Bob Monahan Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Oregon Area

Innovation Consultant and Freelance Designer, expert at fusing consumer desire and art of design with the science of product innovation.Experienced at delivering:- Sports Performance Apparel, Outerwear, Premium Sportswear, Footwear, Textile and Yarn design.- Market, Trend, Color, Graphic, Silhouette research and Opportunity development.- Ad strategy and Ad design. Visual design, Brand design, Graphic design, Copywriting, Editing, - Design of High Performance, Sportswear and Denim based fashion collections.- Specialist for Warp Knitting, Seamless Knitting, Emerging materials and Manufacturing Innovation.- Print design, Engineering design for Seamless and Double Needle Bar Raschel fabrics.- Accessories, Hardgoods, Wearable Technology, Digital Concepts.- Full design service from R&D to Commercialization.Educated at the forefront of product design and innovation at:- NIKE Beaverton USA- ADIDAS Herzogenaurach Germany- SALOMON Annecy France. Several years of Innovation Consultancy and Freelance Design with clients that include:- HEAD sports Austria.- PORSCHE motorsport Germany. - WELSPUN home textiles group India.- AYM-SYNTEX synthetic yarns India.- KARL MAYER GMBH warp knit machinery Germany.Other consultancy services include:- Leading Global or Market Specific Inspiration Travel.- Conducting Breakthrough Concept Creation Workshops. DIG process, Discover, Ideate, Go.- Assessment of PLM, Design team, Innovation Team process. Increase speed to market.- Identify and establish a new innovation product, category, process, agenda, or roadmap.Work authority for the USA (Green card), EU and Australia. Based in Portland OR, USA.- Flexability to work globally, on projects inside or outside an organisatiion.b_monahan@mac.comPhone. +1 503 724 4901

Beaverton, Oregon, Usa

Created future apparel innovation concepts and seasonal innovation design direction for apparel categories at NIKE.Working as a catalyst for collaboration, I engaged varied teams on a broad range of future innovation projects for apparel and footwear. I also participated in short and long term projects involving digital platforms, 3D knit textiles, future manufacturing, product and business sustainability.Enjoyed working with some of the most creative and talented people at NIKE Inc.

Herzogenaurach , Germany

Responsible for apparel innovation design & innovation design direction of the Adidas performance apparel categories.Worked closely with category apparel designers, development, product marketing and business unit teams to deliver seasonal and strategic long term product innovation.Delivered seasonal innovation design direction for categories that included Mens & Womens Training, Running, Tennis, Football, Basketball, Outdoor, Motorsports, Cycling, Olympics and Sportswear.Created market leading product, industry leading patents & significant business growth.

Fribourg, Switzerland

Responsible for the creative direction of apparel & accessory categories, including seasonal color, graphic, innovation concept and commercial product design direction across all lines of product.Management of in-house and freelance apparel & accessory design teams, located in Europe, Asia & the USA. Wintersports - Ski & Snowboard.Cycling - Road, Team & Freeride.Running - Incl Triathlon.Motorsports - Motocross, Road bike,Team & Mechanic wear.Lifestyle - Mens & Womens fashion collections.Worked closely with Product Line Management teams to edit the line and focus on specific styles by season. Responsible for creation of hardgoods design synergies, Increasing sales year on year by 35%.

Annecy, France

Responsible for product design, creative direction, management of design team and resources.Outdoor - Mens & Womens Collections: Technical Apparel & Lifestyle Fashion.Surf - SCore Surf Project: Board manufacturing technology, Wetsuits, Technical Surf Wear, Sportswear, Outerwear.Responsible for the seasonal direction of color, materials, design, development and sourcing.