Bill Raftery graduated with a degree in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY in 1972. After designing products in-house for companies such as Rubbermaid, Steelcase and Herman Miller he started his own independent design firm in Ohio in 1992. Among his clients are HBF, Tuohy, Councill, Paoli, JOFCO, Thonet, JSI, HAG and Allsteel. Over the past 50 years Bill has won several Best of Neocon Awards, ADEX Awards and has over 40 US Patents in his name. His passion for design pushes him to draw on his 50 years of experience to develop strategic insights and creative problem-solving for every new project he undertakes.