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Anastasia Miller

Anastasia has a decade of experience in industrial design working with clients ranging from early-stage startups to Fortune 100 companies. Currently, she leads design at Firefly, a venture-backed startup based in Manhattan.

Previously, she consulted both independently, and at various agencies including Pentagram, Smart Design, and Frog, leading projects with clients such as Neutrogena, Ziploc, OXO, Curology, Kimberly Clark and Pepsico.




Catherine Liu

Catherine is an Industrial Designer at Smart Design. She is inspired by thoughtful details in everyday objects and enjoys translating them to her own work. From San Francisco to New York City, she has experience across healthcare, home goods, gaming, consumer technology, and beauty, with notable clients including OXO, Revlon, and Gatorade. She holds a degree in Product Design from Carnegie Mellon University.



Owen Foster

Owen Foster is an award-winning design educator and leader whose journey from rural Alabama to global design influence reflects a passion for creativity, empathy, and innovation.

As Associate Chair of Design at SCAD Atlanta, he champions future-focused, cross-disciplinary education through industry collaboration, mentorship, and transformative design experiences.




Quintin Williams

Quintin graduated from the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) with a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design in November of 2011. Quintin has been involved in the footwear industry since the year 2010 due to his first internship based in Brooklyn, NY where he was tasked to design a range of white-label boots for a multitude of European clientele. Afterward, he was personally selected to attend PENSOLE Footwear Intensive Footwear Academy based in Portland, OR where he learned more of the footwear design trade with the lead of D’Wayne Edwards - former Brand Director of JORDAN Brand.

Since that experience, he has gone on to win a national footwear competition designed for multiple professional athletes based in the NFL, MLB, NBA, and WNBA arena. Quintin also completed freelance projects for children's shoes and a mass of other companies including Bata, Native, and Disney.

Quintin has acquired a vast range of knowledge and experience in manufacturing and sourcing via travels to a multitude of Asian factories for a span of over 16+ years to date.

Quintin is formerly the Co-Founder/Chief Global Designer of Q4 SPORTS with teaching experience as a SCAD Mentor for the Fashion/Accessory Design Majors in Savannah, GA and the Industrial Design Majors located in Atlanta, GA. He currently holds the position of Professor of Sneaker/Accessory Design for SCAD Atlanta teaching the world's 1st Accredited Sneaker Design Minor.




Reid Schlegel 

Reid Schlegel is a NYC based industrial designer and illustrator with a solid history working in the design consulting and education space. Reid is the founder and design director of RS.D and previously worked at HUGE, Aruliden, frog and SMART Design. As a design educator Reid teaches at the Parsons School of Design and Kean University while also visiting universities globally to guest lecture and teach his design process methodologies and design skills. Additionally, Reid runs an Instagram account with 127k+ followers showcasing his work and other design related content. In his free time Reid can be found in upstate New York building custom cabins.


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A 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization
EIN# 82-1720724