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Previously Civia Cycles Brand, Product and Marketing Manager

Burton Avery

Minneapolis, MN
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    Actively looking for new opportunities.

    Demonstrated success in all aspects of product development, product management and brand management. Passionate about the transformative power of bicycles for people and communities; living life on my bike, and encouraging and advocating for others to do the same.

    •Proven innovative product design and product management experience in the bicycle industry, bringing iconic city bikes and accessories to market

    •Demonstrated ability to lead a cross-functional team to build a strong, meaningful brand

    •Well rounded business acumen with solid understanding of design, manufacturing and marketing principles

    •Skilled communicator and presenter, representing the brand to media, sales reps and dealers multiple time a year

    •Demonstrated marketing and social media results

    •Keen understanding of current urban cycling market, channels and trends

    •Trained Industrial Designer with ability to take social and cultural observation into tangible design solutions, while balancing usability, aesthetics and cost

    Syopsis of Achievements

    •Increased bike unit sales 20% in 1st year of rebrand

    •Increased profit margin from 24% to 34% in one year

    •Led multi-functional brand team through successful rebrand process creating a meaningful brand that resonates with customers

    •Tripled brand social media impressions year over year, developed, created content and managed successful social media campaigns

    •225% year over year growth of brand fans in Facebook in less than two years

    •Lead by example: consistently in the top 4 bike commuters at QBP

  • Education
    • B.A. Industrial Design
      Purdue University
      2001 - 2005
    • B.A. Philosophy
      University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
      1989 - 1993
    • Shorewood High School
      1984 - 1989
  • Experience
    • Civia Brand, Product and Marketing Manager
      Quality Bicycle Products
      Dec 2010 - Aug 2013 (2 years 8 months)
      Brand
      •Lead brand team of 8, including sales, marketing, product development, purchasing and inventory management
      •Plan, develop and execute yearly brand business plan, including budget, product and marketing plans, determining overall business direction
      •Brand guardian to ensure consistent messaging and execution across departments and channels

      Product
      •Conduct user experience research to generate insights, scenarios and solutions
      •Perform market research to determine product opportunities
      •Write product briefs clearly communicating product development scope, timeline and budget
      •Develop product specifications to meet usability and cost targets
      •Execute brand product plan with international supply-chain partners
      •Insured production readiness and quality planning

      Marketing
      •Create multi-channel marketing campaigns on limited budget
      •Produce Facebook ad campaigns using advanced customer targeting tools and 3rd party applications
      •Create social media content including photography and copy
      •Planned and organized 3 tradeshows a year
      •Seeded reviews in national periodicals, including the cover of Momentum Magazine and reviews in Bicycling for 2 years
    • Industrial Design
      Quality Bicycle Products
      Mar 2007 - Dec 2010 (3 years 9 months)
      •Lead Industrial Designer for Civia Cycles, responsible for overall aesthetic direction of Civia bikes and accessories
      •Created iconic, best-in-class bicycles for the New Wave of American cycling
      •Conducted user experience research to generate insights, scenarios and solutions
      •Performed market research to determine product opportunities
      •Iterative ideation sketching for concept development
      •Translated ideation sketches to SolidWorks for refinement, part validation and production drawing creation
      •Created Photoshop and SketchBook Pro renderings for concept development and marketing purposes
      •Built hand-made prototype models for validation testing and refinement
    • Industrial Design Intern
      Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances Group (BSH)
      Jan 2007 - Jun 2007 (5 months)
      • Collaborated on development of working prototypes for color variations of Bosch laundry units.
      • Entrusted with researching, analyzing and presenting future cultural and design trends for the Thermador brand
  • Awards

    2004 Opus 2004 International Design Award, Tokyo, Japan. Gold Medal for Cogito: Computer Reading Glasses for an Aging Population

  • Affiliations

    IDSA

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    • Industrial Design
    • Product Design
    • Research
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