Ryan Larcom, IDSA | Indiana Chair
Ryan Larcom is a designer trapped in an engineer’s body. He discovered design midway through college (as a mechanical engineer at Rochester Institute of Technology) and focused his Masters degree on Industrial Design and spent a summer working for Design Continuum in Milan, Italy.
Upon graduation, he began work as an interiors engineer at Honda R&D in Columbus, Ohio, designing interior parts for the 2008 Acura TL (which won a Ward’s “Interiors of the Year” award), the 2009 refresh of the Acura MDX, the 2010 Honda Odyssey, and the door linings for the upcoming redesigned Acura MDX. While in Ohio, he acted as a Student Mentor for the IDSA Columbus Chapter, developing college students from the Ohio State University and Columbus College of Art & Design.
He relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana when he married & began work for Cummins, Inc. as a design engineer on the world’s largest high-speed diesel engine: the QSK95. He recently took on a new position at Cummins in Corporate Responsibility: he helps employees create sustainable change in their local communities using paid time that Cummins provides every year. This new challenge for him is right in line with his passions for Design for Social Change.
He took the reins of the IDSA Indiana Chapter for 2012-2014 and hopes to revive enthusiasm for the Design profession in a city with much to offer. Check them out on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1190737.
Ryan continues to seek opportunities for design education and using design for social impact.
