• Lead product developer for 8 brands, managing over 120 SKUs, worth over 30% of revenue• Hire, mentor, manage, and evaluate performance of direct reports• Key player on leadership team contributing to top level decisions including budget, staffing, company policies, and annual goals• Set strategic direction for the development department within the leadership team• Create, implement, and organize training of company processes to improve workflow and productivity• Forge and directly manage relationships with clients to ensure future business growth• Collaborate with key stakeholders to manage priorities of projects and drive alignment across internal and external teams • Establish and maintain relationships with factories and suppliers; coordinate international vendor visits • Travel both domestically and internationally to meet with clients, attend trade shows, and engage with factories

• Lead product development for 5 brands making up 40% of company revenue, including largest key customer• Execute development of technical apparel, footwear, protective equipment, bags, and luggage• Responsible for managing the entire product life cycle including conceptualization, development, tech packs, pricing, fitment, performance testing, and quality control• Communicate internally and externally with design and development teams, customers, and suppliers to determine project requirements, set priorities, and manage timelines• Lead international and domestic product sourcing; negotiate costs with vendors to ensure pricing and margin goals are met• Manage testing and certifications to ensure compliance with regulations within countries of sale• Own each client’s line plans and product development calendars to ensure critical deadlines are met and products are successfully brought to market • Ensure execution of fitment and fit consistency by managing sizing specs and leading fittings• Manage effective partnerships with clients and vendors

• Managed development of products across 2 categories containing over 70 SKUs • Oversaw top selling interactive pet game category with 7 of the top selling SKUs within the company• Lead the development and design team through the product development life cycle• Utilized PLM software to track pricing, samples, and communications throughout the development process• Established new relationships and maintained existing relationships with domestic and international vendors• Set product pricing and margins based on internal and retailer requirements • Partnered with Sales to create merchandising plans, product proposals, and customer pricing• Performed competitive analysis, market research and internal sales analysis and strategically applied findings to new product development and product line management• Collaborated with design, marketing, and operations teams to ensure product goals and timelines were achieved• Assisted Product Integrity with tracking testing requirements, QC issues, and TOP inspections • Assisted Marketing with packaging, copywriting, photoshoots, and online content

Manage the development life cycle of multiple product lines from ideation to retail distributionDevelop new product line that is sold nationally and internationallyWork with a cross functional team to coordinate design, marketing, sales, and manufacturingMaintain product specifications, costs, and testing requirementsCoordinate with overseas factories to manufacture and distribute products

Create sales and presentation materials across all product linesResponsible for packaging specifications and samplingAssist product management with product ideation and development

Create new product concepts by hand sketching, 3D rendering, and rapid prototyping Communicate with overseas office to create and refine factory samplesMaintain competitive product knowledge and research market trendsDevelop marketing content including product photography, packaging design, and marketing copyCommunicate directly with clients to facilitate sales and distribution