Experienced veteran. Enthusiastic amateur.
I am a creative leader with over 15 years of experience in agency and corporate practice. My passion is building cross-functional design teams for growing organizations seeking to expand their customer base.
Recruited to Sonos in 2013 to build an in-house industrial design team, my responsibilities quickly expanded to building a cross-functional design organization incorporating the disciplines of Industrial Design, Interaction Design, User Research, Packaging, and CMF. Presently my focus is new product opportunities and strategic design partnerships.
Prior to joining Sonos I was Creative Director of TEAGUE’s Seattle-based Design Studio from 2007-2012. At TEAGUE, I was responsible for restructuring the studio offering and re-positioning the practice to better support the needs of the studio’s present and future clients.
I have written and lectured about design, design trends, team building, and the challenges of implementing innovation practices both as an in-house and external partner.
If you have a design problem that might benefit from the perspective of an experienced veteran and an enthusiastic amateur – let’s talk!
Tad.Toulis@gmail.com
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