{{short description|Plastics engineer}} {{Orphan|date=August 2022}}

{{Infobox person | pre-nominals = | name = Dean Snell | post-nominals = | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pronunciation = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name above --> | birth_date = <!-- {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published, as per WP:DOB. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. --> | birth_place = | baptised = <!-- will not display if birth_date is entered --> | disappeared_date = <!-- {{disappeared date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (disappeared date then birth date) --> | disappeared_place = | disappeared_status = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | death_cause = | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | burial_place = <!-- may be used instead of resting_place and resting_place_coordinates (displays "Burial place" as label) --> | burial_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | monuments = | nationality = | other_names = | citizenship = | education = Bachelor of Science | alma_mater = University of Massachusetts Lowell | occupation = Plastics Engineer | years_active = | era = | employer = | organization = | agent = <!-- Discouraged in most cases, specifically when promotional, and requiring a reliable source --> | known_for = | notable_works = <!-- produces label "Notable work"; may be overridden by |credits=, which produces label "Notable credit(s)"; or by |works=, which produces label "Works"; or by |label_name=, which produces label "Label(s)" --> | style = | height = <!-- "X cm", "X m" or "X ft Y in" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) --> | television = | title = <!-- Formal/awarded/job title. The parameter |office= may be used as an alternative when the label is better rendered as "Office" (e.g. public office or appointments) --> | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | criminal_charge = <!-- Criminality parameters should be supported with citations from reliable sources --> | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = <!-- Use article title or common name --> | partner = <!-- (unmarried long-term partner) --> | children = | parents = <!-- overrides mother and father parameters --> | mother = <!-- may be used (optionally with father parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | father = <!-- may be used (optionally with mother parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | relatives = | family = | callsign = | awards = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | signature = | signature_size = | signature_alt = | footnotes = }} '''Dean Snell''' is a plastics engineer and designer of many name brand golf balls, including Titleist Pro V1 and TaylorMade TP. He is the founder of Snell Golf, a company where he designs and sells namesake golf ball.<ref name="SouthCoastToday">{{cite news|last1=Urbon|first1=Steve|title=New Bedford golf ball start-up has big target in its sights|url=http://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20150224/NEWS/150229669|access-date=8 May 2018|publisher=South Coast Today|date=26 February 2015}}</ref> He also had a brief career as a professional in the American Hockey League.

==Early life and education==

Snell attended New Bedford High School before attending University of Massachusetts Lowell on a hockey scholarship. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Plastics Engineering.<ref name="MBOnline"/> He later played Junior-A level amateur hockey and then for the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League.<ref name="MyGolfSpy">{{cite news|last1=Barba|first1=John|title=Dean Snell: Golf's Matador|url=https://mygolfspy.com/dean-snell-golfs-matador/|access-date=8 May 2018|publisher=MyGolfSpy|date=27 February 2017}}</ref>

==Career== thumb|right|Titleist Pro v1 golf balls designed by Dean Snell. Prior to his work in the golf industry, Snell spent time with BF Goodrich in its Aerospace and Defense Division where he worked on F-14 and F-15 fighter jets.<ref name="SanDiegoUnionTribune">{{cite news|last1=Figueroa|first1=Marc|title=TaylorMade engineer helped change industry with Titleist Pro V1 ball|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-taylormade-engineer-helped-change-industry-with-2006aug06-story.html|access-date=8 May 2018|publisher=The San Diego Union Tribune|date=6 August 2006}}</ref> He joined Titleist in the late 1980s and developed a number of patents for the company, including for the Pro V1.<ref name="SanDiegoUnionTribune"/> Snell worked for Titleist for seven years.<ref name="MBOnline">{{cite news|last1=Blondin|first1=Alan|title=After years in industry, Snell taking swing at own golf ball business|url=http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/sports/golf/article98937667.html|access-date=8 May 2018|publisher=Myrtle Beach Online|date=30 August 2016}}</ref>

Snell left Titleist in 1996 and went to work for TaylorMade where he was vice president of golf ball research and development.<ref name="MyGolfSpy"/> When he joined the company, it only had one golf ball patent and no one assigned to ball research and development.<ref name="SanDiegoUnionTribune"/> He was given freedom within the company which grew to approximately 60 research and developers by 2006. During his time there, he designed the TaylorMade TP golf ball which was used on the PGA Tour by players such as Sergio García and Justin Rose.<ref name="SanDiegoUnionTribune"/> He left the company in 2014.<ref name="MyGolfSpy"/>

After leaving TaylorMade, Snell began designing his own golf ball line under his new company Snell Golf.<ref name="SouthCoastToday"/>

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== External links == * [https://www.snellgolf.com/pages/about-dean-snell Dean Snell about page on the Snell Golf website]

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