10 Years of OPDD with Evan Loomis

About this episode

This episode celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary of the OPDD program with a conversation featuring alum Evan Loomis.

To celebrate the 10 Year Anniversary of the Outdoor Product Design & Development program at Utah State University, we are sharing conversations with alumni, faculty, and industry! Enjoy this conversation with OPDD alum and Industrial Designer from Shyft, Evan Loomis Listen to these conversations on the Highlander Podcast. https://opdd.usu.edu/podcast The Highlander Podcast is sponsored by the Outdoor Product Design & Development program at Utah State University, a four-year, undergraduate degree program that trains the next generation of product creators for the sports and outdoor industries. Learn more at opdd.usu.edu or follow the program on LinkedIn or Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/usuoutdoorproduct/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/opdd Discover the Outdoor Recreation Archive on Instagram or on USU’s website. https://instagram.com/outdoorrecarchive https://library.usu.edu/archives/ora Subscribe to our ORA newsletter: https://outdoorrecarchive.substack.com/ Outdoor Recreation Archive Instagram https://www.instagram.com/outdoorrecarchive/?hl=en Episodes hosted, edited, and produced by Chase Anderson in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah…

People in this episode

Guest: Evan Loomis

Topics covered

• Outdoor Product Design
• Industrial Design
• Alumni Conversations

Keywords

• Utah State University
• 10 Year Anniversary
• Shyft

Sponsors

Outdoor Product Design & Development program

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Outdoor Product Design & Development program

Places: Cache Valley, Utah

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