David Va: Freelance Designer in Diamond Bar, CA

Sr. Lead Product Designer/Product Manager, Carson, CA Work with the Maxpedition Team to help develop new product lines for each fiscal year Manage design of both soft goods and hard goods products. Perform market and trend research and analysis, develop strategies and translate into new and innovative products. Provide engineering solutions and guidance to design team, for both soft and hard good products based on design -techniques, materials and sourcing experience. Work closely with and mentor junior designers. Manage outsourced projects, to design firms and freelance designers, and ensure that projects and adhere to established product development schedules. Work closely with Marketing to help develop brand awareness using SEO to target tactical product marketplace. Develop tech packs and CAD files of products for domestic vendors and oversea factories. Define product features and technical download of product features to marketing Manage quotes from oversea factories and negotiate pricing of bags for targeted FOB. Work with sales director and online sales data to determine product performance, improve weak performing products and identify need and opportunities for new products.

Experience in softgood/ hardgoods: -Develop and Designs; Camping, Hiking, School packs, Life style pack, Sports pack, Hunting, tactical packs, Fishing, Camera cases, laptop cases, water bottles, and camping accessories. -Engineer and test product on and off the field -Branding strategy through creative and innovations -Solve complex designs of fabrication, technique, develop new proccess and new materials. -Manage product schedule and help Team to be on track with projects. -Clients: Bass Pro, Walmart, Big 5, Target, Rei

Experience in softgood/ hardgoods: Camping, Hiking, School packs, Life style pack, Sports pack, Hunting, tactical packs, Fishing, Camera cases, laptop cases, water bottles, and camping accessories.