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Bend, Or, Us

Bend, Oregon, United States

Consumer goods company that brings fun to any gathering with kitschy drinkware - Leading product innovation and development that has resulted in revenue growth from $1.2m to $7.5m in 2.5 yrs. Landing Inc 5000 #132 and #12 in the US for consumer products.- Overhauled v1 product line by improving overall product features and quality, relaunching the full brand with 100+ new skus during a global pandemic.- GTM lead, responsible for the end-to-end product development cycle… Show more Consumer goods company that brings fun to any gathering with kitschy drinkware - Leading product innovation and development that has resulted in revenue growth from $1.2m to $7.5m in 2.5 yrs. Landing Inc 5000 #132 and #12 in the US for consumer products.- Overhauled v1 product line by improving overall product features and quality, relaunching the full brand with 100+ new skus during a global pandemic.- GTM lead, responsible for the end-to-end product development cycle and cross department collaboration on key milestones from concept through commercialization. - Ideated and executed in house product customization engine, resulting in partnerships from professional sports organizations to global brands, adding $250k in revenue year one.- Developed and launched brands first licensing programs along with new category product expansion strategy.- Oversaw patent filing and management, receiving 1 utility and 11 design patents, protecting our IP in domestic and international markets Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

Technology company transforming footwear, apparel, and wearables for every human body. Wiivv Insoles and Sandals are created uniquely for each person, based on measurements taken from the award-winning Wiivv mobile app.- Managed and scaled Wiivv’s R&D manufacturing facility and resources to handle at scale production capacity for Wiivv and partners.- Reduced production time by 60%, creating and applying patented manufacturing methodologies for scaling. This was achieved through… Show more Technology company transforming footwear, apparel, and wearables for every human body. Wiivv Insoles and Sandals are created uniquely for each person, based on measurements taken from the award-winning Wiivv mobile app.- Managed and scaled Wiivv’s R&D manufacturing facility and resources to handle at scale production capacity for Wiivv and partners.- Reduced production time by 60%, creating and applying patented manufacturing methodologies for scaling. This was achieved through overall part reduction, finishing processes and a proprietary 3D graphic printing process. - Secured $3.5m government funding to build an Advanced R&D facility in Vancouver through BC’s Business Scale up Program.- Led product strategy on bringing to market Dr. Scholl’s 3D, a white-labeled Wiivv Insoles product for Dr. Scholl’s, Wiivv’s largest strategic partner. Dr. Scholl’s 3D earned the highest comfort scores from consumers in Dr. Scholl’s history.- Led design, development, and execution for Wiivv’s Lululemon Seawheeze experience in 2017 - 2019 which brought-to-life the possibility of in-store 3D scanning and custom footwear creation. Show less

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

- Invented, designed, and co-engineered patented and award-winning Wiivv Custom Fit Sandals. 2019 Golden A’Design Award in Footwear for Wiivv Custom Fit Sandal- Responsible for concept through to commercialization of all Wiivv hardware products and customer experiences. - Developed instore 3D scan solutions for strategic partner growth in new sales channels.

Greater San Diego Area

- #6 employee at the early-stage technology startup, I worked with leadership to develop the initial experience, design, and execution across digital and physical products.- Managed Wiivv’s first generation iOS mobile app, website, and marketing materials.

1022 West Morena Blvd. Suite H San Diego, Ca 92110

Southern California’s largest and most comprehensive makerspace. Offering a wide variety of tools and training programs to help students, hobbyists, entrepreneurs, and professionals learn physical product design, development, and ultimately achieve their project goals. - I was integral in building all aspects of the businessl; from build out to marketing strategies and partnerships.- Doubled paying memberships YOY, growing to 600+ members and over $2M in recurring annual… Show more Southern California’s largest and most comprehensive makerspace. Offering a wide variety of tools and training programs to help students, hobbyists, entrepreneurs, and professionals learn physical product design, development, and ultimately achieve their project goals. - I was integral in building all aspects of the businessl; from build out to marketing strategies and partnerships.- Doubled paying memberships YOY, growing to 600+ members and over $2M in recurring annual revenue.- Staffed and managed all makerspace educators, curating programming for Makerplace.- Staffed and managed customer service team, with a 60%+ MoM member retention rate. Show less

Providing clients with unique and innovative product solutions, leveraging advanced manufacturing techniques. - Grew the company to over $1M annual revenue with 70% gross profit margin.- Specialization and profit forward mindset led to an acquisition of the company in 2015.- SRI became a go-to design and build firm for fortune 500 companies, US military branches, action sports industry companies, architects, and designers.- Pioneered large-scale advanced… Show more Providing clients with unique and innovative product solutions, leveraging advanced manufacturing techniques. - Grew the company to over $1M annual revenue with 70% gross profit margin.- Specialization and profit forward mindset led to an acquisition of the company in 2015.- SRI became a go-to design and build firm for fortune 500 companies, US military branches, action sports industry companies, architects, and designers.- Pioneered large-scale advanced manufacturing techniques for laser cut custom grip tape in the skateboard industry- Developed new method to bulk process laser-cut bathing suit fabric panels for industry leading swimwear companies. Show less