Elie Man
Product Manager — Boca Raton, FL
About
Elie Man currently serves as product manager at Brain Lab, a footwear design consulting agency with offices in South Florida and China. As product manager, Elie develops footwear for major fashion brands such as DKNY, Kenneth Cole, True Religion, and Guess. Elie works in South Florida and China, and travels to clients on a regular basis.
- Experience:
- 5 years
- Education:
- Carnegie Mellon
- Affiliations:
- IDSA
- Awards:
- 2008 - 2009 South Florida Chapter Chair IDSA
ALCOA Provisional Patent Award
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Resumé
Education
Carnegie Mellon University, College of Fine Arts
Bachelors of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, graduated December 2005
Saint Andrews High School, Preparatory School, graduated May 2001
Atenea Art School, Drawing Studies in Spain, Summer 2000
Sampere International School, Language Studies in Spain, Summer 2000
Experience
Brain Lab, Product Design Manager, linebuilder mens and womens footwear, March 2009 - Present
Group III International, Industrial Designer, Sales Manager February 2006 - February 2009
Manage product development in the US and overseas. Prepare client presentations for Target, Walmart, & many other national chains and office superstores. Product ideation, tooling, & packaging of soft & hard goods. Manage sales accounts including PD, pricing, and placement.
Daedalus Excel Product Development, freelance client, fall 2005
Solidworks concepts, foam modeling, model fabrication
Gautam Gandhi, freelance client, fall 2005
Cell Phone Concept, Sketching, Solidworks, Product Presentation
Aerolamp, freelance client, summer 2005
Bill of Materials, Engineering project manager
Reflex Design, part time work, summer 2005
tooling for parts, construction of ergonomic humans in solidworks, patent drawings
Reflex Design, internship summer 2004
concept sketching, modeling, concept selected for development
Brain Lab, internship summer 2003
learned technique of drawing shoes, observed communication between designers and manufacturer
Cave Images, internship summer 2001
developed graphic skills in Illustrator and Photoshop, gained knowledge of client relations.
Skills
Management Initiative prioritizing product development to meet project deadlines, coordinating product development with Sales & Marketing departments. Working relationships with sales representatives, buyers, and product development managers.
Fluent in Solidworks modeling, rendering, and animation, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office
Sketching, Sketch Modeling, Model Making, Marker Rendering, Prototyping, Photography
Proficient in AutoCAD & 3D Studio Max, Quark Xpress
Leadership
Dale Carnegie, Professional Training Course
IDSA, 2008 South Florida Chapter Chair
IDSA, 2001-2007 member
Thought at Work Design Conference, 2004 & 2005
Youth Court of Palm Beach County, Student Lawyer 1997-2001
Awards
Provisional Patent with Alcoa, Inc., consumer electronics project
Other
Fluent in Hebrew, proficient in Spanish
Interests: Furniture Design, Interior Design, Boating, Snowboarding, Skateboarding, Travel
