Experience

Wildling Shoes

• Germany
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Footwear Development Specialist

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Responsibilities: -Prototyping from Pullover to the CFM samples and pre-serial production of innovative projects. Handover Tech Packs. Revision of Pullover samples. Fit and Wear Testing programs. Pre-production revisions. CFM samples approval. Spec Sheet creation. -Product development innovation projects with focus on: materials, constructions, processes, sustainability and testing. Specialised factory sourcing. Shoe last and sole developments. Close work with Sustainability Manager and Material Development Team and factory partners. -Improvement of the existing style of essential collection in terms of fit, construction, appearance and quality. -Close cooperation with design team and development team in Portugal. -Support for the grading and pre-serial production of new models. -Selective support in ensuring production quality. -Training for the Customer Service Team Show less



Sportmaster

• Chile
• Wellness and Fitness Services

• Head of Footwear Production Engineer Group

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2021

  SportMaster: - Top 10 global sport and outdoor retail - The largest retailer of sporting goods in Russia with a retail chain of over 400 stores in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and China. With 230 million visitors yearly.- Operates as official dealer for over 100 international brands including Reebok, Nike, Columbia, Merrell, CAT, designing and developing for its private brands such as Outventure, Demix and Joss.Website: www.sportmaster.ruResponsibilities:- Management of footwear Engineering team,- Creation, planning and maintenance of best practices, specifications and cross-functional collaborations.- Responsible for Performance footwear product creation process, and manufacturing quality and constancy for SportMaster; Men's, Women's and Kid's Performance Footwear Business.- Assuring efficient operations of footwear manufacturing in all 45+ SportMaster partner factories.- Monitoring timely fulfillment of tasks assigned to the Production Engineer’s Group.- Preparation and submission of reports (weekly, monthly, seasonal).- Participation in the development of regulatory documents/instruction.- Collaboration with Development/Commercialization/QA/QC teams in China.- Collaboration with SportMaster Lab Testing and INTERTEK International Laboratory.- Ongoing analysis and monitoring of test protocols and results.- Visiting factories for planning and placement, production and factory evaluation.Business travel 40 % of the working time.Accomplishments:- Developed the Technical Requirement documentation template. - Developed the instruction and report template for Commercialization team.- Standardized the size system for Sportmaster footwear brands.- Created the size system for SportMaster footwear brands for Chinese market.- Developed and launched in production more than 30 own shoe last and outsole styles.- Initiated the direct injection outsole process for Chinese factory production. Show less

• Footwear Production Engineer of Outdoor Category

  • Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Responsibilities:- Work with designers to ensure that detailed Tech Packages have precise information.- Create and revise appropriate documentation for assigned products.- Ensures that all appropriate development documentation is maintained including product specs and prototype notes.- Shoe last parameters checking.- Checking of the fit for the pullovers and development samples. Confirmation of the Fit Test Reports.- Pullovers construction problems, half gauge revising.- New outsole development. Checking of blue prints, wooden molds, demo outsole, production outsole sample.- Visiting factories producing placed shoes order. Explain product requirements and standards. - Commercialization process; reactive and proactive implementation.- Full production process monitoring, checking QA\QC reports, timely actions to prevent serious production issues. Show less



EKSI'S Sporting goods company

• Footwear Production Engineer

  • Aug 2007 - Dec 2008

  Responsibilities: - Shoe last parameters checking. - Checking of the fit for the pullovers and development samples. Confirmation of the Fit Test Reports. - Full production process monitoring, checking QA\QC reports, timely actions to prevent serious production issues. -Final inspection at the Chinese factories. Responsibilities: - Shoe last parameters checking. - Checking of the fit for the pullovers and development samples. Confirmation of the Fit Test Reports. - Full production process monitoring, checking QA\QC reports, timely actions to prevent serious production issues. -Final inspection at the Chinese factories.



NINE LINE leather shoes factory

• Processing Engineer of Footwear

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2007

  Responsibilities: - Full production process checking, launch of the production for new styles. Responsibilities: - Full production process checking, launch of the production for new styles.