Our Team
A Culture Of
Creators
We’re a team of curiosity-driven, talented creatives who
build each other up and make the most of every day.
Design Team
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.
Ryan Bailey
Design Director
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.
Steven Bockmann
Creative Director
Travis is a designer who thrives on variety and finding clear, well-resolved solutions. For 20+ years, he’s worked across industries connecting insight, design, and delivery. He also loves creating beautiful outdoor spaces, and wild adventures with his wife and kids.
Travis Lintner
Creative Director
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.
Karen Widman
Creative Director
Dave is an industrial designer and builder who enjoys turning ideas into real, functional products. With a background in design, fabrication, and hands-on problem solving, he’s most at home in the shop creating prototypes, refining processes, and bringing concepts to life. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with family and wing foiling in the Outer Banks whenever the wind cooperates.
Dave Banko
Shop Lead
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!
Prasad Joshi
Senior Industrial Designer
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.
Marty Ma
Senior Industrial Designer
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.
Logan Price
Industrial Designer
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.
Jihoon Kim
Industrial Designer
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.
Emma Campbell
UX/UI Designer
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.
Randy Dunson
Graphic Designer
Erfan is a creative Industrial Designer with both undergraduate and graduate degrees in industrial design. With a deep passion for exploring the future through the lens of the past, he excels in collaborative environments where innovative ideas thrive. When he’s not in the studio, Erfan can often be found wrenching on his old car, a beloved project that he shows, drives, and inevitably repairs.
Erfan Sheidaei
Industrial Designer
JD Harris is an industrial designer with a background in clinical research and a passion for human-centered design. With a sharp eye for detail, he is committed to finding elegant solutions to complex problems. Outside the studio, you’ll often find him exploring new places, sketching in cafes, or getting lost in a book.
JD Harris
Industrial Designer
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.
Mark Hill
Fabricator / Director of Rad
Administration Team
Mike is a designer and fabricator, professor, and entrepreneur. His expertise is focused on defense, medical, and consumer devices and brands, building creative teams, and other entrepreneurial activity.
Mike Laut
Founder & CEO
Mark is an experienced entrepreneur with an extensive background in consumer product marketing and finance. At Laut Design, he loves finding new growth opportunities and connecting great brands with our incredible team. Outside of work, he can be found hiking, playing/watching/coaching soccer, and traveling with his wife and two kids.
Mark Saad
CFO
Jodie brings a background in project management, UX/UI design, nonprofit leadership, and teaching. She approaches operations with a maker’s mindset, blending design thinking and a DIY spirit. She loves supporting other creatives to solve problems and bring ideas to life. Outside of work, you’ll find her hiking, gardening, or cheering on her kids.
Jodie Hepp
Executive Operations Coordinator
Jessie keeps projects at Laut Design running smoothly with her detail-driven approach to management. A freshly minted PMP, she’s always looking for smarter ways to streamline the process. With a BFA in studio art and photography from ECU (and a background in graphic printing), she brings a creative edge to the mix. Outside the office, Jessie’s usually adventuring with her husband, son, and their dog—who makes regular Friday visits to the office.
Jessie Cox
Project Manager
Ashton is a project manager with a strong foundation in creative design, holding a BFA in Graphic Design and Photography from ECU. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time outdoors, indulging in activities like fishing and camping, and unwinding with a good RPG video game on a rainy day.
Ashton Tygart
Project Manager
Ashley has a strong creative background in the arts. She thrives on fostering positive energy in the workplace and is known for her creative problem-solving skills. Outside of her role at Laut, Ashley channels her energy as an event coordinator, thriving in the fast-paced, chaotic world of event planning. She also pours her creativity into her floral preservation business, enjoys outdoor adventures with her dog, and loves finding new escape rooms to solve.
Ashley White
Administrative Assistant
Tim is a seasoned HR professional with extensive experience helping organizations succeed via their most valuable asset – people. He understands that design thinking is critical to developing meaningful employee experiences that empower critical thinking, teamwork, innovation, and overall success. His free time is spent working on DIY home projects or hunting for great Bourbon.
Tim Wadford
HR Consultant
Mike is a dot-connector who gets a big kick out of supporting creative people doing innovative work. When he’s not watching sports or playing with his two kids, he loves meeting new folks, ideally over a delicious cup of coffee.
Mike Morrell
Business Development
Laura contributes to business development and customer relationships at Laut Design. When she isn’t out seeking new design opportunities, she is teaching elementary students how to read. She’s earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Education at North Carolina State University. Laura is a serial hobbyist, so when she’s not at the office, you’ll find her in her garden, playing with her kids, riding her bike, diving, climbing, fusing glass, attempting pottery, traveling, or running.
Laura Laut
Business Development
Jillian holds a BFA from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and brings an artist’s eye and storyteller’s heart to Laut. She loves painting, pottery, gardening, and creating wigs and makeup for live productions. Outside of work, she’s usually hiking with her dog or making something with her husband and their favorite creations: their children.
Jillian Leonard
Marketing and Social Media Coordinator
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Opal Laut
Studio Dog
