Tim Gallant
Vice President of Product
I’m a central Minnesota kid, raised by a railroad machinist/volunteer firefighter and a hardware store clerk. I grew up in the garage and around the old car scene where I learned the value of the DIY ethic. I started racing BMX bikes at age 10, was pretty good at it, and kept after it through my thirties. My core childhood and young adult memories were made at car shows and bike races with family and friends. Early jobs included shoveling snow, a couple of paper routes, and bicycle sales and repair.
After studying at St. John’s University (MN) and earning a B.A. in Studio Art, I spent a couple of years pursuing and M.F.A. in Industrial Design at Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Notre Dame. I jumped ship from grad school to take a dream job working with celebrity designers at a major MN retailer. This experience taught me 1.) I didn’t want to become a celebrity designer and 2.) I was interested in learning more about business. From there I moved to the bicycle industry where I ultimately “grew up” professionally through roles in customer service, purchasing, product management, brand and product development, and whatever else piqued my interest. Eventually, I rose to leadership positions in product management, product development, and purchasing functions. Through all these experiences I learned on main thing: I am a product person to my core.
Working with users to discover needs…Evaluating market opportunities…Innovating to solve problems…Working with manufacturing through development…Evangelizing at launch…I love it all! This is the core of what the Product Team does at Ergodyne, and I’m proud to say I’ve been a part of it since 2020. After roles as Product Director for a handful of categories, I am now fortunate enough to lead our talented Product crew!