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Principal | Creative Director | Consultant

Specialist & Consultant

As an accomplished and dynamic executive creative leader, I bring
hands-on experience defining and driving business strategies
forward with a proven record of developing, steering and delivering
innovative footwear and apparel products and brand expressions for
key industry product creation organizations, such as Lucchese and Timberland.
As a confident, visionary and effective leader, I provide an
unparalleled ability to build and lead diverse global design teams,
ensuring high-level of performance standards, while continually
assessing for opportunities to enhance processes, maximize
profitability, drive sustainability, and drive customer engagement.
As a passionate design executive with deep footwear design
expertise, my skill set includes product line expansion, ideation/
conceptualizing, trend research, product design, prototyping,
testing, brand identities, seasonal stories, color direction, materials
development, new category launch, and production.
Thriving in translating ever-changing consumer insights and emerging trends, and amplifying response to consumer demands to create brand growth, I consistently improve processes, and drive
sustainability--with a successful record of launching new categories, as well as transforming and expanding existing product lines.
Finally, I cultivate partnerships and build trusted relationships with
stakeholders and senior leadership across the enterprise, influencing
executive decision-making, with polished communication and presentation skills.

Greater Boston

Product Leadership, Creative Direction, Product Innovation, Design Strategy,
Sustainable Design

Area

Recruited to this executive creative leadership role to champion design and innovation, while focusing on sustainability. Built and directed a 7-
person footwear design team, and managed resource and contract budget.
Reported to, collaborated with and influenced the decision-making of Global
General Manager and CEO/Owner, in addition to extensive cross-functional
collaboration with category leads and development teams across product
development, supply chain, product operations, and marketing--focusing on
evolving and improving the go-to-market process.

Vice President of Design and Innovation

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Recruited to this consulting role to spearhead a rapid growth project for
state-of-the-art Steel and Nano toe work boots, as well as casual lifestyle
line extension. Reported to the president, key board members, and owner--
guiding executive decision-making, such as strategizing and project planning, and collaborating extensively and cross-functionally across the organization.

Design Consultant

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CHRISTOPHER PAWLUS: Principal | Creative Director | Consultant

CHRISTOPHER PAWLUS

PawlusDesign

KEEN

Lucchese Bootmaker

Northwestern Michigan College

University of Michigan