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- Leading the design and design direction of seasonal athletic brands product collections and collaborations with outdoor, lifestyle and action sports athletes and brand ambassadors. Key contributions include :- Partnering design with sports culture and marketing teams to analyze brand and athlete personality differentiators and translating those into new and innovative visual and functional product elements.- Managing the complete design process from research, strategy, merchandising, design, specs, color&trim, product branding to collaborating with development and commercialization teams.- Initiating advanced concepts using both 2D & 3D visualizations and merchandising those into conceptual capsule collection presentations.- Closely collaborating with professional athletes, brand ambassadors, and industry experts to participate in early design reviews, test and evaluate prototypes.- Partnering with sustainable fabric & trim suppliers to utilize post-consumer and post industrial recycled materials as a new source of raw materials for products, labels and packaging.- Following each design from concept to realization to ensure all products align with the brand experience, values, positioning, desirability and sustainability when delivered to the customer.- Coaching teams on strategies to unlock creativity in the product process and improving visual presentation skills.

- Led the product design team for ONE Industries and 661 Brands : MX / Mountain Bike Apparel, Accessories & Gear, FA13 to FA15.- Responsible for the complete product design process of 18 product lines including Moto+Bike technical apparel, helmets, gloves, accessories, protective body gear, womenʼs bike gear, outerwear, base layers, tech-casual, tʼs, licensing, and limited editions. totally new developments amounted to a 50% increase in brand riding gear offering.- Partnered with sports marketing teams and sponsored athletes to develop vector performance product collaborations including technical apparel and helmets that featured in both national and international racing events.- Initiated seasonal reviews and product summits with cross-functional teams in design, sales, marketing, and development to identify needs and validate strategies.- Implemented ONEʼs innovative “MixʼItʼUp” apparel design strategy with a strong In-house team that introduced a new holistic approach to designing, selling, and wearing moto and bike gear that brought back opportunity in a declining industry category.- Implemented ONEʼs new all-condition-apparel design strategy featuring outerwear, race-wear, and base-layers that enabled year-round riding on the track at all times resulting in attracting new riders and brand followers internationally.- Implemented 661ʼs new multi-level protection system design strategy allowing riders to customize their protective gear based on their specific activities.

Partnered with large lifestyle, outdoor and athletic product brands on collaborative projects featuring seasonal capsule collections and advanced concepts initiatives.Activities included : close collaboration with marketing and product teams, design direction, product strategies, technology platforms, innovation, concepts, specs, color&trim, branding, textile printing, samples revisions, visual line plans, and presentations.Brands included :- Flexfit : Accessories direction & design, future headwear, lifestyle, FA09 to FA13- Puma accessories : Audio gear strategy & design, lifestyle, licensee program, SP11 to fFW12- Monster : Backpacks, luggage strategy & design, premium lifestyle, SP11 to FW12- Neptunic technologies : Military gear concept & design, gloves, body armor, SP10 to FA11- Adio footwear : Skateboarding athlete backpack line design, concept, design, styling, and specs, FA08- Patagonia/Wolverine : Outdoor footwear design & strategy, mountain/lifestyle footwear line, FW06

Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro , Br

Partnered with Redley’s marketing and product teams to design a line of hybrid action sports footwear that combine technical and casual elements for a style-minded active customers.Activities included footwear trend & consumer research, mood boards, design strategy, advanced concepts, design, technology platform, visual language DNA, color&trim, sample development, and technical specs.

Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Us

Partnered with brand sports culture teams to create product collaborations and capsule collections with globally recognized celebrity pro snowboarders, skateboarders, surfers, mountain bikers and BMX riders.Collections embraced individuality and elevated brand awareness and culture while contributing to the brand’s unique design point of view.Action sports designs included skate/snow/surf travel bags, luggage, wallets, cases and accessories. Intro seasons SP03 FA03 SP04 FA04 SP05Athletes include Bam Margera, Rob Machado, Todd Richards, Stevie Williams, Bucky Lasek, and Mike Escamilla.Outdoor designs included travel backpacks, luggage, and accessory collections. Intro seasons SP03 FA03 SP04 FA04 SP05 FA05 SP06.Activities included consumer and trend research, design concepts, technology platform features and benefits, product innovation, specs, sample revisions, and presentations to executive teams. - Won Outside Magazine – Winner "Gear Of The Year" Award – Eagle Creek ORV Line- Hemispheres Magazine – Winner "Leaders Of The Pack" Award – Eagle Creek ES Line.

Annecy Cedex 9 France, Fr

Partnered with Salomon’s sports marketing, merchandising, sales, and development teams to create seasonal design collections featuring performance and casual mountain running, trail and hiking footwear.Collaborated with outdoor pro athletes to develop and test unique new hybrid footwear specifically designed for extreme endurance racing events.Designs include the Salomon XA Pro footwear line - lightweight mountain racing shoes - that won Outside Magazine "Gear Of The Year" award and contributed to the creation of a new lightweight high performance off-trail footwear category that has dominated Salomon’s footwear line ever since.Activities included consumer research, concept design, technical footwear design, specs, development, sample revisions, and commercialization. Intro seasons SS00 FW00 SS01 FW01 SS02Product categories include mountain running, downhill MTB, hiking, snow, and lifestyle footwear.

Annecy Cedex 9 France, Fr

Partnered with Salomon’s advanced concepts and engineering teams to create future sports gear solutions that envisioned new ways of playing outdoor sports.Collaborated with outdoor pro athletes to develop and test unique new ski’s, bindings, boots, apparel and gear.Activities included designing products and hardware concepts, building and testing prototypes, preparing strategic presentations, collaborating with product vendors and brand ambassadors, participating in innovation think-tanks, and participating in Salomon's innovation process.