Ethan Cusick

Technical/Product Designer, specializing in outdoor, automotive and lifestyle accessories such as bags, storage solutions and sleep systems. I bring end-to-end product development experience, from concepts to real products. I have been responsible for design, prototyping, pattern making, sourcing, tech packs, with in-house soft goods production experience informing construction decisions and manufacturability.

R&D Team member--Technical Designer/Production sewing at Adventure Wagon (2024-01 – Present)

• Lead end to end soft goods product development and small batch soft goods production.
• Created technical illustrations, multi-view flats, schematics, and production ready artwork.
• Built tech packs including construction callouts, labeled diagrams, dimensioned drawings and comprehensive BOMs.
• Product development through hands on prototyping, user experience and weekly collaboration with the R&D/ledership team.
• Sewed and assembled soft-goods including complex sleep systems, vehicle interior storage solutions and upholstery panels for thermoformed vehicle interior trim.
• Paper and digital pattern making for non-standard complex 3d shapes for both production and prototyping settings.

Upholstery lead at Adventure Wagon (2022-01 – 2024-12)

• Led and coordinated a team of 10+ upholstery technicians, managing workflow, task assignments, and daily production priorities.
• Upholstery production for custom interior panel systems, ensuring consistent quality and fitment across over 100 SKUs.
• Maintained accuracy and repeatability across builds through standardized processes and documentation updates.

Line Cook at Little Big Burger (2021-01 – 2022-12)

Sales Associate at Ace Hardware (2020-01 – 2021-12)

Professional program in Technical Design – ELVTR

Coursework in Apparel Design & Technical Illustration – Portland Fashion Institute

Graduated in Graphic design – Benson Polytech highschool