Coroflot

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EXPERIENCE:
ACI International - Sep 2o1o - Present
Lead Designer, Men's Athletic - Responsible for two direct reports, shifting indirect reports & the design and development of men's athletic footwear for multiple brands, including Above The Rim & Diadora.

bYprOdUct of Imag!Nation $tudio - Oct 2009 - Sep 2o1o
Freelance Creative Director - Focused on concepts that showed a passion for innovation, the environment, timeless style & giving back to the community.

Weyco Group Inc. - Dec 2005-Sep 2009
Senior Designer - Shifted the Stacy Adams footwear collection into a proactive product creation cycle while simultaneously designing over 50 styles per season with a direct report.

Global Brand Marketing Inc. - Sep 2003-Dec 2005
Senior Designer - Briefly helped manage the Style, Soccer & Kids collections.
Footwear Designer II, Diesel - Designed unique last shapes, innovative constructions & more.

New Balance Athletic Shoe - Mar 2001-Aug 2003
Footwear Designer I - Designed performance tennis & cross-training shoes, researched entering niche training markets & was chosen to design a groundbreaking advanced concept.

Bonfire Snowboarding - Mar 2000-Oct 2000
Contract Apparel Designer - Created a debut cross-over outerwear series and helped design the layering and accessories collections.

Global Sports Inc. - Apr 1997-Nov 1999
Jr. Designer - Completed all of the technical drawings for 5 categories & designed some shoes that remained in the line for years.

Converse Inc. - Sep 1996-Mar 1997
Footwear Design Intern - Worked for multiple categories, volunteered in the biomechanics lab, & hand illustrated the tech drawings for the Dennis Rodman hero shoe.


EDUCATION:
Art Center College of Design, Night Classes - Jan 2o11 - Aug 2o11
Maya: 3D Modeling, Invention Innovation: Designing Business Plans, Visual Communications & Form Development

Western Washington University - Jun 1996
Industrial Design, Bachelor of Science program

Kentridge Sr. High School - Jun 1993
Two years of technical training in architecture and screen graphics


RELEVANT COMPUTER SKILLS:
Illustrator, Photoshop, Maya, Mac osX, MS office, Alias Sketchbook, video editing & creating DVD presentation


GENERAL VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
2o1o - Received “Strategic Partner Award” from state honored youth center, Urban Underground in Milwaukee, WI. 2oo8-o9 - Managing Mural Artist for two different Milwaukee child care facilities. 2oo4-o5 - Soccer Coach. 2ooo - Toy Designer for Seattle’s Art with Heart charity auction. 1997 - Managing Mural Artist for Philadelphia Cares Day.