Daniel Raes
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About
A designer at KEEN Footwear, Daniel Raes grew up in small town Iowa. When he was 11, he combined his interests in art and sneakers to pursue his dream of becoming a footwear designer. He set his sights on a degree in Industrial Design.
During his time at Iowa State University, Daniel worked at Footlocker to keep up with current trends and technologies. To increase his footwear knowledge, he attended the PENSOLE Footwear Design Academy for a 4-week intensive class.
After graduation from Iowa State University he returned to PENSOLE for the World Sneaker Championship. This competition lead to a contract position at KEEN as a Technical Designer, and upon completion turned into a full time position for Daniel.
In his spare time he finds inspiration in animated movies and short films, especially Pixar. He uses that inspiration to write and illustrate his own short stories. Daniel also enjoys exploring Portland taking street photographs and sketching in the city’s numerous coffee shops. He uses all of these influences to supplement his creative process and to improve as a designer. -
Education
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N/A World Sneaker ChampionshipPENSOLE Footwear Design Academy2015 - 2015
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N/A Two Ten ShoecasePENSOLE Footwear Design Academy2013 - 2013
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Bachelor's degree Industrial DesignIowa State University2009 - 2013
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Experience
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Jr. Technical DesignerPortland, ORNov 2014 - Present (11 years 7 months)As a Jr. Technical Designer on the KEEN product development team my responsibilities include:
+ Footwear design
-Men's Outdoor -Men's Casual -Women's Outdoor -Women's Casual -Kids -Utility
+ Tech Packs in Adobe Illustrator For myself and Contract Designers
+ Creative Briefs
+ Footwear Color and Material
+ General ideation sketching and visual communication
+ Design Adjustments in Adobe Photoshop
+ Development trips to China, India and Thailand
+ Hardware, Tag, and logo design and adjustment
+ Packaging Design
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Contract Technical DesignerPortland, ORSep 2014 - Sep 2014During my 3 week contract at KEEN my responsibilities included tech packs and technical drawings in Adobe Illustrator, hardware design, and colorways.
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InternPortland, ORJun 2014 - Sep 2014 (3 months)During my Internship under D'Wayne Edwards I am working on the website to create a more prominent Alumni and student focus. At PENSOLE the students are the story and bringing them to the front will provide a greater avenue to the footwear design world.
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Assistant ManagerFootlockerAmes, IAMay 2013 - Jun 2014 (1 year 1 month)At Footlocker I served as a Part-Time Assistant Manager. With my four years of experience I executed tasks, sales goals and opened/closed the store. My tasks included:
+ Filing Paper work
+ Test Checks
+ Shipment
+ Conference Calls
+ Register duties
+ Return to vendor (RTVs)
+ Coaching Part-Time Associates
+ Regional price adjustments (RPAs)
+ Conducting Interviews
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Part-Time Sales AssociateFoot LockerAmes, IAJul 2010 - May 2013 (2 years 10 months)As a Part-Time Associate I was responsible for meeting certain sales goals such as:
+ $/hr
+ $/transaction
+ Accessory sales
+ Hook up
When not on the sales floor I was responsible for putting away and organizing shipment, putting out new clothing and straightening the store.
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@danielraes, member since 2012
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