Carl Walker: GENERAL MANAGER / PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT in Aspen, CO

Daily oversight of all departments with a focus on outerwear product development. Near term execution, long term planning and all associated analysis. Developing teams, systems, and processes to enable efficient management ? Oversight of the entire outerwear product development program and the teams involved; sales, design, color, fit, timely product launches and comprehensive go-to-market planning ? Performing sales and inventory analyses to inform budget allocation, regular reporting ? Scheduling and planning all product launch cycles, managing internal and external timelines efficiently to launch seasonal product on time and on budget ? Developing and maintaining effective relationships with manufacturing partners globally ? Negotiating contracts and orders for components, materials and finished products ? Budgeting for growing outerwear production and developing an objective review system to better inform purchasing decisions ? Planning and executing international trade show schedules, brand promotions and sales events ? Administration of all regular accounting, weekly cash flow tracking and reporting to the ownership and investors ? Liaising with outside counsel on contracts, establishment of brand IP including patent, trademarks and copyrights

Working with a great team to bring new technologies to the sunglass and goggle markets. ? Managing all developments across multiple product lines with constant new release schedules ? Design color strategy to align with market trends, evaluate execution, and adjust after sampling ? Maintain factory relationships and efficient collaboration with partners overseas ? Coordinate the acquisition of multiple patents as well as other IP for technologies related to the GPS and Camera enabled ski goggles ? Design and deliver retail training programs to educate sales associates on the features and benefits of the brand, unique technologies, and IP ? Create copy and content for websites, press releases and patent applications