Sr. Footwear Designer — Portland, ME
Design Professional Specializing in all aspects of Footwear Design
EDUCATION
1986-1990
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN - Providence, RI
Bachelor of Fine Arts
1993
MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART - Boston, MA
Industrial Design
EXPERIENCE
PRESENT
THE TIMBERLAND CO. Stratham, NH
1998-2001
G.H. BASS & CO. S. Portland, ME Designer: Men's/Kid’s Footwear/ full time position. Duties include trend and competitive sample shopping, last development, upper and outsole design (including blueprints) and merchandising. Electronic communication with and travel to overseas sample/ production offices.
1996-1998
STRIDE RITE CHILDREN'S GROUP, Lexington, MA
Designer: Children's Athletic Footwear/ full time position. Responsibilities included children's business trend and market research, interpretation of product briefs and subsequent execution of concept sketches. Consultations with product engineers and completion of technical packages and blueprints.
1992-1996
FOSTER-MILLER, INC. Waltham, MA
Technical Illustrator/ full time position. Consulted with project engineers and art director to add visual support to military and commercial proposals and proprietary manuals.
PC and Mac literate. Extremely proficient in CAD (Maya, Illustrator, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Shoemaster and Procam Dimensions).