Rick Howell

Rick Howell Email and Phone Number

President, Howell Ski Bindings @
Rick Howell's Location
Stowe, Vermont, United States, United States
Rick Howell's Contact Details
About Rick Howell

Developer / co-developer / market-launcher / professional manager behind 5 worldwide-#1-selling sports products, including — advanced alpine ski-bindings, high-tech snowshoes, hands-off clip-on bicycle pedals (created the category of hands-off clip-on pedals). ‘All based on grass-roots market research PLUS revolutionary / extraordinary biomechanical testing developed by Rick Howell. All, multi-patented. Collectively, these products have generated over $1.7-billion in revenue at wholesale. See soon forthcoming Howell SkiBindings (sm) http://www.howellskibindings.com

Rick Howell's Current Company Details
Howell SkiBindings

Howell Skibindings

President, Howell Ski Bindings
Rick Howell Work Experience Details
  • Howell Skibindings
    President
    Howell Skibindings Jan 2013 - Present
    Howell SkiBindings (sm)Anti-pre-release. ACL / MCL / meniscus-friendly.Low stand-height.https://howell-ski-bindings.myshopify.com
  • Howell Product Development Holding, Inc.
    President
    Howell Product Development Holding, Inc. Jan 1970 - Present
    Developer of 5 worldwide #1-selling sports products generating over $1.7-billion of revenue at wholesale. Significant pro bono activity in ski-equipment biomechanical research & safety standards.1— Co-developed #1-selling alpine ski bindings for Salomon ski-binding company while in high school and college (1970 -‘72). 'Possibly the largest selling alpine ski-binding in history.2, 3— Inventor, professional developer & market-launcher of world’s first multi-patented hands-off clipless bicycle pedals / shoes (1980-88). Created category of clipless pedals.4, 5— Inventor, professional developer & trade-market-launcher of Tubbs 1st high-tech snowshoes & patented snowshoe bindings. 4-yr turn-key consulting project (1989-92). Expanded total snowshoe market 50-times its original size & caused Tubbs to capture an 80% brand-share for 29 consecutive years.6— Principle co-developer of world’s first fully-functional virtual reality headgear (for NASA / DARPA via Polhemus Labs). Completed project on-time, within-budget. 7-figure contract, 1993.7— A principle co-author of what became DIN/ISO 9462 & DIN/ISO 8061 (the international alpine ski-binding safety standards: 1977-78 via IAS-Munich, Germany — including so-called ‘DIN-Settings’); & ISO 9465 (the international alpine ski-binding retention-function standard via ASTM subcommittee on ski equipment). Pro bono through Howell Product Development, Inc.8— Principle investigator, ski-binding related ACL & MCL research leading to the biomechanically-proven solution comprising (a) special alpine-ski-bindings with non-pre-releasing lateral-heel release plus (b) related special lateral-heel release settings. Received only standing-ovation at major international orthopedic research conference — ESSKA-Barcelona, Spain, 2016. 15 published scientifically-peer-reviewed abstracts. Patents. Biomechanical research focus: 2002 - to present.
  • Cyclebinding, Inc.
    President & Ceo
    Cyclebinding, Inc. 1979 - 1988
    Invented, professionally developed & market-launched world's 1st hands-off clipless bicycle pedals. Over a million pair sold/year since mid-1980's. Winner of independent product reviews in Bicycling, VeloNews, Outside magazines. CycleBinding used by John Howard, Scott Molina and other top bicycle racers. On permanent display at the Google Museum in Palo Alto, California.
  • Geze Gmbh, Geze Sports Products
    Director Of Marketing & Product Manager
    Geze Gmbh, Geze Sports Products 1978 - 1986
    Leonberg, Baden-Württemberg, De
    Director of Marketing, U.S., '82 - '86 while U.S. brand-share changed from 2% to 20%, profitably.Product Manager, U.S., '78 - '81 when product went from worst-rated to best-rated in independent tests.
  • Salomon
    Product Development
    Salomon Jan 1970 - Jan 1975
    Annecy Cedex 9 France, Fr
    Developed laboratory and on-slope test methods to measure alpine ski-binding release and retention function. Work took place in Syracuse, NY; Henniker, NH; Bariloche, Argentina.

Rick Howell Skills

Product Development Marketing Strategy Marketing Marketing Management Sales Ski Management Product Marketing Strategic Planning Sales Management Budgets Sports Trade Shows Advertising Manufacturing Sporting Goods Sales Operations Market Research Public Relations Online Marketing Customer Service Marketing Communications Contract Negotiation Business Strategy Wholesale Product Evangelism Pricing Managerial Finance Financial Modeling Engineering Management Budgeting Engineering Footwear Sports Biomechanics Purchasing Direct Marketing

Rick Howell Education Details

  • New England College
    New England College
    Engineering Management

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Rick Howell works for Howell Skibindings

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Rick Howell's current role is President, Howell Ski Bindings.

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Rick Howell attended New England College.

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