Jason Gifford

OVERSAW DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT STUDIO AND SAMPLE SHOP STAFF OF SEVEN DESIGNERS, FOUR DEVELOPERS, SIX SAMPLERS, AND INTERNS WITH A $2,000,000 DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET. MAINTAINED AND GREW $700,000,000 SALES (2015 LEVEL). WORKED WITH INTERNAL ASIA-BASED TEAM AS WELL AS DIRECTLY WITH FINISHED GOODS SUPPLIERS AND RAW MATERIAL SUPPLIERS THROUGH CORRESPONDENCE AND TRAVEL TO DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES. KEY DEFINITION OF BRAND IDENTITY AND DURING DEFINITION OF OPERATING PROCESSES. * TRIPLED SIZE AND CAPABILITY OF DEPARTMENT FROM LOWEST STAFFING POINT (FOUR PEOPLE IN 2008). * CREATED PDM DATABASE SYSTEMS AND IMPLEMENTED PLM SOFTWARE SYSTEM (CENTRIC 8). * MANAGED GROWTH INITIATIVES INTO PERIPHERAL BUSINESSES SUCH AS BUSINESS CASES, BACKPACKS AND KIDS. * OVERSAW REINTRODUCTION OF HARTMANN AND BOYT BRANDS INTO MARKETPLACE POST-ACQUISITION. THE PACKWORKS, INC. LAWRENCE M ASSACHUSETTS LEAD SENIOR DESIGNER MANAGED ALL PRODUCT DESIGN DIRECTION AND DEVELOPMENT. COLLABORATED WITH SUPPLIER OF BACKPACKS AND SPORT BAGS UNDER NEW BALANCE BRAND LICENSE. DEVELOPED FASHION FORWARD STYLES FOR EVERLAST AND P.F. FLYERS BRANDS. RESEARCHED AND ANALYZED COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE. INTRODUCED PROFESSIONAL PROCESSES FROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES. MENTORED STAFF DESIGNER. * CREATED FIRST-GENERATION ASSORTMENTS FOR NEW BALANCE, EVERLAST, AND OTHER BRANDS FROM SCRATCH. * WORKED DIRECTLY AND REGULARLY WITH SAMPLE SHOP IN CHINA AND ACHIEVED DELIVERABLE OBJECTIVES WITH MINIMAL STAFF. A DDI TI ONA L E XPERI EN CE

DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED PRODUCT LINES FOR MULTIPLE BRANDS AND CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION AS WELL AS HARDWARE AND TECHNOLOGICAL COMPONENTS. WORKED ON VICTORINOX, TIMBERLAND, AND SOREN BRANDED GOODS. GENERATED DEPARTMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROCEDURES TO STANDARDIZE WORKFLOW AND OUTPUT. IMPLEMENTED SOME DOCUMENTATION AND PROCEDURE PROCESSES. CREATED FULL ASSORTMENT FOR COMPANY'S FIRST DIRECT CORPORATE MARKETS CATALOG (AS PART OF TWO-PERSON TEAM ).

MODEL MAKER CONTRIBUTED TO DESIGN PROJECTS RANGING FROM DOMESTIC AND MEDICAL TO TOY DESIGN. EXECUTED TIGHT TOLERANCE MODELS FOR PROVING AND PRESENTATION PURPOSES. PROVIDED GENERAL SUPPORT FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: RETAINED CLIENTS INCLUDING HASBRO, DAVOL, M ASTER LOCK, STRIDE RITE, AND OTHERS THROUGH HIGH-SPEED AND COMPETITIVELY QUOTED SERVICES. E DUCA TION

BFA, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, 1993 C E R TI FICA TI ON SOLIDWORKS BASIC AND ADVANCED MODELING CLASS, 1999 P R OFES SI ONA L D E VE L OPME N T C OM PUTE R S KI LL S ILLUSTRATOR, LIGHT PHOTOSHOP, LIGHT SOLIDWORKS PROFICIENCY, MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE

ACHIEVE SHORT - AND LONG-TERM GOALS. WITH A PROVEN APTITUDE FOR MAXIMIZING PROFITS IN NEW AND EXISTING MARKETS. E XPER IE NCE

M ANSFIELD VICE PRESIDENT, R&D

LED DEVELOPMENT OF IN U.S./CANADA. M ANAGED MULTIPLE CATEGORIES FOR HARTMANN, SAMSONITE, AND

DEVELOPED PRODUCT LINE FOR MULTIPLE CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION. CREATED HARDWARE, TECHNOLOGICAL, AND TEXTILE COMPONENTS. WORKED WITH SOURCING IN ASIA AND NORTH AMERICA. INFLUENCED "HOLISTIC" DESIGN AT COMPANY AND THROUGHOUT INDUSTRY WITH CREATION OF ULTRALITE 4. DESIGNED (AS PART OF THREE-PERSON TEAM ) COMPANY'S FIRST LOCKING PUSH-BUTTON PULL HANDLE AS WELL AS WON SECOND-GENERATION EZ CART PRODUCT IN COMPETITION WITH TAKEOVER COMPANY. JASON GIFFORD, PAGE 2