Juan Bruce - VP, Program Development - los angeles

 



Education:
MBA Stanford GSB
MS Mechanical Engineering Stanford
BS Design Stanford

Personal Trajectory:
Technology R&D > Product Design & Engineering > Product Strategy & Innovation > B-School > Branding and Business Development > Continuum LA

Virtues:
I could never choose what I wanted to be when I grew up -- designer, engineer, marketer, brand guy, business guy, race car driver, social butterfly... I like understanding different perspectives on any given problem and bridging across disciplines to craft a solution.

Vices:
Fast cars, fashion, furniture, beautiful objects, Stanford degrees and most things made with butter.

Favorite Project:
Prototyping Potato Chips, a GPS race car telemetry system, Formula SAE in college, building a digital photo booth from a vintage freezer, designing a fashion brand for a record label.

Special Interest:
Sports cars (especially German sports sedans), wheels, mid-century modern furniture, luxury brands, modern architecture, night clubs & lounges, design hotels, fashion, vintage fashion (60s-80s), sneaker design, funky eye wear, LA culture, pool parties, car magazines, the Nürburgring (Nordschleife).