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Product development Director - Boxing & Apparel
Saint-Sauveur, Canada
Feb 2019 - Present (2 years 3 months)
Product development Director @ Double D - Adidas combat Sports global licensee
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Director of product development
New York, NY
May 2015 - Feb 2019 (3 years 9 months)
Develop concepts and prototypes for protective equipment, gloves, headgear, footwear, apparel, bags and accessories with a great team of industrial / fashion designers and product managers.
Oversee daily operations including team management, product design, quality control, sourcing, cost analysis, price listing, sales and market analysis.
everlast.com
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Products / R&D Director
Montreal, Canada
Jun 2003 - May 2015 (11 years 11 months)
Co-founded company in 2003; oversaw the creation of the company logo and its product offerings
Develop concepts and prototypes for protective equipment, gloves, headgear, footwear, apparel, bags and accessories; includes branding, logo, catalog and advertising peripheral design
Oversee daily operations including product design, sourcing, cost analysis, price listing, sales and market analysis, e-commerce and website planning
Company swiftly became the standard in the boxing industry due to use of cutting-edge design innovation; some designs are now considered some of the best in the industry
Launched the Intelli-Shock series including the RB10 bag glove in 2011; incorporates innovative materials such as d3o™ polyurethane foam; absorbs 40% more energy than most Super bag gloves and is 38% lighter than most gel bag gloves
Revamped Rival’s website in 2013 to allow for SEO; yielded a 100% increase monthly sales
Introduced the INTAKE Engineered 3D compression apparel line in 2014
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Industrial designer / Freelancer
Jocelyn Poulin Design
Aug 2001 - May 2015 (13 years 9 months)
Industrial & graphic designer specialized in Sporting goods.
Designed a wide variety of sporting goods equipment including yoga mats, gear bags, hockey gear and protective equipment, as well as a balance bike made specifically for children
Oversaw all facets of branding and advertising for product offerings; clients served include Haina Enterprise, Maji Sports, 511 Capitals, Mission Hockey, Cascade Lacrosse, Vic Hockey and Sphinx Gear
Redesigned the entire image of Vic Hockey including its image, logo, protective line and stick line in 2003
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Senior designer
Aird Sport Design
Saint-Sauveur, Canada
Sep 2001 - Feb 2005 (3 years 5 months)
Designed sporting goods equipment including helmets, baseball gloves and skates for Easton, snowboards for Pelican
Worked on the “New NHL uniform concept” for CCM; included conceptual design completion for new jerseys ( including the aesthetics and materials to use); also designed new models for protective equipment
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Product Manager / Industrial designer
Mission Hockey
Santa Ana, CA
Jan 1998 - Jul 2001 (3 years 6 months)
Protective Equipment manager / Designer; Ice and roller hockey;
Spearheaded the design of the company’s line of ice and roller hockey protective wear
Launched innovative items such as Warp EPP expended polypropylene protective equipment and the first three-fingered hockey gloves, designed to protect specific areas of the hands
Designed first and only asymmetrical hockey glove system with articulated locking thumb; patent issued in 2003
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Head Designer
Daignault-Rolland
Montréal, Canada
Sep 1993 - Dec 1997 (4 years 3 months)
Head designer / Ice hockey and baseball equipment
Managed the Research & Development department; included hiring and supervision of three professional staff members, including Designers and one Sample maker
Implemented a communication procedure between the R&D, marketing and production departments; prior to this, a lack of communication existed between key departments; new procedure included weekly meetings, improved paperwork processes and an increase in information gleaned from both Manager and Production Department members
Reduced cost in baseball gloves by reengineering the products; included changing the design, material production and tooling processes
Started work with Daignault-Rolland as a Junior Industrial Designer after completing a school-related project with the company; talents recognized by company president Gilles Bossé, which resulted in immediate hire upon graduation
Became Head Designer in 1995 after only two years at Daignault-Rolland due to boss recognition of accomplishments not only as a designer, but as an efficient interdepartmental communicator
