Chris Favela

Background

About Chris Favela

I am an Industrial Designer on a mission to create meaningful products that inspire people to be active. Throughout my career, I have used human-centric design, creativity, and innovation to create stories that have successfully boosted revenue growth, brand value, and consumer engagement for some of the most recognizable brands in the world. MY SUPERPOWERS Spotter of opportunities through chaos; a cultivator of big ideas; intuitive problem solver; solid multi-tasker; calculated risk-taker; storyteller by way of inventive concepts and killer aesthetics; the driver of business results and humble contributor to help my team shine. BRINGING STORIES TO LIFE I’m all about creating a meaningful product based on an engaging story. My journey starts by paying attention to people; finding the crossroads where trend, consumer-needs, and technology meet; then unraveling the threads to identify design opportunities. To do this, I vigilantly observe, constantly ask questions, challenge the status quo, imagine BIG, imagine often, and never stop collaborating with fellow team members and learning from the greats. HIGHLIGHTS • Product Revolution: Disrupted the soccer industry by re-imaging and overhauling the design and construction of the shin guard for Nike. The first significant redesign of soccer protective gear in the last 50 years resulted in an industry paradigm shift. • A brand re-born: Championed the rebranding of Gregory Mountain Products by creating a unified family aesthetic, iconic technologies, and focusing on an athlete-first approach. This has resulted in enhanced brand recognition and double-digit growth over the last 3 years. • Assembling Innovation: As a strong team leader and mentor, I have assembled and inspired cross-disciplinary teams that have produced revolutionary ideas for Adidas Golf- As well as, building long-lasting trusting relationships across the organization. EXPERTISE industrial design, product design, footwear design, wearable design, soft good design, hard good design, material design, color design, design thinking, concept development, innovation, product strategy, consumer research, product testing, teamwork, mentorship, leadership, 2D ideation sketching, illustration, 3D rapid prototyping, adobe creative suite, solid works, procreate.