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Charlotte Metro

Work with non-competing businesses with product design and implementation.Customers have included various motorcycle and bicycle companies. MirraCO, Tomac, Alba Racing. ETC

Seattle, Washington, United States

Responsible all global production Designed and built company’s first QAQC program and team Designed out and help establish first engineering team for the companyResponsible for new product design, development and sourcing taking products from cradle to graveDesigned and implemented company BOM program for part trackingHelped to grow company 4x in revenue with new productsResponsible for multiple company patents and innovations listed below in patent categoryResponsible for material selection for all productsResponsible for global regulatory and compliance for all productsManage factories under GRAYL umbrella through periodic on site visitsManaged QAQC team based in China

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Managed North American operations and warranty serviceManaged warehouse staff on site including scheduling and payrollResponsible for monthly quality reporting to home base in ItalyHelped in migration from US domestic supplier to open USA office Sourced building and all materials needed to start new warehouse operations

National City Ca

Created itemized bills of materials and costing for both ISLE and PEAK product linesInstalled the first QC department in company’s historyDesign packaging taking from concept to final product. Field tester for all products that fell within my category scope.Price and product negotiation with all vendorsDevelopment of new products and designTook control of inventory from placing the PO to getting into the customer’s hands. Complete A-Z coverageAccurately created and maintained a forecast modeling system for the companyMaintained the company’s WOO based shopping platform from product creation to product retirementMaintained the company’s Shopify POS store system from product creation, product retirement and organization.Maintained the company’s Web POS order processing software from A-Z including inventory level managementProcessed Amazon FBA fulfillment shipment coordination from five different warehouses to Amazon in three countriesTook control of failing warehouse 3PL implementation program to bring it in with a finish ahead of schedule.

Created itemized bills of materials and costing for various product lines in the action sports industryLead overseas QC team of five workersDesign packaging taking from concept to final product. Field tester for all products that fell within my category scope.Price and product negotiation with vendorsDevelopment of new products and designSourced and vetted vendors for skateboard, hoverboard and bicycle categories for the company.Sourced sample products ranging from skateboards to bicycles for catalogs and trade shows and product shootsSpearhead trade shows from design concept to booth setup and tear downWork with sales teams to set up product demos for prospective clients Speak with outside reps about feature/benefits of products at national sales meetings.Worked with marketing department on placement of models and brand direction within the actions sportsindustrySpearheaded Company’s bicycle brand direction under Hang Ten, Airwalk and Chris Craft licenses Consult on design for hoverboard segment of businessHeld advisory position on board for Underwriters Laboratories UL2272 to help design safer and more reliable products in the electric scooter category

Created itemized bills of materials and costing for the aerodynamic Triathlon industryBrought in company’s first design teamBrought in company’s first 3D printerDesign packaging taking from concept to final product. Field tester for all products that fell within my category scope.Price and product negotiation with vendorsDevelopment of new products and designSourced sample products for catalogs and trade showsWorked with key riders on the development of new products and industry trendsAssisted in all trade shows, product demos and sales meetingsMoved stale product design project to accelerated project timeline and led to 33% rise in company sales revenue Awarded company’s first patent issued for Aerodynamic Storage for bikes US Patent #9,114,840

Contribute in multiple roles including sales and repair as needed Set tangible goals for sales staff. Motivate and reward sales staff using positive reinforcement techniques Monitor and maintain employee efficiency Schedule sales, repair staff Review pricing and modify as needed Hire, train, promote, motivate and discipline employees Monitor and maintain quality control systemsInform employees of new policies and procedures and ensure that current policies and procedures are being followed

Created itemized bills of materials and costing for various product lines Price and product negotiation with vendors in Asia Development of new products and designPlaced purchase orders for all adult products Sourced sample bikes for catalogs and trade shows Worked with key riders on the development of new products Assisted in all tradeshows, product demos and sales meetings Managed Product Services department and team of fourRestructured warranty policies to save HARO $70,000 in the first year in expense Worked with marketing department on placement of models and brand directionDeveloped industry’s first 650B mountain bike forever changing wheel size in mountain bikes

Contribute in multiple roles including sales and repair as needed Set tangible goals for sales staff. Motivate and reward sales staff using positive reinforcement techniques Monitor and maintain employee efficiency Schedule sales, repair staff Review pricing and modify as needed Hire, train, promote, motivate and discipline employees Monitor and maintain quality control systemsInform employees of new policies and procedures and ensure that current policies and procedures are being followed

Oceanside California

Ran day to day operations for world championship level mountain bike teamAttended World Cup and National races over the USA and EuropeServiced product needs of our sponsored athletesMaintained race truck and trailer to keep in DOT standardsAssisted in practical research and development of new frame designs for Santa Cruz

Valencia California

Created itemized bills of materials for Manitou fork linePrice and product negotiation with vendorsDevelopment of new products and design including instruction/owner’s manualsSourced sample products for catalogs and trade showsWorked with key riders on the development of new products and industry trendsAssisted in all trade shows, product demos and sales meetingsAttended World Cup and National races over the USA and EuropeServiced product needs of our sponsored athletes

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