Kevin Shankwiler

Kevin Shankwiler

Senior Lecturer & Undergraduate Program Coordinator, School of Industrial Design

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Kevin Shankwiler

Senior Lecturer & Undergraduate Program Coordinator, School of Industrial Design

Education

Masters in Industrial Design, Georgia Institute of Technology, August, 2006
B.S. in Industrial Design, Georgia Institute of Technology, May 1996

Biography

Kevin Shankwiler is a Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Program Coordinator in the School of Industrial Design at Georgia Institute of Technology. His research focuses on the use of parametric modeling and design, with a particular interest in product customization. Shankwiler holds both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Industrial Design from Georgia Tech. His professional experience includes roles as an Assistant Professor and Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Industrial Design at Georgia Tech. Since January 2004, Shankwiler has also been the Principal and Industrial Designer at Shankwiler Design, LLC in Atlanta, Georgia.

Statement of Teaching Interest

Kevin Shankwiler's teaching is focused on new product development and innovation. Kevin teaches industry sponsored design studios focusing on robust design process and prototyping methods. His projects include bicycle design, consumer products, product customization, digital parametric modeling and advanced fabrication. 

Statement of Research Interest

Mr. Shankwiler has conducted research in the areas of product customization, digital design, and curriculum development as it relates industrial design.

Recent Scholarly Work

Shankwiler, K. (September 2025), “How Georgia Tech is Shaping the Future Based on a Changing World,“ The 4th International ARCH + DESIGN Conference and Expo: Visionary Design: Shaping the Future in a Changing World, Effat University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Atlanta Design Week 2025. Student bicycle design project (PULSE First Responder Bicycle) featured in Atlanta Design Week exhibition.

Atlanta Design Week 2024. Student bicycle design projects (Mammoth E-bike, Mercuri Delivery E-bike) featured in Atlanta Design Week exhibition.

Expert Witness. Design patent litigation. Sanho v. Kaijet. Retained as Design Expert Witness. Examined case materials, wrote rebuttal report, wrote response report, gave testimony in federal district court. (2022-2024).