I hired Shane early career for Cisco's collaboration device org. He hit the ground running and never really stopped.

During his tenure on my team, Shane grew into one of our most essential senior Industrial Design and CMF contributors. What set him apart wasn't just design skill, it was his ability to navigate the messy, complex reality of hardware product development. He became the person our team relied on to shepherd design intent through engineering, manufacturing, and CM partner coordination. He is collaborative, but seasoned enough to stand up and fight for the design details that matter - all the while keeping his eye towards the manufacturability.

A good example: we had to split an ID product line across two different overseas CM vendors - a situation that almost always results in inconsistent, fragmented product experience. Shane owned it. He negotiated the design details across both partners, kept continuity across the product line and delivered. That takes more than design skill. It takes design craft, dedication, and real commitment to the outcome.

He also builds the systems that make teams function better. He developed a CMF process from scratch to coordinate across Cisco manufacturing, our internal design team, and CM partners. When we lost support for our digital fabrication lab, he stepped up and kept it running. He mentors junior staff and consistently makes the team around him more effective.

He's a strong communicator - especially good at bringing together cross-functional and overseas teams and keeping everyone aligned through messy, complicated development cycles. He has earned deep respect from engineers, PMs, and designers alike.
 He's a bridge builder in the process.

If you need a designer who can execute at a high level, build process where none exists, and make your team better - Shane is that person.