I'm Hamish, a leader with over 20 years experience as an industrial designer.
Most recently VP & head of the NY studio for renowned design firm Ammunition.
Originally from Wales in the UK, I moved to the United States in 2006. I am Co-founder of award-winning Swansea based craft brewery Freetime Beer Co.
I specialize in building teams, programs & businesses. Adding millions of dollars in revenue to two new design studios over the last 15 years.
After 20 yrs of introducing new products to markets across the globe, I am fluent in design for manufacture, production & operations.
10 yrs ago I realized the potential wealth of opportunity for sustainability in buildings vs consumer products.
Since then I have been studying high performance construction techniques.
Building science & technology fascinates me. Balancing the embodied carbon of high performance structures vs the efficiency they provide is the key to a sustainable future. The movement of returning to natural/classical materials & processes is full of breakthroughs.
I am currently working on design & build projects in the Hudson Valley, and looking for a full time operational role in consumer product, manufacturing & construction industries.
My interests lie in mass timber, modularity & thoughtfully designed sustainability that meets customers where they are.
I grew up in a small village in the West Wales, it was a rural upbringing with a lot of time spent outdoors.
You would find me jumping off cliffs, fishing, sailing, surfing and exploring the coastline with my brothers.
I love fixing things. Whether it is restoring bicycles, maintaining my car or renovation projects at home.
I found powerlifting in 2014 after a friend talked me into entering a powerlifting meet.
Lifting has become an integral part of my life, it is where I find positivity, balance & peace.
I spent the last two decades helping companies navigate the constraints of consumer product design.
Through this work, sustainability has become my passion.
In an effort to create something actionable at the intersection of my interests, sustainability & design.
I decided to design high performance buildings, my first project was a Passive House in 2021.
I am currently developing a range of Net-Zero buildings that will form the basis of a wellness retreat called Laurel on 11 acres near Kerhonkson, NY.
