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As Compliance Manager and Chemist at Camco Outdoors, Thomas Vinson sees research, design, and engineering as creative outlets for solving real customer problems. Driven by experimentation, he thrives on blending legacy products with new formulations to deliver smarter, high-performing solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q1. Congratulations on winning the MUSE Design Awards! Can you introduce yourself and share about what inspired you to pursue design as a career?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My name is Thomas Vinson, Compliance Manager and Chemist at Camco Outdoors. Early in my career, I discovered that research, design, and engineering were ways to honor my creativity. To me, the most fulfilling role is developing innovative solutions that help customers solve problems and improve performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q2. What does being recognized in the MUSE Design Awards mean to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It means so much to receive this recognition for the TST Pro Drop-Ins, a product I worked so hard on. While I have received patents throughout my career, winning this award for my work is truly an honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q3. How has this achievement impacted your career, team, or agency, and what opportunities has it brought so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It means so much to receive this recognition for the TST Pro Drop-Ins, a product I worked so hard on. While I have received patents throughout my career, winning this award for my work is truly an honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q4. What role does experimentation play in your creative process? Can you share an example?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experimentation plays a key role in my creative process. It is critical to the success of the product, especially when combining existing legacy product lines with new formulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result of our experimentation, we identified a gap in our portfolio, which led us to refine our product development process and create the optimal combination of chemistry and packaging design\u2014ultimately delivering a fresh and improved experience for our customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q5. What’s the most unusual source of inspiration you’ve ever drawn from for a project?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of our team members are RVers, so we truly understand the challenges and anticipate the needs that arise from living the RV lifestyle\u2014things you wouldn\u2019t even realize you need until you\u2019re in it. For inspiration, I think about how experiences could be simplified or streamlined while spending time outdoors and start jotting ideas down on paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I then bring these ideas to the lab and begin testing the performance of different designs. In this case, I considered the variety of toilet types used by campers and RVers and how waste is treated. No matter where you are camping or RVing, you want something that is easy to use, compact for travel, works well, and prevents unwanted odors. With performance top of mind, we were inspired to create TST Pro Drop-Ins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Winning Entry <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Camco TST PRO RV Holding Tank Treatment Drop-Ins<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Explore another journey of Xunxing Liang<\/a>, the Silver Winner of the 2025 MUSE Design Awards. His early passion for literary writing shaped his sensitivity to narrative and emotion, inspiring his work at XXL Design, where he crafts branding that tells stories and invites connection through packaging and identity.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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