Product Design Advisory Committee Members
Alberto Bicego
Co-founder at Eleven Stories Design Inc.
Alberto is a Senior Industrial Designer with boasts 19 years of diverse industrial design expertise. His experience spans various sectors, including automotive, furniture, electro-medical equipment, bicycle accessories, agricultural and industrial machinery, and leisure vehicles. Alberto excels in crafting innovative, high-quality products from concept to engineering, utilizing a range of technologies, materials, and advanced 3D parametric modeling techniques
Nancy Paris
Co-Founder & Director at PK Partners Inc
Dr. Paris is an accomplished researcher and product developer with over thirty years of experience in developing proposals, grants, and contracts to conduct applied research projects and build applied research infrastructure. She has also co-founded two health technology companies. Her areas of expertise include the product development process, medical and assistive devices, and health technology research.
Brad McCann
Founder at Platform Product Solutions
Brad is an accomplished leader who thrives at the intersection of product and brand building in the sports, outdoor, lifestyle, and wellness product sectors. Over the last 20-years, he has been involved in ground-breaking product innovations across apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment for a diverse group of global brands and leading international retailers such as Timberland, Cannondale, Under Armour, ANTA, Simms Fishing, Rossignol, Urban Outfitters, Canadian Tire and Intersport. Brad's areas of expertise include global trend forecasting, head-to-toe product systems, functional product customization and personalization, smart connected wearables and advanced materials. His focus over the last 4-years has been on modernizing organizations by making them more resilient, agile and sustainable by unlocking the true value of digital with integrated Digital Product Creation (DPC) and Advanced Analytics.
Christina Yeung
Director of Product Development at Watson Gloves
Christina has been working in design and product development for the apparel and soft goods industry for the last 17 years. She is currently the Product Development Manager for Watson Gloves. Her experience includes product design & development, sales, sourcing, and manufacturing with both local & overseas factories. She has brought her experience from the apparel industry into the world of industrial work gloves to create products that marry both form and function. Her passion for workplace safety drives her desire to incorporate new and innovative materials and technologies into PPE. Christina is committed to the philosophy of continuous improvement and is always looking for opportunities to make better products sustainably.
Kim Thomson
Product Merchandising Manager at Native Shoes
Kim brings over a decade of leadership in Product Teams. She's driven by creating desirable goods, strategic collections, and fostering collaborative teamwork. With experience in soft goods and footwear at global companies like Native Shoes, Bata, BlackBerry, and Allen Vanguard Corp, Kim's dream roles revolve around outerwear and athletic products
Career Options
You will graduate from the Bachelor of Product Design program with an extensive portfolio of work, including a major research project, relevant to industry needs, that combines all the skills and knowledge necessary for the field.
Career Paths
Upon graduation, you’ll be qualified to embark on a wide range of exciting career paths, including:
● Product Designer: Work at an apparel company to create outer recreational wear and equipment, gloves, hats, backpacks, or sportswear.
● Product Developer: Oversee the design, technical specification and manufacturer of products.
● Product Buyer: Identify and purchase retail products for a company or wholesaler.
● Retailer: Take your ideas to the market as an entrepreneur
● Environmental Designer: Create tents and other shelters, design exhibitions or work in the film and entertainment industry.
● Packaging Designer: Create innovative packages that will keep products safe while matching a company’s brand aesthetic.
● Furniture Designer: Create bespoke furniture or work at a furniture company designing furniture or components.
● Race wear designer: Give athletes a high performance edge by using innovative materials and designs to create race wear.
● Swim and cold weather accessories designer: Create products that maximize performance under extreme conditions.
● Survival and safety wear designer: Create products that will save lives or prevent injuries.
Our Product Design graduates make their marks as entrepreneurs, lead teams as staff designers for existing design studios, retailers, manufacturers, and freelance as independent consultants.
British Columbia is the fourth-largest design market in North America and is home to hundreds of design companies. Many of our graduates also pursue national and international opportunities. Learn more about the accomplishments of our alumni.