Title Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Description A presentation on advances in automotive design at Mercedes-Benz with particular insights into the process and strategy that goes into some of the most advanced automobiles in the world. Speaker Chris Rhoades is a designer with over 30 years of experience in the automotive industry, spending most of that time working for Mercedes-Benz. His career in transportation design has been an international one which has included design and studio management in both the United States and Germany. Chris is an alum of the University of Washington Industrial Design program as well as the Transportation Design program at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. |