have been writing publicly about service-centric electronics and cyber-risk in product design.

Head of Product Development
Director · Connected Hardware R&D
IoT Security Product Manager
Connected Product Manager
Founding Hardware Leader

Medical Devices

DecoLav ADA-compliance work gave me the regulated-design instinct. Medical devices need R&D leaders with ID + engineering + cybersecurity (FDA cyber guidance now mandatory). Few candidates qualify on all three.

Director · Product Development
R&D Engineering Manager
Medical Device Cybersecurity Manager
Head of Research & Design

IT Management & Cybersecurity

Six years administering engineering systems — SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional, Jira, Bugzilla, infrastructure stability, user permissions and workflow automation. B.S. Information Technology Management and Cybersecurity expected Summer 2027. Wireshark, network-analysis and cloud-computing coursework; exposure to Kubernetes and CI/CD concepts.

IT Manager · Engineering Infrastructure
Cybersecurity Manager
Infrastructure & Security Manager
Director · Engineering Systems / PLM
Digital Transformation Manager
Technical Operations Manager
Solutions Architect
Information Security Analyst · Product & IP

Software Engineering

Twelve years building custom software, web platforms, and e-commerce systems at Bryan Dynamics — PHP, C#, JavaScript, UI/UX. Currently writing automation scripts and process integrations at LSI to streamline software-engineering and product-development workflows. Computer Science coursework. PHP, HTML and web-development experience.

Software Engineer
Senior Software Developer
Full-Stack Developer · PHP / JavaScript / C#
Application Developer
DevOps / CI-CD Engineer
Software Engineering Manager

Drafting · CAD · PLM

Five years as Drafter II — production CAD modelling and engineering redline resolution to ASME Y14.5-1994 and Y14.100-2000. SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional administration. Faro Arm 3D scanning and Geomagic Design X for reverse engineering and dimensional validation.

Senior Drafter
CAD Designer / CAD Engineer
Mechanical Drafter (ASME Y14.5 / Y14.100)
Reverse Engineering Specialist
PDM / PLM Administrator

Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering

Industrial Engineer at Load King — cut kiosk production from 3 months to 1 month via DFM-driven CAD practice and lean manufacturing. ISO 9001:2017 anchor. DFM execution at Iron Bridge Tools, Stanley Black & Decker, and Priority Designs. Manufacturing-focused product engineering across 18 years.

Industrial Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer
DFM Engineer
Process Engineer
Lean Manufacturing Engineer

Industrial & Transportation Design

BFA Transportation Design from CCS Detroit — the world’s top automotive ID program. Senior Industrial Designer at six employers; Principal-level work at Dell on the Alienware 2.0 program. Vehicle and motorcycle design at Viper. CMF, ergonomic refinement, and brand direction across 20+ shipped product lines.

Senior Industrial Designer
Principal Industrial Designer
Transportation Designer (CCS Detroit BFA)
Vehicle / Motorcycle Designer
Hardware / CMF Designer

Creative & Brand Leadership

Twelve years as Chief Creative Officer at Bryan Dynamics. Director of Industrial Design at Heys Luggage — led rebrand from travel-goods to fashion, 25% market-share gain. Design Director at Winntech. Adjunct Faculty at Miami Ad School. Brand strategy and creative direction across multiple ventures and ROAR lifestyle.

Creative Director
Design Director
Brand Director
Chief Creative Officer
Industry Faculty / Design Educator

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, ISO 9001:2017 turnkey on SharePoint & Infor ERP, and 70% profit-margin improvement.

04 Logistic Services International · 2025–Now

Engineering Systems & Configuration Management

Professional achievements. Configuration Specialist administering SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional, Jira and Bugzilla across engineering lifecycle operations — baselines, revision and release control, ECR/ECN workflow administration, user access and engineering-data governance.

Developed, supported and maintained 600+ production CAD models and engineering records under configuration control.
Resolved 300+ CAD, PDM, server and engineering-application issues.
Completed 200+ engineering redline actions using ASME Y14.5-1994 and Y14.100-2000 requirements.
Improved controlled approval-workflow efficiency by approximately 25% through standardized routing and process improvements.
Reduced prototyping turnaround time by approximately 15% through additive-manufacturing support.

Specific assignments and work samples are not displayed because of employer, customer and controlled-technical-data obligations. The achievements listed describe approved professional outcomes without identifying protected programs, products or customers.

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 9001:2017 · PLM workflows

07 / Credentials

Recognition · Patents · Education

A conferred BFA in Industrial Design, an issued U.S. patent, IDSA membership and design recognition — alongside a cybersecurity degree in progress, expected Summer 2027.

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

B.S. Information Technology Management and Cybersecurity

Indian River State College Expected Summer 2027. Cybersecurity, network defense and cloud-computing emphasis. Not yet conferred.

Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science coursework

University of North Florida Engineering rigor + software grounding.

BFA · Industrial Design

College for Creative Studies · Detroit Transportation Design emphasis. World-class automotive ID program.

Technical Training

SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional

Administration experience — not a certification

Cloud Computing

Coursework · Indian River State College

HTML & PHP · Web Development

Professional experience

Wireshark · Network Analysis

Coursework

Kubernetes & CI/CD

Working knowledge

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

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. Support engineering application migration and workflow administration.

2020 — 2025

Drafter II

Logistic Services International

Production CAD modelling, engineering redline resolution and drawing support to ASME Y14.5 and Y14.100 under configuration control.

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. Anchored ISO 9001:2017 on 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. First issued patent.

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.