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Years of experience in the international footwear industry have been focused on providing footwear companies with innovative ideas to improve their development and manufacturing systems As a factory owner, designer, and developer, I have a better understanding of the interaction needed between the three manufacturing disciplines. Solving these problems requires a heightened degree of teamwork within the process that includes all stakeholders sharing in finding the solutions that ensure both the integrity of the design and provide manufacturing efficiency.Our support team of associates includes technical experts in all of the major international manufacturing markets

Our proprietary Hexagrip concept system of anti-slip footwear outsole design has been successfully tested in some of the most extreme sports and work environments. The improved slip resistance over previous designs positions this product squarely in the growing arena of high performance footwear based on our exclusive evolutionary technology.

My wife Deborah and I created our own shoe brand named Gaze Shoes selling original fashion womens' shoes at retail and on the internet.I assist as designer, developer and product sourcing manager. We are located in southern California and focus our collections on classic styles made from an exclusive Brazilian 'batik' leather. This beautiful product is "green" compared with common leather maufacturing systems.

Own an export company and shoe factory in Oporto, Portugal, making premium footwear for Wolverine, Eddie Bauer, Etienne Aigner. We are specialists in handsewn, vulcanized, good year welt, stitchdown constructions, men's, women's and children's genders.