Experience

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  Gear Aid

  • President
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  GEAR AID

  • Bellingham, Washington Area

  • President

    • Jan 2017 - Present
    • Bellingham, Washington Area
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  Family sabbatical

  • Cuenca, Ecuador

  • Not working / Not looking for one year

    • Aug 2015 - Aug 2016
    • Cuenca, Ecuador

    Taking a year off to experience living in South America was a life altering experience for our whole family.

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  Outdoor Research

  • United States
  • Retail Apparel and Fashion
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Vice President - Operations

    • May 2010 - Oct 2015

    Directed inventory planning, sourcing, QC-Compliance, factory operations, customer service, warehouse distribution and facilities teams. Responsible for the on time delivery of +$30 million annual purchases.

  • Vice President - Design & Operations

    • 2005 - May 2010

    Directed design, inventory planning, QC/Compliance, factory operations, facilities, and warehouse teams.

  • Design Director

    • Jan 2003 - 2005

    Lead the Design teams for both Consumer and Government / Tactical business segments. Accountable for all aspects of product line development from seasonal design briefing through production planning.

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  Helly Hansen

  • Norway
  • Retail Apparel and Fashion
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Advanced Development Director

    • 2000 - Dec 2002

    Responsible for leading the design innovation and material technology strategies for both the USA and Norway based product development offices.

  • Business Unit Manager - Outdoor

    • 1995 - 2000

    Global responsibility for the product creation and sports marketing for the outdoor sports business unit.

  • Product Manager - Outdoor / Snowboard

    • 1993 - 1995

    Directed product line creation and internal sell in for outdoor and snowboard apparel segments. Grew the snowboard apparel business from inception to +$15million in a 3 year period.

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  Smith & Hawken

  • Mill Valley, CA

  • Inventory Planner

    • 1990 - 1993
    • Mill Valley, CA

    Responsible for establishing item level forecasts and seasonal purchasing plan for the garden tools, and house ware product categories.

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  The North Face

  • San Francisco, CA

  • Retail Associate

    • 1989 - 1990
    • San Francisco, CA

    Assisted customers and store management at a newly opened outlet store in San Francisco, CA.

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  Pacific Grinding Wheel Co, Inc.

  • Marysville, WA

  • Purchasing Manager

    • 1987 - 1988
    • Marysville, WA

    Responsible for raw material, supply item and capital equipment purchasing for an abrasive tool manufacturer with annual revenues of $15 million.

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  Pacific Grinding Wheel, Co, Inc.

  • Marysville, WA

  • Import- Export Manager

    • 1986 - 1987
    • Marysville, WA

    Established product sourcing plan and handled order communication for newly developed import program.