Keith has over 30 years of product development experience as an Industrial Designer in both corporate and consulting companies. As the founding principal of elevation since 1997, he oversees all design development and provides the vision and leadership for clients from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups. He has a proven record of success in providing technical, analytical and managerial leadership, combining excellent design sensitivity to achieve high profile, high volume consumer products on time and within budget.

As the former Design Manager for Evenflo/Gerry Baby Products he co-founded Gerry’s New Business Development Group identifying, creating, and launching new product categories designed to capture marketplace opportunities.-most notably creating the “Soft Gate” category for Gerry generating over $20M in sales. He has led numerous internal designs teams as a former Vice-President of Design, Director of Product Development and Design Manager.

Clients have included: Fisher-Price, Polaris, Eddie Bauer, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Sony, fishpond, Magnavox, Wenger, Swiss Gear, mattel, Marmot, Ogio, Laser Technology, The Coleman Company, Chamberlain, Goldbug, BestMed, American Recreation Products, Cabela’s, Quiksilver……

Has worked internally developing and launching new products resulting in millions of dollars in growth for companies including Kohler Company, Fisher-Price, Evenflo/Gerry Baby Products and Walter Dorwin Teague where Keith was involved in the design and development exclusively for the Boeing Company where he was responsible for the interior development of Air Force One 747-767 Presidential Plane for Ronald Reagan.

Keith has received numerous design awards and has been awarded over 30 U.S. Utility and Design Patents, and multiple International Patents throughout his career. He has had designs exhibited in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France; The Smithsonian Institute; and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Graduated from the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Design.