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P O R T F O L I O
P R E F A C E Every project is pivotal to my encompassing and continually evolving experience with automotive interiors. I work meticulously to absorb, acknowledge, and respect all aspects of the interior process. I have expertise on projects of all scales, budgets, and constraints: from leading one-off prototypes to mass production projects, from a single piece to over 250,000 vehicles a year. I possess the ability to make products better, safer, more robust, more affordable, and as efficient as possible - without compromising the concept. I have been designing, fabricating, and creating automotive interiors before I could even legally operate a motor vehicle. I was raised a car guy and have spent the better part of my life in an automotive interior shop. When I was a young lad, I would climb into the cars that occupied the shop floor, sink into the seat, grab the wheel, and dream. I would imagine the feeling of driving such amazing machines on the open road, and as a child I only focused on the experience of driving. But, by twelve years old, my entire thought process about the complete automotive experience was altered - for good. I realized the interior environment is as important, if not more so, than the rest of the vehicle. The body is only the shell, but the true heart of any vehicle is not the engine - it is the driver. And the driver’s experience of any car is through the interior: it is the direct, physical connection we have with all automobiles. We touch it, feel it, smell it, see it, and communicate through it. The interior is the cockpit from which we command cars to do what we want; it is the vessel that empowers us to experience the drive. This notion is the basis for my unique obsession with interiors, and is a constant reminder to me throughout the entire design and production process.
M I S S I O N Today, the automotive interior possesses an growing importance in shaping the complete vehicle experience. Each stride toward a self-aware vehicle is transforming the driver’s role to that of a passenger before our eyes. The birth of a fully autonomous automobile warrants and requires a reformation of the vehicle interior architecture - the automotive interior experience, as we know it, will be changed forever. I have dedicated my life, tailored my skills, shaped my education, and accumulated vast experience in the automotive interior industry to be a pioneer of the new interior landscape. All things new and innovative evolve from two actions; dreaming and doing. We are all dreamers, but that is only half of the equation. Most of the dreamers in this world lack the drive, passion, and tenacity to also be a doer. All companies employ dreamers; but the Google family embraces, encourages, and challenges those few who can take a dream and make it real - to mold the unthinkable into the tangible. My name is Spenser Pearson, I am a doer, and I am determined to make our dreams into reality. 1
C O N T E N T S R A Z O R // 1969 CAMARO p r o t o t y p e p. 3 - 4
A F T E R B U R N E R // 1964 FAIRLANE p r o t o t y p e p. 5 - 6
B A I L O U T // 1966 MUSTANG p r o t o t y p e p. 7 - 8
A D R N L N // 1971 PANTERA p r o t o t y p e p. 9 – 10
A N 1 2 // 2012 - 2016 HYUNDAI SANTA FE p r o d u c t i o n p. 11 - 12
X M A 13 // 2013 – 2015 KIA SORENTO p r o d u c t i o n p. 13 - 14
Q F 1 4 // 2014 – 2016 KIA OPTIMA p r o d u c t i o n p. 15 - 16
E 2 S C 1 6 // 2016 – 2018 CHEVROLET MALIBU p r o d u c t i o n p. 17 - 18 2
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1969 CAMARO
p r o t o t y p e QTY : 1 / 1 ROLE : Designer / Fabricator / Soft Trim Systems SCOPE : Complete interior / Development vehicle for aftermarket parts COLLABORATION : Ringbrothers / Upholstery Unlimited
PRESS / AWARDS 2008 - Goodguy’s Street Machine of the Year 2008 - Mother’s Shine Award for Excellence in Design 2008 - Feature of BASF booth at SEMA 2009 - Appeared on Powerblock TV 2009 - Cover of Hot Rod Magazine - March Issue
