The document provides a curriculum vitae for Christian Clark Crandal, an industrial designer. It outlines his education, including a BFA in Industrial Design from Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and general studies courses from Salt Lake Community College. It also lists his work experience as an owner/operator of a soap company and as a customer service coordinator at Tiffany & Co. His skills are noted as rapid prototyping, sketching, CAD software, and presentation abilities. A selection of his design projects are briefly described, including an infant feeding system, a smart football helmet, an outdoor lounge that can also function as a table, and adjustable pliers.

1. Christian Clark Crandal
I n d u s t r i a l D e s i g n Po rt f o l i o

2. Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI
BFA - Industrial Design
Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, UT
General Studies
BYU Language Program, Provo, UT
Comprehensive studies in reading, speaking and writing Spanish
Education
CURRICULUM VITAE
2011-2015
2001-2003
1998-1998
Experience
ROSE & ROOT PHOENIX, AZ
OWNER / OPERATOR
• Successfully started and ran day to day operations of a
handcrafted small batch soap company
• Branded the company with outside consultancy
• Marketed the company through printed and digital ad campaigns
• Conceptualized, researched, tested, and produced end product
• Developed relationships with wholesalers as well as local and domestic boutique
owners
Tiffany & Company, San Francisco, CA
CUSTOMER SERVICE COORDINATOR
• Strong leadership abilities in executing team initiatives while reaching
departmental objectives.
• Improved standards of service score card (Gallup Poll) numbers by 40%
• Increased profitability of department- cut servicing accommodations by 30%
• Rated “High Performer” by direct management during annual review.
2008-2012
2005-2011
• Rapid Prototyping
• Appearance model making
• Metalworking equipment
• Woodworking equipment
• Sketching/Rendering
• Brainstorming
• Color and Finish selection
• Concept Ideation
• Storyboarding
• Presentation Ability
Skills
Computer Skills
• Microsoft office
• Atlas and Kana/CRM systems
• Solidworks
• Adobe CC Suite
• Powerpoint/Keynote/Prezi
• Wacom products
• iWork suite
• Keyshot
Christian Crandal
N92W6840 Washington Court
Apartment 07
Cedarburg, Wisconsin 53012
( 7 1 3 ) 5 8 2 - 9 0 0 7
c c r a n d a l @ i c l o u d . c o m

3. CONTENTS
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Fiskars
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Facet
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Hollow
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Muu Digital Sketches
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4. An infant feeding system for modern parenting.
bachelor thesis (4 months)
topic infant feeding system
focus user experience / human factors / system design
Design an infant feeding system that has continuity and is
intuitive to use, while empowering “back-to-work” mothers and
anyone wanting to actively participate in the infant feeding
process.

5. MUU RESEARCH
Meet Dan & Jillian
Dan and Jillian represent a new
generation of parents in America:
Among U.S. Moms of healthy full-term
infants, 85 percent have used a breast pump
at some point, 25 percent pump their milk
regularly, and 6 percent pump exclusively.
The rise of pumping also implies that moms
don’t need as much time at home to spend
with their babies - they can simply pump,
store, and go back to work.
With the overall population of stay-at-home
dads climbing by twofold to 2 million since
1989, this means that 400,000 dads now
say they stay at home to take care of their
families.

6. MUU SYSTEM ANALYSIS
Understanding
the various steps
multiple infant
feeding systems have
and the relationships
between them.
Breast feeding is the
least amount of steps.
Pumping and the
subsequent bottle
feeding by far had
the most involved
processes.

7. MUU CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Problem:
With the steady increase of back-to-work mothers, a rise in stay-at-home
dads and fathers wanting to actively participate in the infant feeding
process, a baby can have a difficult time adapting to the various nipples
from bottle, pacifiers, and mother.
Also, the system necessities to pump breast milk, store the milk for later
use, warm the milk when ready for use, and manage the bottle system lack
continuity and are confusion to use.
Ideation Sketches

8. MUU CONCEPT IN USE
A day in the life with
muu uses a cartridge system
that collects, stores, and warms
milk or formula in an easy and
sustainable way. It mitigates
the hassle of traditional bottle
warmers by calculating the
perfect temperature based on the
amount of liquid in the cartridge.
muu consists of a portable
charging/warming base with an
intuitive display and soft click
interface, a receiving and storing
vessel (cartridge) with easy-
to-read level indicators, and a
duel push button cap system for
storing and feeding.
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Store for up to 6 months in
the freezer
muuUse cartridge system with any
leading pump system
The push button cap system works on a
cam that opens and closes around the
lip of the cartridge for a tight seal by
articulating the spring loaded inner arms
Conveniently keep track of when
milk was expressed with the dry
erase storing cap
Simply place the cartridge from the freezer onto
the warming base and turn vessel to the number
of ounces indicated
Wait for the chime to alert when
milk is ready for baby
Attach nipple cap when ready to
feed
muu
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9. Exploded View
Silicone Nipple
BPA Free
Funnel insert
Push
Button
BPA Free
Nipple Cap
Articulating
Seal
Mechanism
BPA Free
Cartridge
Easy Grip
Molding
Warming
Shroud
Warming
Element
Motherboard
Warmer Body
Display Glass
Display
Housing
muu
Silicone Anti-
Slide Base

10. Design a helmet that protects the user in a new and innovative way.
student project (2 months)
topic football protection
focus solidworks / human factors / innovation
Facet Smart Football Helmet

