Ben Oppenheimer is an Industrial Designer based in Brooklyn, NY, originally from Kansas City, KS. His past experience spans both design agencies and in-house CPG companies, providing a well-rounded perspective to the product development process.

Experience

Recognition

Prime Studio
- Senior Industrial Designer
Lead the design and day to day project management of multiple products. Assisted running run studio operations, hiring, and planning. Responsible for managing and mentoring junior designers, and working / collaborating with engineers and graphic designers
 
- Industrial Designer
Designed dozens of products for clients raging from startups to fortune 500 companies. Throughout the PD process I was tasked with managing client relationships, running project timelines, and tracking budgets. Product categories included medical care, consumer appliances, packaging, housewares, and furniture
Friends Of
- Freelance Industrial Designer
Worked on early stage concepts for consumer electronics and soft goods products. Focused on prototyping, CAD, and UX design
MYRO
- Product Develoment Manager
In this leadership role I planned budgets, and worked on the high level vision for the company. Working collaboratively with comapny stakeholders I planned project roadmaps and category expansions in the bodycare space. Primary focus was on the retail launch of our flagship deodorant, and the expansion into the bodywash category
 
- Industrial Designer
As a designer at MYRO I was responsible for creating unique personal care products that aligned with the VDL and sustainability goals of the company. I worked closely with our marketing team in house to create product briefs and concepts, and externally worked with engineers and our team in China to develop them. I was also responsible for all the packaging design and production
Tomorrow Lab
-  Industrial Designer
Designed hardware products and interfaces primarily for technology based start-ups and entrepreneurs. I contributed to projects in various capacities ranging from concept development to mechanical engineering. I also worked directly with multiple clients operating in the fields of VR, wearables, packaging, toy design, healthcare, and IOT devices
Smart Design
 - Industrial Designer Internship
Collaborated with designers, engineers, and strategists to develop innovative products for the OXO brand. Responsibilities included sketch ideation, prototyping, user testing, and client presentations. During this time I was especially able to take advantage of the human centered culture at Smart, and learn from their award wining design and research teams
BioLite
-  Industrial Design Fellowship
Worked with design, engineering, and marketing teams to bring multiple new products to market. Primarily focused on the future of wearable camping gear and translating the design language of the brand into future products. Over the ten month term I was fortunate to participate in the entire lifecycle of a product’s design, from initial sketch ideation through packaging and eventually retail design

Clients I've worked with-

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You can reach me at-
bop.oppenheimer@gmail.com

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