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Eric Stoddard, born (1975-06-24) June 24, 1975 (age 49), is an automobile and industrial designer who has worked for DaimlerChrysler and Hyundai Kia Automotive Group.

Background

Stoddard was raised in Rochester, New York and is the son of a violinist for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and had an early passion for Car design.

Early career

After graduating from the Cleveland Institute of Art in Cleveland, Ohio with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, Eric worked as a designer at DaimlerChrysler from 1998 to 2002.

In 2002 he was recruited to work for Hyundai Motor Company in Irvine, California. In 2008, Eric joined Hyundai in Korea.

DaimlerChrysler

While at the Chrysler Headquarters and Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Eric worked under Don Renkert to design the Chrysler Crossfire Concept ^[1]^[2] released at the North American International Auto Show in 2001. Eric went on to become the lead exterior designer of the production model of the Chrysler Crossfire under Andrew Dyson^[3].

Eric was also the lead exterior designer on the Dodge SRT-4 as well as a contributing designer to the Chrysler Pacifica, 2003 Dodge Viper and Chrysler Sebring.

Hyundai

In 2002, Eric was recruited as a senior designer to Hyundai Kia Automotive Group in Irvine, California. At Hyundai, under Design Chief Joel Piaskowski, Eric lead the exterior design of the Hyundai Genesis Coupe Concept^[4] unveiled at the 2007 LA Auto Show, the Production 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe^[5] , the HCD-9 Talus Concept^[6], the 2007 Hyundai Elantra and KCD-1 Slice Concept^[7]. Eric is now working in Seoul, South Korea as a design manager for a global design team.

Awards

Eric Stoddard is the recipient of a Red Dot Design Award in 2009 for a bicycle design concept called the Zoomla^[8] and is a finalist for the 2010 Taipei Cycle Show for his bicycle entry named the AutoVelo^[9]^[10].

References

^ Keebler, Jack (October 2002). "Chrysler Crossfire - The Penta Star's next concept-to-production story?". Motor Trend. Retrieved 4 February 2010.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Wyss, Wallace (April 2003). "Not Caught in the Crossfire: How Chrysler didn't water down the Crossfire concept for production". CarandDriver.com. Car and Driver. Retrieved 4 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Patton, Phil (May 2007). "From a Bad Marriage, Pretty Babies". New York Times. Retrieved 4 February 2010.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Lamm, John (October 2008). "2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe - New and Future Cars". Road and Track. Retrieved 4 February 2010.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ "ALL-NEW HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE". Hyundai News (Press release). Hyundai PR. June 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2010. {{cite press release}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ "Hyundai reveals rear-drive V8 HCD9 Talus high-set sports coupe". Hyundai.com.au (Press release). Hyundai PR. January 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2010. {{cite press release}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ "KIA KCD-1 SLICE OFFERS A NEW TWIST ON THE CROSSOVER CONCEPT". Kia Media (Press release). Kia Media. January 2003. Retrieved 4 February 2010. {{cite press release}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ "Zoomla: Red Dot Design Award Concept 2009". Red-dot.sg. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
^ Moore, Elizabeth Armstrong. "Copy the car: AutoVelo is no ordinary bike". cnet.com. CNET. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
^ "Entries of the 14th IBDC". Taipeicycle.com.tw. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

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[crossfireconcept-1] Keebler, Jack (October 2002). "Chrysler Crossfire - The Penta Star's next concept-to-production story?". Motor Trend. Retrieved 4 February 2010.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[crossfireconcept2-2] Wyss, Wallace (April 2003). "Not Caught in the Crossfire: How Chrysler didn't water down the Crossfire concept for production". CarandDriver.com. Car and Driver. Retrieved 4 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[crossfire-3] Patton, Phil (May 2007). "From a Bad Marriage, Pretty Babies". New York Times. Retrieved 4 February 2010.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[genesiscoupeconcept-4] Lamm, John (October 2008). "2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe - New and Future Cars". Road and Track. Retrieved 4 February 2010.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[genesiscoupe-5] "ALL-NEW HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE". Hyundai News (Press release). Hyundai PR. June 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2010. {{cite press release}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[talus-6] "Hyundai reveals rear-drive V8 HCD9 Talus high-set sports coupe". Hyundai.com.au (Press release). Hyundai PR. January 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2010. {{cite press release}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[slice-7] "KIA KCD-1 SLICE OFFERS A NEW TWIST ON THE CROSSOVER CONCEPT". Kia Media (Press release). Kia Media. January 2003. Retrieved 4 February 2010. {{cite press release}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[zoomla-8] "Zoomla: Red Dot Design Award Concept 2009". Red-dot.sg. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

[autovelo1-9] Moore, Elizabeth Armstrong. "Copy the car: AutoVelo is no ordinary bike". cnet.com. CNET. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

[autovelo2-10] "Entries of the 14th IBDC". Taipeicycle.com.tw. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

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