Profile: Doug Garven

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About Doug Garven : Doug Garven is a product designer with over thirty years of experience in the Durable Medical Equipment industry, both using and designing manual wheelchairs. An Industrial Design graduate from Kent State University, an automotive accident left him a T6 paraplegic. As an avid motorsports and yacht racing enthusiast, Garven uses his passions to inspire his four-wheeled creations and is always looking to push the boundaries of convention and think of new ways to solve and improve the mobility for those in need.
ORGANIZATION:
Permobil

NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Marketing professional Health care, paramedics, laboratory

EDUCATION:
1992, Industrial Design, BS, Kent State University, Kent/USA

EXPERIENCE:
1993-1997, Product Designer, Everest & Jennings, Soquel/USA
1997-1999, Sr. Designer, Sunrise Medical, Longmont/USA
2006-2008, Sr. Designer, Kueschall AG, Witterswil/Switzerland
2009-2021, Product Development Manager, TiLite-Permobil, Pasco/USA
2021-2024, Principal Product Manager, Permobil, Nashville/USA

AWARDS:
1999, Bronze Medal, International Design Excellence Awards, Herndon/USA
1999, Gold Medal, Medical Design Excellence Award, New York City/USA

REGISTRATION DATE:
2024-01-03 22:59:17

COUNTRY/REGION:
United States of America

ACCOUNT TYPE:
Enterprise

Awards received by Doug Garven


Cr1 Wheelchair

Golden A' Design Award Winner for Product Engineering and Technical Design Category in 2023
Doug Garven for Permobil



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