OWNER & PRODUCT LINE MANAGER at BRAND 5 SPORTS, LLC - Winfield, Illinois, United States
BRAND 5 SPORTS, LLC is a newly formed consultancy / sports brand, structured to partner with you and your team, on a project, contract or exclusive basis to achieve additional focus for your categories and company. With over 20 years of expertise in design, surface treatments, materials, technologies and manufacturing techniques, BRAND 5 SPORTS is positioned to provide your team the additional horsepower for those difficult projects. HARD GOODS PRODUCT LINE EXPERIENCE• Sporting Goods / Leisure & Sport / Industrial Equipment / Hobby & Collectables• Extend line experience, (20-200 SKU lines).• Differentiate and stratify product offerings to create good-better-best structure.SURFACE EMBELLISHMENTS - COSMETIC DESIGN "BLACK BELT"• Expert in surface decoration techniques, including automotive style coatings, specialty. pigments, metallic powder additives & coating techniques, slip decals, hydro decals, direct printing, dye sublimation transfers, appliqués and carbon fiber & composites. • Highly skilled at optimizing cosmetic appearance within ridged cost structures.MANUFACTURING - MATERIALS and FINISHING FUSION• Comprehensive understanding of manufacturing advantages and limitations of material. finishing issues of extruded aluminum, cast metals, graphite / composites, plastic, sheet / braided and woven material in traditional Asian manufacturing settings.• Keen sense of what can be accomplished and how to achieve desired results within the frame-work of a foreign manufacturing setting. KEY TRADE TOOLS• Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop "Black Belt" / JMP Statistical Software / Microsoft Office• Ability to map product information and data to identify product line white space.• Strong Asian cultural understanding.• Current passport with 10 year China entry