Charles Floyd

Charles Floyd has a long history of working in design engineering and industrial design. Charles began their career in 2006 as Design Director at AbsolutelyNew, Inc., where they had 5 direct and 3 indirect reports and increased the pricing of the company's contracts by 25%. In 2012, they became an independent Industrial Designer and Product Developer, specializing in Home, Health/Wellness, Pet, and Tool products, and offering Design, Product Development, and Prototyping services to private and commercial clients. In 2013, they took on the role of Toy Designer at Worldwise, Inc. (Pet Products), where they were responsible for the invention, design, and development of cat toys, scratchers, and pet furniture. In 2016, Charles took a vacation to work for the Exploratorium in Turkey, where they were part of the team responsible for installation, setup, and troubleshooting of Kayseri Science Center exhibits. Charles then became Self-Employed as an Industrial Designer/Product Development Consultant, partnering with inventors to help them bring their ideas to market. That same year, they also became Design Engineer at Cooper Gray Robotics, where they worked on electric propulsion systems for diesel skid-steer EV conversion. In 2017, Charles became Design Engineer at EarthGrease and then at Kogniz, Inc. In 2019, they joined Niche Creative, LLC as Design Engineer, Fabricator, CNC plasma/router/laser, working with a variety of clients including the Exploratorium, major restaurants, internationally acclaimed artists, Burning Man projects, and private clients.

Charles Floyd attended Louisiana State University from 1983 to 1989, studying Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Art, and Photography. Charles then attended San Francisco State University from 2001 to 2004, earning a BAIA in Product Design and Development. From 2004 to 2007, they attended Academy of Art University with no degree in Industrial Design. Charles also attended EarthGrease, though no additional information is available.