Aly Khalifa

Owner at Gamil Design, Inc., Founder at LYF Shoes, Director, Design and Engineering at The Outdoor Recreation Group, Fellow at Eisenhower Fellowships, Co-founder at SPARKcon, Managing Partner at Gamila Products, Co-founder and Owner at Designbox LLC, Board of Directors at Friends of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Board of Directors at Visual Art Exchange

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Design

Gamil Design, Inc. since Oct 1995
Owner
LYF Shoes - Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area since May 2012
Founder
The Outdoor Recreation Group since May 2010
Director, Design and Engineering
Eisenhower Fellowships - RDU since Aug 2011
Fellow
SPARKcon - Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area since Jan 2006
Co-founder

North Carolina State University 1986 - 1993
BS, Product Design Engineering (ME) North Carolina State University 1986 - 1990
BED, Product Design

Mechanical Engineering
Product Design
Invention
Creative Leadership
Creative Facilitation
Lecturing
Teaching
CAD
Leadership
Workshop Facilitation
Manufacturing Engineering
Product Development
Rapid Prototyping
Industrial Design
Design Strategy
Design Thinking
Rendering
Art
Brand Development
Graphic Design
Creative Direction
Product Innovation
Design Management
Sustainability
Concept Development

design and engineering sporting goods equipment, invention development, international sourcing, community projects, creativity theory, "design for the real world"

• US Patent & Trademark Office: 16 patents awarded. Several more pending. • Speaker, Institute for Emerging Issues, Raleigh 2010. • AIGA 365:30 Package Design • Grammy Award Nomination, for work with Stefan Sagmeister on David Byrne/Bryan Eno project, 2009. • AIGA 365:28 Typograhic Design, 2007 • Lecturer, Urban Next Summit, for SPARKcon as a model for cultural renewal, New Orleans 2008 • Finalist, Eisenhower Fellowship, for design as a public prerogative, 2007 • Featured Speaker, Tasmeem Design Conference: Doha, Qatar 2006. • Notable Design of the Year, ID Magazine, for Gamila’s Teastick, 2005. • Indy Arts Award, Independent Weekly Magazine: community work, 2005. • Visiting Lecturer, Qatar Foundation: Virginia Commonwealth University in Doha, 2005. • Second Key Note Speaker, IDSA Southern Conference, Memphis, 2004. • Expert Witness on Sporting Goods Design, Federal Court of Canada, 2004. • Vice-President, International Designers of Active Sports, Zurich, Switzerland. 2001-02.

2012 Eisenhower Fellow
Eisenhower Fellowship
Aly was chosen to represent the Research Triangle of North Carolina in recognition of his contributions in community and design leadership. The Fellowship program allows Aly to support his goal to study the relationships between Chinese and US manufacturers, designers and brands and to explore new opportunities for those relationships to be more creative, collaborative, and ultimately profitable for all. “Eisenhower Fellowships engages emerging leaders from around the world to enhance their professional capabilities, broaden their contacts, deepen their perspectives, and unite them in a diverse, global community - a network where dialogue, understanding, and collaboration lead to a more prosperous, just, and peaceful world.” "We send approximately eight to ten high-achieving mid-career (aged 32-45) U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents abroad for an intensive, individually designed program in the country of their choice. Fellows are selected by blue ribbon steering committees and are currently recruited from Philadelphia, Research Triangle North Carolina, New England (Boston), and St. Louis. At least one Fellow per year is selected for an Agricultural Fellowship, the only USA Eisenhower Fellowship currently available nationwide." Aly will travel to Asia for 5 weeks in 2012 to meet with international business and political leaders, as well as other Eisenhower Fellows.
Sagmeister Exposition, Louvre
Les Arts Decoratifs, Louvre
"Stefan Sagmeister: Another Exhibition about Promotion and Sales Material" The first grand exposition for masterful design collaborator Stefan Sagmeister in France. Aly's work with Stefan and the Gamil Design team created the stunning Vilcek Award Trophy, which is part of this exhibit. http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/francais/accueil-292/une-486/francais/publicite/expositions-96/actuellement-504/stefan-sagmeister-another-exhibit/
Grammy Award Nomination
Grammy Awards
The Deluxe Package for the David Byrne/Bryan Eno project: "Everything that Happens Will Happen Today" Aly and the Gamil team worked together with Stefan Sagmeister to create this limited edition deluxe tin package that included sounds of David Byrne's footsteps, a placebo pill and a die with lyric excerpts.
Notable Design of the Year
ID Magazine
Design distinction was given for Gamila’s Teastick in 2005. Fusing simplicity with styling, this invention not only received wide acclaim, it also created a new category of tea service for the industry.

Engineer Intern Certification (Exam 1), North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors