A Culture Of
Creators

Ryan loves solving problems and leading a highly creative team. You can find him after hours in the shop, wrenching on an old car or sewing up a new backpack. He’s also game for any outdoor adventure.

Steven is a highly creative and passionate designer with gearhead tendencies. With a background in industrial and transportation design, he relishes any opportunity to design something fast.

Karen has nine years of experience creating graphics and branding at Laut Design. When she’s not drooling over logo design, you can find her crocheting or spending time on the lake with her family.

Marty is a well-rounded senior industrial designer who has both international corporate and consultancy work experience. He believes design is like cooking; delivering the right thing to the right customer at the right time.

Prasad loves creative problem solving and designing meaningful products. He has a background in mechanical engineering, and in his free time, he is most likely to be found somewhere in the mountains!

Gabriel is an industrial designer who has worked across a broad range of markets and industries and loves the challenge of a complex project. For him the beauty of design is manifest when a product experience comes across as simple and elegant without betraying the true complexity of the interlinked problem/solution efforts underlying its development. Beyond design he has a passion for traveling, all the outdoor activities and making things with his own two hands.

Logan is a creative problem solver and designer. He enjoys taking on challenges and is often looking for new and exciting ways to express his creativity. In his free time, he enjoys being with his wife, reading, and hiking.

Jordan is a Web Specialist with a BS in Computer Science from UNCW and a certificate in Digital Marketing from UNC. He enjoys the challenge of merging optimized code and effortless user experiences.

Charlie is an engineer, maker, and lifelong learner. A jack of many trades and master of some, he most enjoys watching a prototype come together. Aside from making, you might find him on a surfboard, snow skis, or anywhere in between.

Jihoon believes that the essence of design is a value proposition to consumers visually, physically, and emotionally. He is always keeping his eyes on new trends and fads.

Zach is an Industrial Designer with a background in model-making and fine woodworking. At Laut, he loves getting his hands dirty in the shop to bring prototypes to life. Outside of work, he can most likely be found biking or surfing with his toddler and wife.

Emma is a UX/UI Designer who has a passion for shaping and creating experiences that help users accomplish their goals seamlessly. She is an explorer, an artist, and a book lover.

Randy is an experienced brand identity designer that enjoys seeing concepts come to life. He enjoys spending his free time with his wife and three kids, training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and being active in his community.

Akshay assists in shop builds and ideation. With a background in mechanical engineering and industrial design, he enjoys critical thinking and a holistic approach to design. He is all ears for a philosophical debate, heavy metal music or a bicycle tour.

Coming from a Visual Arts background, Jack particularly loves the storytelling aspect of Industrial Design. He is continuing his mission to learn how to make anything he can imagine. When off mission, you’ll find him catching up on Film, TV, and Games or trying to spend as much time outside as possible.

When not wrenching on something old and rusty, Mark is collecting antiques for friends or inventing new shop tools. If it were healthy to have a weekly tetanus shot, our fabricator extraordinaire would be first in line.

Rebecca had a mentor teach her: “Don’t send out no ugly food” (an original quote from a Denny’s sign) and she now lives her life by this message. Time, dedication, and a careful design eye goes into every project she makes so it is exactly as imagined. If something is happening outside, that’s where you’ll find Rebecca. She likes to camp, hike, sail, and garden.