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Trophy Girl Designs was established in 2011 when a simple product
showed big potential. It all started when Keri was searching
for a specialty fire extinguisher mount for her 2002 Ford Ranger
prerunner. She was never impressed with the standard
brackets that came with fire extinguishers. They were either
awkward to mount, made out of cheap plastic, or cumbersome to
access. She thought the prices were too high on the mounts
she did find, so she set out to make her own. When finished,
she posted her work on a local off-road forum and offered to make
more. She set a price for her friends and with 9
orders overnight and 90 within the first 6 months, Keri decided to
get serious about her good fortune. She decided to pull all
her skills and resources into one place, and that's this website.
The skills she doesn't use in her day job, she wants to put to
good use helping others. Whether it be designing, drafting,
production, or commercial driving, she would like to exploit them
here.
Keri has been hard at work on herself between college, her career,
and all the activities she does in her free time. She earned
a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology
from Oregon Institute of Technology in 2005.
With a couple of
internships and her first job under her belt she began a career in
semi truck testing in 2007 with
Daimler Trucks North America.
She started in reliability engineering and moved on to durability
testing in 2008 before leaving in 2012 to take her current
position with
PACCAR as a power train
validation engineer. She earned her class A commercial driver's
license in 2008 and has logged thousands of miles driving across
the country. Her decision to pursue a degree in mechanical
engineering was born from her passion for automobiles and drawing.
Since high school, Keri has participated in all kinds of
automotive and motor sports events from
SCCA club racing and
SAE college
Mini Baja competitions, to
Best in the Desert and
Ultra4 off-road
racing and the
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
Trophy Girl Designs has the appearance of a business with the soul
of a hobby. That means the purpose is to have fun, and not
necessarily to make money. Keri is a thrifty shopper and she
loves getting a good deal. We hope you enjoy finding our
prices low as we'd rather make a sale than the money.
Posing on
Rick D. Johnson's
General Tire Trick Truck, overall winner at the
2008 Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno desert race.
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