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Founder / Innovative & Design lead / Published Content, BMI.
Walden Creative LLC.
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 2018 - Present (6 years 2 months)
Marketing & AD-Tech innovation.
- Record various factors, data, track statistics, analyze cross-sections, model-out trends/forecast.
- Global travel 20+ years @ 12 trips per year), record, log, illustrate, & capsule for UX applications.
- Provided solutions to partners working in various ent. media (s), design ventures, & products.
- CS photoshop, illustrator, plug-ins / AutoCad, Blender, Figma, XD, SketchUp, Rhino, wireframe.
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Product Developer / Sourcing / Line building / Creative Contributions Mens
BCBG, Max Azria Corporation.
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 1998 - Jun 2021 (23 years 5 months)
- Responsible for the " soft goods" development stages, sourced foreign & domestic materials.
- Managed real time production shipments from overseas factories to dedicated retailers and dc's.
- Utilized the existing spreadsheet design & created new oversight strategies to minimize waste.
* more skills to list with this employer if requested.
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Vice President Product Design
Skechers Corporation Inc.
Manhattan Beach, CA
Jul 2000 - Jan 2018 (17 years 6 months)
Vice President of Design / Creative director / Division director / Product (s) line oversight manager.
- "Go Footwear" initial portfolio displayed 06/2001. Launched Internationally by Skechers Inc.
- Established the "#1 mens casual division, Mens USA" domestic by volume & percentage growth.
- Travel to several global and regional locations Asian a& Europe to oversee partnerships.
- Managed over 3 various design divisions, directed creative team ideations thru final confirmations.
- Created new & applied solutions in every aspect/stage for 5 product categories ideate thru final.
- Design tools Adobe photoshop, illustrator w / plug ins / limited Rhino, limited Autodesk, & wires.
- Thrive in competitive environments, deadlines met, work abroad time frames, & self managed.