Steve S. Chang
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About
Born in Seoul, South Korea and raised in Sothern California., Steve received his degree in Product Design from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena in 2001. His experiences and success lie on research, ideation, concept generation, various product designs and brand development.
Steve has worked with various brands in different sizes as an in-house designer and as a design consultant past 19+ years. His 19+ years of design experience includes many domestic assignments, but also many foreign market assignments.
His portfolio includes innovative brands such as:
• Vans • adidas • Sole Technology (etnies, es, emerica, 32) • And1 Basketball • K-Swiss • Etonic • Harajujku Lovers by Gwen Stefani • Mosa Eyewear • CTRL wakeboard boots • Kazar Footwear • Aguas Surf Apparel • Various Start-Up Companies
Steve has worked directly with some top athletes and celebrities designing their shoes and vatious products. A lot of his work have been published and had a great success at a retail level.
Some of the categories that Steve has designed include:
• Various Footwear Categories
• Logos / Graphic Design
• Accessories: hats, watches, socks, eyewear, body care, etc
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Education
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BS in Product Design & minor in entertainment design Product Design / Entertainment designArt Center College of Design at Pasadena1997 - 2001
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BS KinesiologyOccidetnal College1992 - 1996
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Experience
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Principal/Creative DirectorAnaheim Hills, United StatesNov 2002 - Present (18 years 6 months)Brands:
- Kairos by Spencer Dinwiddie
- TCG
- Vilebrequin
- Stompas footwear
- Caliber Marketing Group
- adidas
- Gwen Stefani's Harajujku Lovers / MINI
- Kryptonics Skatboard
- AND1 Basketball
- Body Glove
- POME Product
- Diff lifestyle footwear
- SpeedRank football Cleats
- FEVO footwear/accessories
- CTRL Wakeboard boots / bindings
- Messenger541 Footwear/accessories
- Celsius Snowboard boots
- Ark Collective Backpacks
- ision lifestyle Footwear / accessories
- Spyderlock Roofng Shoes
- ERA footwear
- VAPOR Studio
- Myrtle footwear
- Beloe footwear
- Mantidz footwear
- SoulSoles(energy boosting sandals)
- "The Wrap"
- Say Out
- Push Creations
- Focus Concepts
- Various start up brands that can be shared later times.
Specialties:
- Product Design (soft and hard goods)
- Footwear Design
- Branding
- Logo Designs
- Graphic Design
- Packaging
- Product Development
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Director of Product DesignHermosa Beach, CAMay 2009 - Dec 2010 (1 year 7 months)- Start-up eco-friendly eyewear/accessories Company
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- Eyewear Design
- Packaging Design
- POP Design
- Managed the designs/designers involved
- Sourcing
- Traveling to far east for sample revisions and confirmation of the samples
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Senior Product/footwear/snowboard boots DesignerCerritos, CANov 2003 - Nov 2008 (5 years)Action Sports/Performance product
Responsibiities:
- Designed and managed the 100% Vans winter footwear/Snowboard boot designs/design team from 2003-2007
- Designed 90% of the line from 2007-2008 and managed the design team and the process
- Traveled to far east for sample revisions and con rmations
- Worked with professional athletes on their signature Models(Danny Kass, Anderas Wiig, Hana Beaman, Jamie Lynn & etc.....)
- Attended sales meetings to receive the feedback from the retail level
- Working at tradeshows
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Product / Footwear DesignerAug 2001 - Nov 2003 (2 years 3 months)Responsibilities:
- Managed the seasonal Emerica Footwear Designs
- Traveled to far east for sample revisions and confirmation
- Worked with sponsored-riders on their signature Models
- Attended sales meetings to receive the feedback from the market place
- Attended trade shows
- Seasonal inspiration trips
- Helped out with Etnies and ES -
Part time footwear designerWestlake Village, CAJul 2000 - Jan 2001 (6 months)Responsibilities:
- Participated in seasonal footwear design projects.
- Participated in finishline SMU footwear projects
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InternWestlake Village, CAMay 2000 - Jul 2000 (2 months)Responsibilities:
- Participated in seasonal footwear design projects
- Foot Action SMU projects
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@schang2, member since 2001
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