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Sr. Product Design and Development Manager
John Wilkening
Santa Cruz, CA
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About
Over 10 years of leading Design and Development with some of the worlds most renowned sports companies. These brands include, Vans, O’neill, Giro, and Specialized Bicycles. As the Sr. Product Design Manager at Specialized I managed a $14M category, mentoring and supporting multiple direct reports.
I've been honored to win awards for my work, which has been patented and publicized worldwide, including a SIMA design of the year award.
As a design leader specialized in delivering innovative products, I've strived to inspire teams and create a collaborative environment. Regardless of all that I have accomplished I always remember to be humble, engaged and willing to listen.
Specialties: Creative leadership, Product Design & Development, Design Strategy, Consumer Insights, and Packaging -
Education
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Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Industrial and Product DesignArt Center College of Design2001 - 2005
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Experience
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Sr. Product Design and Development ManagerCalifornia AccessoriesHayward, CANov 2014 - Present (11 years 7 months)Oversee all aspects of Product Creation - Merchandising, Design, Materials, and Innovation. Responsible for design and
development of sun glasses, ophthalmic glasses and eyewear accessories. Manage team of designers and Asia developers to ensure products meet deadlines and budget goals. Cultivate collaborative partnerships with key national accounts to drive focused, successful product launches. Work directly with executive management to establish strategic, brand roadmap and growth plans. -
Sr. Product Design ManagerSpecialized Bicycle ComponentsNov 2010 - Nov 2014 (4 years)Lead product designer and developer for the entire Specialized glove and accessory line. Responsible for road and mountain bike accessories, including winter and summer gloves, socks, shoe covers, grips, bar tape and bags. Interface between engineering and apparel groups to coordinate colors, graphics and trends. Development responsibilities include, sourcing, trim development, spec sheets, BOM, packaging, sample revisions, grading fit and sample approval and direct hand off with factories. Traveling overseas to follow up on projects with quality control checks, working with sample makers, negotiating costs and assisting sample material procurement.
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Mid-level DesignerEaston-Bell SportsNov 2008 - Nov 2010 (2 years)Giro is one of the world's largest helmet companies, creating authentic and innovative products for the action sports market. For the 2011-2012 season I designed and developed a new line of high-end cycling gloves, caps, socks, bags and accessories for the road and mountain bike markets. Responsibilities included every step of the development cycle from market research to concept, technical drawings and factory follow-up.
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Full Time DesignerO’neill inc.Aug 2007 - Nov 2008 (1 year 3 months)As lead product designer my responsibilities include: creating innovative products within the budget and timeline. Research innovative materials, future market directions, including color and trends. Heavily involved in graphics and illustrations. Main responsibilities included creating initial product concepts, art work, technical drawings, all the way through packaging and P.O.P. Travel over seas to assist in development and follow through to sales samples.
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Full Time DesignerVANS / PRO-TECDec 2004 - Aug 2007 (2 years 8 months)Created in line products for bike, skateboard, snowboard and water sports. Worked closely with athletes and product managers to create technical soft and hard products. Responsible for all stages of design, engineering and development, from beginning stages of ideation through packaging design, graphics and in-store presentation.
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InternK-SwissJan 2004 - Apr 2004 (3 months)Footwear concepts for basketball and lifestyle segments, Responsibilities included writing design briefs, concept sketching to technical drafting for midsole and outsole components. Worked in conjunction with the development department for color and material selections. Helped to design the first K-Swiss basketball shoe along with 20+ other prototypes.
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@johne30, member since 2005
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