Cascade Designs, a maker of outdoor equipment, announced the promotion of Drew Keegan to Director of Product Management. As Director of Product Management, Keegan will be managing and guiding the team responsible for product line management and fitness for use under the MSR, Platypus, SealLine and Tracks brands through ideation, development and into commercialization.

 

Keegan, a nine-year veteran engineer with the company, has served in increasingly responsible design, engineer and product management roles, most recently as Combustion Product Manager. He has been a key player in the engineering and development of highly successful products such as the MSR Denali Evo Snowshoe, and the MSR XGK EX and MSR Reactor stoves.

“Drew’s combination of highly technical engineering talent and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely has always been a huge asset to our team,” said Ken Meidell, V.P. of the Outdoor Group at Cascade Designs. “I’m confident that he can set a level of consistency, timeliness, rigor and quality in his department that will serve our customers well.”

Keegan holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Notre Dame and in his free time enjoys climbing, mountaineering, snowboarding, surfing, running and biking.