Bio

Gabe is a fantastic professional and leader, and I am confident that he will excel in any senior leadership or product development role he may take on.  I originally hired Gabe to lead industrial design in charge of a very small team focused on product development.  While Gabe excelled in that role, he also quickly demonstrated tremendous capability to take on much greater responsibilities and drive broader strategic change at the company.

Tim MacGuidwin

CEO, AllGuard

Gabe’s design knowledge, paired with with his desire to increase process made my job easy. He led with integrity and passion, which trickled down to his entire team. Gabe made time to help support, grow and challenge my own skills – even though I wasn’t his direct report. I value the dedication and time he spent with me as a peer but also a mentor.

Brittani Sotzen

Project Launch Manger, Dr. Squatch

I was always impressed with Gabe’s work. His background and understanding of a broad range of manufacturing technologies meant that his designs not only looked good but always met the functional product requirements and were easily manufacturable. Gabe is a great all around designer able to account for all of the design requirements that a project might have.

Patrick Boehnen

Director of Channel Marketing, Apex Tool Group

I have had the pleasure of working with Gabe for 10 years. During this time, I have been consistently impressed by Gabe’s commitment to human-centered design solutions and his focus on the mentorship of his team. I highly recommend Gabe for any position that requires a dedicated and talented design professional.

Vincent Lusardi

CXO, Everest

Gabriel was a fantastic collaborator on our project. We were pleasantly surprised that he nailed the concept right off the bat and we did not need to go back to the drawing board. His skill and expertise […] took our product design to the next level and breathed new life into a project we had been working on for 3 years. Jennifer Blaese

Founder & Design Curator, Loft 312

Gabe has a clean aesthetic and can quickly pull together a wide variety of concepts. He has the ability to continually come up with creative design solutions and is very open to accepting constructive criticism to better the end product. Kelly Ventura

Product Designers, K Ventura Design

Gabriel is a passionate designer who adds character and talent to the office. He constantly provides helpful insights and perspective to design challenges, along with an eye for detail. I always take his input into consideration when working on a project. Christina Augustyn

Industrial Designer, Tricorbraun

Gabe is a talented designer, and can explore a project from right and left brain perspectives. He is well-versed in many materials, and if not, will learn what he needs to know. Overall, he has a relaxed style and is willing and able to problem solve in order to get to the best solution for the design challenge! Sara Anderson

Product Development, tag

Gabe brought numerous skills to the table including his impressive design knowledge and skills, his ability to see the big picture goal and break it down into components, and his unwavering passion for the project. I felt fortunate to have him on my team and am very proud of our accomplishments in the course. Jennifer Herlein

Director of Special Events, UIC

It was a pleasure to work along side Gabe. He was one of the select few who really put their all into projects. Extremely self-driven and reliable. Gabe has proven that he can uphold strong design principals out in the field and has the creative insight to create highly functional designs with clean aesthetic as well as conceptual and thought-provoking ideas. Mike Serafin

Senior Designer, SRAM

Gabriel is a talented industrial designer, well versed in multiple aspects of research, design, and product development. He is hard working, thorough, and extremely organized. Stephen Melamed

Principal, Tres Design Group, Inc.

Gabriel is one of the most talented and innovative designers I have come across in my career. He likes to think outside the box, challenge everyone’s thinking in a very productive way and he produces results. We used to say at tag “we’ll say we knew him when.” Nancy Michael

Director of Marketing, tag