Thad S. is a Arborist-in-Training at MADRONE MODERN ARBORICULTURE LLC. He possess expertise in sketching, photography, teamwork, indesign, model making and 11 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Thad worked at New Balance from 2019-2020 as a Design Foundry apprentice. He worked competently on several in-line projects across Performance footwear which I manage. He diligently worked a 40 hour schedule on time and on task. Thad is naturally gifted as a footwear designer with a great eye for style, performance cues, color, proportions, and details. He put in the hours needed to fully understand the brief, research, develop concepts and prep for presentation. He saw many projects through completion and understands the process of concept development, upper shell revisions, 2D sole revisions, and Tech pack creation. Above all Thad is a quality individual that is marked by a welcoming and friendly personality and a caring attitude. Thad seamlessly transitioned from Pensole design student to full time employee and worked well with the entire design team. He also worked smoothly with the cross functional partners in development, costing, and product management. I highly recommend as a footwear designer for your company as he can make an immediate impact with great design work and as a vibrant contributor to your company culture." and "From 2019 to 2020, I mentored Thad Subra during his time at New Balance as the footwear design apprentice on the performance running team. Within the first month we had given Thad a plethora of inline projects to help out with and he really embraced the opportunity to learn the footwear development process. Some jobs were simple pattern adjustments, others involved presenting concepts and preparing tech packs to send to the factories. Thad was extremely detail oriented and made sure to ask questions and show us his work before handing off. Thad has a fearlessness in his creativity and it was most evident during sketch sessions. His sketch style and ideas have a very playful energy while still being functionally sound solutions. Some designers get stuck in the process of pretty sketches but on many occasions Thad would cobble together a mockup, using a messy sketch as a reference. On one occasion he brought a pair of shoes to a Vibram technician to have them resoled after attending a roundtable discussion at one of their stores. Thad is extremely passionate about the running community, attending many functions outside the office, and even earning a medal in a race. It was a joy to watch Thad embrace challenges take advantage of his time here to grow as a creative and a professional. Outside of his technical skill, Thad is a caring and cerebral individual who fully embraces the idea of always learning in order to progress."