Dan Corkill Email & Phone Number

Taipei City, Taiwan

Lake Forest, California

• Leader of cross-functional project teams to plan, develop and launch new products, improve processes and managing the life cycle of the 200+ products in my category.
• Continual financial analysis of category performance and mitigation planning for improvement.
• Managed the factory crossover and redesign of two full product lines from Asian manufacturing locations to the USA.
• Managed the complete re-branding of 5 product lines, 98 pieces of equipment, as the company realigned all their products and brands. Extensive project took nearly one year to complete and affected all departments.
• Managed the activities for sourcing new materials and vendor approvals along with engineering and purchasing departments during initial new product development or during cost reduction initiatives.
• Continually work with sales and dealer’s teams during organized training meetings to customers fly-in’s, educating on the numerous product lines, strategy and differentiation's and competitive material.

• Re-entrance back into the club market, after 10 years in product management, as a Master Level Trainer.
• Integrated the numerous accessory devices that have evolved over the last decade with my experience in products and 7 previous years as a fitness professional into the training of groups and individuals with a wide.
• Valuable experience to get back to my roots and experience how the fitness industry had evolved from a club perspective.

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

• Led development and management of commercial strength product category with engineering sources directly at companies China factories as limited American engineering support available.
• Daily contact with China factory closely working on product development. Regularly traveled factory every 5 weeks over 6 year period.
• Along with engineering and translators, regularly visited 3rd party vendor factories to troubleshoot component quality issues, cost targets, and proper quantity scheduling as it related to new product development or.
• Frequently worked in conjunction with international subsidiaries on product training materials and instituting product improvements based on local feedback.
• Product training seminars domestically and internationally to subsidiary sales, local club management and personal trainers.

Ramsey, MN

• Responsible for all aspects of product development, including product concept, financial justification, competitive analysis, all marketing and written communications, launch plans and distribution.
• Responsible for prioritizing the project schedules and allocation of resources as it related to the Hammer Strength business based on market demands and financial return on investment.
• Manage the product portfolio of over 80 Hammer Strength products throughout the entire life cycle, from concept to phase out.
• Led a cross-functional business team, developing and enacting policy as it relates to the Hammer Strength business.

Owatonna, MN

• Worked with factory on new product development and existing product management for this manufacturer of premium fitness equipment for both commercial and consumer markets.
• Activities range from relating the needs of the market to the product development group to competitive analysis and product information to the outside sales forces.
• Member of several committees within the marketing and manufacturing departments overseeing areas spanning liability, development of marketing materials and sales forecasting.

Charlotte, NC

Charlotte, NC

Exercise And Sports Science, Exercise Physiology

Biological Sciences

Activities and Societies: Classes in Molecular Biology, Immunology, Neurobiology and Endocrinology