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Huntington Beach, California, Us

I managed the product creation process and all facets of the product development, sourcing and material management of multiple categories of product. Expert shoe maker in closed toe footwear, vulcanized, technical running, hiking, work boot, cold weather, high end fashion, sustainable and innovative product. I manage hard goods and have experience with accessories that bring some of the most unique concepts to the marketplace. Brands that include include DC Shoes, Roxy, Quicksilver, Billabong, Element, and a technical running start up brand. I have a passion for people development that allows our teams to grow and have a reach around the globe. Management of 10K SKU’s a year and 26 million pair of production that has secured an on time delivery model of over 98% for my entire career at Boardriders. I managed all facets of the supply chain from initial strategy to production environment. This included the strategic thinking, RD&D, innovation team's and partnerships with design and merchandising to build strong business plans to invest in product and grown the business. My tactical teams including product development, materials, costing, commercialization, sourcing, and all QA teams are the most passionate and successful in the business. Experience with building long-term partnership and factory strategies for high quality and cost efficient product. Calendar concept and process efficiencies are a passion of mine. I love taking existing process and figuring out how to leverage it to make things easier for all parties involved.I value and focus on stakeholder alignment, risk management, executive teamwork, driving innovation, and creating success at people development.

Huntington Beach, California, Us

Responsible for building and hiring a new product development team and creating all processes to make for the footwear of DC Shoes. Moved development process in house from agent model to factory direct business. SAP and PLM Implementation of each platform that reached design, development, tech package, cad and flow to the production environment. Created efficiencies and tracking documents to ensure product integrity and mobility of product could be obtained at ease. Delivered product by reimagining all internal process from First Proto, Final Line Review, Commercialization to TOP samples. Created target fob process and partnered with design leads to engineer to IGM targets. Managed all footwear business analytics for IGM, SKU counts and efficiencies to supply opportunities in production for savings and on time delivery.Managed color, material and trend department and created all internal processes and built 3D design databases.

Denver, Colorado, Us

Product Development Manager for multiple categories of technical footwear. Developed unique technical and sustainable footwear that brings comfort, consistency, material innovation to a robust product line. Product lines include; technical outdoor, endurance running, trail running, insulated boots, waterproof, multisport, lifestyle, kids and sandals. Biomechanic research and custom tooling requests specific to advanced concept and athlete driven product creation. Athlete specific tuned running shoes for race specific needs. Managed standardization of lasts, fit, rubber, foams, outsoles, cushioning, protection, closure systems and comfort. Worked closely with cross-functional teams to ensure all brand and wholesale needs are met and drive toward innovation and newness for the brand to be elevated and reach peak performance technical needs. I was also heavily involved in the sustainability portion of our business. Looking at our supply chain, material vendors and being accountable for the footwear involvement in The North Face's Sustainability team and innovation teams.

Costa Mesa, California, Us

Product Development for women's and men's action sports footwear. Actively involved in relaunching and growing the women's business for Vans.

Carlsbad, Ca, Us

Responsible for conception to development of a product line which ranged from t-shirt, headwear, accessories, and cut and sew production to grow the US, EU and Asia for global market needs.Introduced and spearheaded apparel merchandise to the Reef Footwear consumer. This was a market opportunity for hats, tee's and cut and sew to integrate and compliment the footwear line. Managed the product lifecycle and calendar from spec to vendor placement through product approval and delivery.Responsible for all product merchandising, briefing, direct global branding, product marketing, product design and development for apparel/accessory program. Identify market opportunities and hired designers and artists to collaborate on building the soft goods program.