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Portland, OR, US

Vancouver, Washington, United States

Beaverton, Oregon, United States

Portland, Oregon, United States

• Facilitated Kickstarter launch and continuously manage company through international sales, distribution, product design, and manufacturing
• Market company using Google AdWords, paid advertisements on Facebook and Instagram, Amazing Seller Central, and industry magazines; engage in SEO optimization; facilitate partnerships with athletes
• Develop innovative climbing accessories to industry standards; conduct qualitative market research by speaking with gym owners, industry groups, end users at gyms, and professional climbers
• Coordinate with retailers to assess their needs regarding product specifications and cost; collaborate with distributors regarding packaging; design products around desired cost
• Utilize SolidWorks, Keyshot, and Fusion360 to engineer and design products, Asana for project management; Photoshop and Illustrator to render packaging designs and marketing materials
• Sell to retailers including Sierra Backcountry and Cotswold, which carry Sublime products, and through international distributors in Japan, China, Korea, South Africa, Europe, and Costa Rica

• Collaborated with CEO and company president to lead the end-to-end lifecycle of sophisticated products from conception through launch; products sold at retailors including Costco, Kroger, and Walmart
• Strategized and executed growth initiatives, operation of live products, and capabilities
• Developed automotive products including a product line for AAA OEM products for GM, VW, and Subaru
• Defined product-critical metrics, derived key insights, utilized reporting tools, and devised and executed experiments and multivariant tests to find product solutions
• Partnered with technology, engineering, design, analytics, business, and product management leaders through completion of product breakthroughs and value drops to deliver results in line with customer needs
• Pioneered products including vegan brushes with a novel vegetable fiber for Stockholm Steamery/H&M, a deployable fly-fishing platform for an inflatable pontoon boat, a line of snowshoes, a scent-eliminating bag system.