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AFTERBURNER
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1964 FAIRLANE
p r o t o t y p e QTY : 1 / 1 ROLE : Designer / Fabricator / Soft Trim Systems SCOPE : Complete interior / Development vehicle for aftermarket parts COLLABORATION : Ringbrothers / Upholstery Unlimited
PRESS / AWARDS 2009 - Feature of BASF booth at SEMA - Unveiled by Adam Corolla 2009 SEMA - Best of Show Award 2009 - Mother’s Shine Award for Excellence in design 2010 - Appeared on Powerblock TV 2010 - Cover of Popular Hot Rodding Magazine - September Issue
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BAILOUT
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1966 MUSTANG
p r o t o t y p e QTY : 1 / 1 ROLE : Designer / Fabricator / Soft Trim Systems SCOPE : Soft Trim Components / Development vehicle for aftermarket parts COLLABORATION : Ringbrothers / Upholstery Unlimited
PRESS / AWARDS 2010 - Feature of Flowmaster booth at SEMA 2010 - Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational - Design Winner 2010 - Raybestos Performance/Design Competition Winner 2011 - Cover of Popular Hot Rodding Magazine - March Issue 2012 - Featured in Modified Mustangs Magazine - October Issue
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ADRNLN
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1971 PANTERA
p r o t o t y p e QTY : 1 / 1 ROLE : Feasibility Management / Issue Resolution SCOPE : Complete Interior / Concept vehicle for client tribute COLLABORATION : Ringbrothers / Nike / Recaro / Upholstery Unlimited
PRESS / AWARDS 2013 - Feature of Royal Purple booth at SEMA 2013 - Mother’s Shine Award for Excellence in Design 2013 - Press Vehicle for PPG and Royal Purple Media Coverage 2014 - Featured in Road & Track Magazine - May Issue 2014 - Featured on PowerNation TV
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2012 - 2016 HYUNDAI SANTA FE
p r o d u c t i o n QTY : 120,000 vehicles / year ROLE : Co-Lead Engineer SCOPE : 5 passenger - Soft Trim Systems - Seating COLLABORATION : JCI Global Platform - JCI NA / JCI Korea Built in : West Point, GA
Merit / Notables : (perfect launch of PPM) 0 - 0 - 100 - 100 - 30 during facelift in 2014 Compressed Launch Cycle - 2 years development in 8 months in 2011 Exceeded all cost / safety / craftsmanship targets
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2013 - 2015 KIA SORENTO
p r o d u c t i o n QTY : 120,000 vehicles / year ROLE : Lead Engineer SCOPE : 5 and 7 passenger - Soft Trim Systems - Seating COLLABORATION : JCI Global Platform - JCI NA / JCI Korea Built in : West Point, GA
Merit / Notables : (perfect launch of PPM) 0 - 0 - 100 - 100 - 30 for SOP in 2013 Took over engineering for 7 passenger platform Exceeded all cost / safety / craftsmanship targets JCI Merit Award for Customer Excellence
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2014 - 2016 KIA OPTIMA
p r o d u c t i o n QTY : 120,000 vehicles / year ROLE : Lead Engineer SCOPE : 5 passenger - Soft Trim Systems - Seating COLLABORATION : JCI Global Platform - JCI NA / JCI Korea Built in : West Point, GA
Merit / Notables : (perfect launch of PPM) 0 - 0 - 100 - 100 - 30 for facelift in 2013 New global standards created for numerous soft trim processes Exceeded all cost / safety / craftsmanship targets Awarded four more years of production with new platform
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2015 MALIBU SHOWN
2016 - 2018 CHEVROLET MALIBU
2015 MALIBU SHOWN
2015 MALIBU SHOWN
p r o d u c t i o n QTY : 280,000 vehicles / year ROLE : Lead Engineer SCOPE : 5 passenger - Soft Trim Systems - Seating COLLABORATION : JCI Global Platform - JCI NA / JCI China / JCI SA Built in : Riverside, MO
Merit / Notables : Retained business for multiple project lifecycles Exceeded all cost at PV stage before SOP Global Lead for all other regions Launches November 2015
2015 MALIBU SHOWN
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