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USA Product and Design Director

Hi-Tec Sports Usa, Inc. is a sports company which offers footwear, walking, hiking, boots, sandals, and footwear.

* A footwear professional with years of proven success as a Footwear Designer, Footwear Developer, Product Line Manager and Team Leader. An Industrial Designer with a passion for Design AND Development and a need for "making it real". Although centered on Design, his diverse background and experience in the various disciplines gives him the tools to interpret "upstream" information and to also foresee the "downstream" implications of design. He has the cross functional skills and knowledge to positively impact and excel within a team. * A creative problem solver who use's his experience and varied skill sets to completely understand and drive the process. As a Product Line Manager that excels by utilizing his skills to meet the requirements of the brand, the corporation, the buyer and the consumer. Applies his creative vision and proactive problem solving abilities in both his designing and developing. * An insightful team leader who has managed globally diverse, creative and talented product development teams. With his guidance, teams have collaboratively developed innovative and entrepreneurial solutions to overcome Product Developments many obstacles. * Industrial Design training, background and passion for all things "design", allow him to continuously adapt and modify his aesthetic sensibilities and to keep track of and out pace emerging technologies, trends and styles. * Extensive and diverse travel experience to conduct market and competitive analysis and coordinate efforts with domestic sales and international distributors. Considerable travel to factories in Asia, Europe and the Caribbean. Years of experience in many types of footwear constructions, techniques and global manufacturing centers. * Skills sets: Designing, Developing, Product Line Management and Brand Development. A team leader, player and motivator.