11. RESEARCHFACET SMART HELMET
Retired NFL players in their 50s
are five times more likely to have
been diagnosed with a dementia-
related syndrome — and retired
NFL players from age 30-49 are 19
times more likely to have such a
diagnosis.
5x's
1,000
College lineman experience
over 1,000 sub-concussive
head hits in an average season.
Most people are unaware that a
lineman in the three-point stance
is the most vulnerable of all
football players to a brain injury
The average high school lineman
takes between 1,000 to 1,500
hits to the head each season,
some at forces equivalent to or
greater than a 25-mile-an-hour car
crash.
1,000
With football concussions in a state of crisis, a decisive
solution addressing the high impact safety of players
has become urgent.
Problem

12. FACET SMART HELMET CONCEPT
FACET is a smart helmet featuring a
cranial shock absorber and
multiple sensors that track activity,
health vitals, and injury to the wearer.
Cranial construction better
protects cerebellum and
occipital lobe
Facet sensors count hits
and indicate severity of
impact
A flexible bumper absorbs
the shock of rear impact
Reinforced temporal
construction protects from
a cranial side impact

13. FACET SMART HELMET CONCEPT
Sensors
beam real-time data to
team medical coaches,
so that they may
monitor injury
Internal sensors can
give a detailed account
of player health and
well being

14. FACET SMART HELMET THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST IMPACT

15. Design an object with the rotational molding process in mind.
student project (3 months)
topic rotational molding manufacturing process
focus solidworks / human factors / multi-functional furniture
Hollow Outdoor Lounge & Table
An entry for the rotational
molding design competition

16. HOLLOW OUTDOOR LOUNGE & TABLE INSPIRATION

17. HOLLOW OUTDOOR LOUNGE & TABLE CONCEPT SKETCHES
Banana inspired lounge brings
a sense of whimsy to the
outdoor space. This model
contains two side handles that
allow the seating area to recline
This lounge brings a fun
organic shape to the outdoor
space, and also can turn over
to be a low-rise table
Organic form contours to the body
allowing for full out stretched
position

18. HOLLOW OUTDOOR LOUNGE & TABLE FINAL CONCEPT
HOLLOW is an elegant and functional addition
to any outdoor setting and becomes even
more useful in sets of three or four
HOLLOW is an outdoor chaise lounge
that couples as a low rise table

19. Digital Sketches Final Concept
HOLLOW Functional Elegance

20. Redefine the adjustable plier experience.
corporate sponsored project (4 months)
topic adjustable pliers
focus user experience / human factors / innovation
team Christian Crandal Josh Govek Alesia Hoge
Fiskars PowerGrip

21. FISKARS POWERGRIP RESEARCH
What are adjustable pliers used for?
Gripping large objects
To dip objects in liquids
To remove tacks, staples,
rivets, and small nails
Taking out plumbing fixtures
Loosening nuts and bolts
Hot, Cold, Dirty, Caustic objects
Adjustable pliers are used
at various angles and in
multiple situations, so
they must be quick and
easy to maneuver
?
BRIEFING
who uses adjustable pliers and how often
are they put to use?
Where are they used?
-Bathrooms / Plumbing
-General Maintenance
-Electrical

22. FISKARS POWERGRIP RESEARCH
What kinds of tools do the same job?
Our first steps in exploring the product landscape
made us realize there are a lot of different tools
available that do the same thing....none of them
compete with Channel lock in terms of reputation and
industry resonance. This pushed us to explore how
people use these tools and ultimately define who
these users were
Points of opportunity were identified through product
testing and introductory conversations with the users.
-teeth slip -pressure points
-pinch points -pipe add on
-inconsistent adjustment -hard to reach spaces
Initial Findings
Observations
wide handles
small spaces
poor leverage
Inspiration
A Moray eel can pull
back it’s jaw to reveal
another for more grip
and strength. How can
this be applied to a
modern tool?

23. FISKARS POWERGRIP PERSONA
Matthew
43 years old
married with 2 kids
likes to road trip
sucessful long term soccer coach
electrician
uses pliers daily for work
owns multiple pairs
prefers chanel lock & milwaukee tool

24. FISKARS POWERGRIP CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

25. FISKARS POWERGRIP CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
research understanding ideation
development refinementprototyping
final appearance model

26. FISKARS POWERGRIP FINAL
SPRING LOADED HANDLES NEST FOR
COMFORTABLE ONE HANDED GRIP
RACK AND PINION
WIRE
STRIPPER
INJECTION MOLDED
CASING
OIL TEMPERED CAST CHROME VANADIUM
ELECTRIC STEEL
REAMING
FUNCTION
HANDLE LOCKS
IN PLACE
ANGLED OPPOSING TEETH

27. FISKARS POWERGRIP FINAL
The PowerGrip is extremely easy to use because it
simplifies everything down into one motion, making
any job, big or small, a cinch for an old pro.
1. Release Handle Lock
2. Ratchet to Adjust and Tighten
3. Apply Force to Use
4. Release Lock to Open or Adjust
Problems Solved Include:
-reach small spaces with one hand
-added leverage when needed
- f u l l a r m u s e e n c o u r a g e d
-easy to grip and adjust in one hand

28. FISKARS POWERGRIP FINAL
FISKARS POWERGRIP Adjustable Pliers
The PowerGrip brings a fresh approach to adjustable
pliers; generating an entirely new category for the
Fiskars brand.
The spring-action nested handle alleviates hand fatigue
and encourages full arm use, creating a unique one-handed
solution.
PowerGrip’s ratcheting jaw makes working in hard to
reach spaces a cinch, while its attachable extension adds
sometimes crucial leverage in a split second. And with it’s
fully hardened, precision-ground steel construction the
PowerGrip adjustable pliers bring durability to the toolbox.

29. Examples of my Cintiq and Sketchbook Pro abilities
student project (2013-2015)
focus rendering / formal development
DIGITAL TOOLS

30. Digital Sketches CINTIQ TABLET / SKETCHBOOK PRO

31. T H A N K Y O U !
C o n t a c t I n f o
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ccrandal@icloud.com