Aaron Prosser: Founder in Portland, OR
Aaron Prosser
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Founder
Portland | United States
Skills
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Interests
Basketball
Soccer
Anything competitive.
Lacrosse and surfing.
Apparel creation.
Industries
Lifestyle
Outdoor
Surf
Tech
Triathlon
Yoga
Summary
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Projects
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Work experience
Pacterra Athletics
Founder | 08/2014 - Current
· Act on my self-starting and resourceful entrepreneurial nature, competitive sport experience and passion to create the perfect compression short for the competitive and everyday athlete.
· Current strengths are in product development and marketing.
· Grew sales to $75K in 2 years for DTC channel through grass roots, seeding and digital marketing strategies.
· Currently manage all product development, sourcing, design and operational logistics for production.
· Manage photoshoots, marketing content and calendars for product activation and brand storytelling.
· Product featured in GQ, Runner’s World, Men’s Health, Esquire and Askmen (blog).
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adidas
Product Manager | 08/2019 - 05/2020
? Manage NCAA promo (14 schools / 30 styles / 4 seasons) , NCAA Retail ($2m), Team ($4), Mi-Team (custom) and SMU product lines of business.
? Detailed understanding of the market place, researching and interacting with consumers, athletes, markets and merchandising teams to collect relevant insights to create and bring products to market successfully.
? Work within cross-functional team and with interlinked departments to enable an efficient product creation process with an optimum product outcome.
? Work across sport categories to create a holistic product offering and story for NCAA team partners.
? Detailed understanding of the product creation process, systems and product creation calendars in order to ensure on-time retail intro dates.
Studio-317
Innovation Manager - Apparel | 06/2017 - 08/2019
· One of seven key members in apparel innovation studio serving emerging and world renown brands with product concepts, design solutions, and market strategy. Specialist in sew-free apparel construction.
· Manage project timelines, sourcing and construction for all projects involving bonding and/or laser cutting.
· Work with, and manage projects, for over 16 different brands across the industry.
· Work cross-functionally with project management, sewing, pattern making and sourcing to assist on sewn project timelines, refine order of operations and optimize work flow across teams.
· Constantly be testing and challenging the limits of bonded applications to enhance apparel construction techniques and provide clients with an assortment of innovative construction options.
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adidas
Asst Product Manager | 11/2015 - 06/2017
? Worked in a fast paced, constantly changing environment supporting cross functional teams to advance product lines from inception to launch, gaining 2 lines to manage after my first year.
? Manage basketball base layer, basketball inflatable and assist in team product lines.
? Maintain development, design and marketing calendars for successful product launch.
? Travel to factory to ensure product quality, timelines and cost for baselayer product line.
? Present seasonal G2M product briefs to communicate product line to all cross-functional category teams and relevant markets.
? Data input and thorough systems understanding. Entering and tracking products throughout calendar year
Education history
Drexel University
Bachelors | 2008 - 2013
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