Tad Osada

Worked closely with product marketing and engineering to bring the right product to market on time. Studied trends to make sure products are appropriate for the target market. Worked on a wide array of categories ranging from Bell mass products to high end Blackburn cycling bags. Brands: Bell: In charge of designing 50+ products each season for major retailers. Categories include lights, locks, pumps, gloves, saddles, gloves, child transportation, and safety items. Copilot: Helped shape with the relaunching of a legacy brand and developed new product that fell in line with the new brand direction. Projects included bike bags, a child's seat, and cupholder. Blackburn: Lead direction of bag development including saddle bags, top tube bags, and panniers. New Source Technology [Pleasanton, CA]

Worked on mechanical parts and assemblies with technical drawings for laser system prototypes with lead engineer. Contacted vendors for quotes and status updates. Assisted with setting up a lab for testing systems.

in scheduling shipments and maintaining and entering purchase and sales orders. Created processes and documents to help improve efficiency and accuracy of employees in different depatments. Created training documents detailing out procedures both in text and pictures.