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Craig Stehle

Industrial design professor

Education

  • M.I.D., industrial design, North Carolina State University
  • B.F.A., graphic design, East Carolina University

Credentials

  • Professor of industrial design, 2019–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta
  • Co-founder, 2014–present, Lobe Innovation Management, Chicago, IL and Decatur, GA
  • Adjunct professor, 2016–19, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
  • Instructor, 2017, Jiang China Human-Centered Design Program, Hangzhou, China
  • Innovation and marketing manager, 2007–14, ITW Global Product Development Center, Glenview, IL
  • Product development consultant/designer, 2003–07, Stehle Research and Design, Morton Grove, IL
  • Adjunct professor/fellow, 2002–15, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
  • Industrial designer/design researcher, 2001–03, The Center for Universal Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
  • Multiple positions, 1993–2000, Signal Design Inc., Raleigh and Wilmington, NC

Organizations

  • Tag Product Management Society, Atlanta, Committee Board Member, 2018–present
  • Atlanta Regional Commission, Atlanta, Volunteer-Innovation Subcommittee, 2017
  • Moda-Museum Design Atlanta, Atlanta, Volunteer-Educational Advisory Board, 2016–17
  • Aware-Atlanta Wildlife Animal Rescue Effort, Lithonia, Ga., Volunteer-Facilities Manager, 2016–17
  • Skomor Youth Soccer Club Skokie, Ill., Volunteer Board Member, Scholarship Foundation, 2012–14
  • The Grove Interpretive Center, Glenview, Ill., Volunteer-Animal Care, 2011–15
  • Village of Morton Grove, Morton Grove, Ill., Member, Economic Development Commission, 2010–12
  • AYSO Youth Soccer League, Morton Grove, Ill., Volunteer coach, 2009–12
  • Golf School District, Morton Grove, Ill., 2009–12
  • Golf School District, Morton Grove, Ill., Member, Strategic Planning Committee, 2009–10

Publications and presentations

  • "Developing More Desirable Products For Stroke Survivors," Stehle, C., Albrech-Buehler, C., Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, vol.15, no. 2, p. 10–117, 2008.
  • "Design as a Strategic Product Development Process," presented at Shift Happens – Midwest IDSA Conference, 2004.