Ryan Sweeney
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About
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT | STRATEGY | DESIGN | DEVELOPMENT | EXECUTION
A creative and innovative industrial design foundation combined with 19 years of professional expertise in product and brand development. Through Integrity, Leadership, Expertise, Discovery and Passion. I create successful product lines that are delivered on time, on budget and sell through in the market place.
EXPERTISE:
• Product line planning and conceptualization
• Technical design and development
• Brand identity
• Sales and market research
• Emerging trend analysis
• Wearable technology
• Global supply chain sourcing and management
• Extensive textiles, fabrics and materials knowledge
• Diverse manufacturing process experience
• Trade show and event planning
• System efficiency
• 19 years of product management, design and development experience primarily focused within the action, adventure, power sports and fashion industries.
• Diverse experience with manufacturing processes used for premium technical apparel production: sourcing materials, sublimation printing, screen printing, embroidery, laser engraving, metal fabrication, injection and compression molding, rapid prototyping, model making, pattern making, fitting and sewing.
• Experienced in copy writing product features and benefits, catalog content and photo shoot coordination.
• Fluent use of Adobe Creative Suite (25 years - Mac or PC platform with a focus on Illustrator, Photoshop & In-Design), Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other common office and design applications -
Education
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Bachelor of Science Industrial DesignUniversity of the Arts1998 - 2001
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Experience
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Laser Engraving EngineerDec 2015 - Present (5 years 8 months)- Design custom and production art for laser engraving.
- Conceptualize custom designs with customer input.
- Engrave guns, knives and miscellaneous metal parts
- Streamlined department workflow to reduce number of employees required and increased productivity by 300%. -
Independent ContractorSelfJan 2008 - Present (13 years 7 months)Product Design & Development, Product planning, Brand Identity, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Importing
- Conceptualized, lead and executed the launch of multiple start-up brands and established industry leading companies.
- Drove market research, identified price points, developed product line plans and established brand identity.
- Designed trade show exhibits, banners, corporate identity & marketing collateral.
- Sourced and managed international and domestic manufacturing suppliers -
Founder - Captain - General ManagerJan 2015 - Dec 2019 (4 years 11 months)- Launched a Spearfishing/Fishing charter business focused on everything from 1/2 day to Overnight expeditions in the SoCal/Northern Baja regions.
- Managed and executed the build out of a 2004 Luhrs 30 Open, twin diesel sportfisher.
- Created and managed Brand identity, social media and external marketing efforts.
- Managed customer correspondence.
- Managed the Implementation and operations related to the company website, online booking system, SEO, social media marketing & youtube channel.
- Lead a team of 3-5 captains/crew members.
- Made dreams come true for local and traveling anglers who were looking for an ocean adventure of a lifetime, engaging with the most amazing sea creatures on the face of the planet. -
Founder - Design & Development - Importing - SalesApr 2009 - Dec 2014 (5 years 8 months)- Launched a brand after identifying product gaps within the sport of freedive spearfishing.
- Conceptualized product line, created tech packs and managed development in collaboration with international manufacturing suppliers.
- Imported goods from Asian suppliers.
- Designed and implemented company website, online store and built nationwide distribution/retail channels. -
Technical Racewear DeveloperSep 2010 - Jul 2011 (10 months)- Researched relevant market trends, price points, materials and manufacturing processes.
- Created and managed seasonal line plans based on market launch cycles.
- Lead collaboration between design teams, factories, sales and marketing departments.
- Grew annual product offerings and increased sell through by expanding upon successful design trends. -
Product Development EngineerAug 2008 - Mar 2009 (7 months)- Launched a new "soft goods" category of wearable technology/waterproof headphones which allowed a faster time to market while drastically reducing cost.
- Lead competitive market research and introduced new manufacturing processes.
- Created and managed seasonal line plans.
- Conceptualized new products, prepared tech packs and managed the sampling process from concept through production. -
Technical Designer/Product DeveloperFairchild Sports (Yamaha, Kawasaki, Honda, Suzuki, Slednecks)Nov 2006 - Jan 2008 (1 year 2 months)- Managed communication between clients, design teams and international suppliers.
- Initiated sales history review and seasonal planning which lead to a stream lined product offering, reduced, inventory and increased sales.
- Created project tech packs and managed the sampling process from concept through production.
- Coordinated & prepared products for photo-shoots, salesman samples & catalogs. -
Product DeveloperJun 2004 - Oct 2006 (2 years 4 months)- Researched market trends.
- Initiated and managed seasonal line plans and new product concepts in collaboration with marketing and design teams.
- Facilitated on-time, on-target apparel projects in collaboration with designers and both international and domestic suppliers.
- Traveled to international suppliers for product development and lead pricing negotiations.
- Implemented new product categories that lead to company growth during an industry down turn.
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@RyanSweeney, member since 2006
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