Justin Heinrichs: Director | 3D Footwear Designer in Toronto, ON
Justin Heinrichs
Director | 3D Footwear Designer
Toronto | CA
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Freckled Footwear
Director | 3D Footwear Designer | 08/2020 - Current
3D Technical Design
Creator of studio-quality 3D assets for digital sampling and animation. Advanced skills in 3D lighting, texturing, shading, rendering, and compositing utilizing Modo, Blender, Solidworks, and Zbrush. Utilize Ntopology to create and iterate generative lattice structures that produce advanced additive manufacturing solutions.
Trend Research
Research, identify and interpret key worldwide trends. Develop and present comprehensive presentations for worldwide audiences. Able to tailor trend presentations to a variety of territories (APAC, LATAM, etc.) while adhering to brand design DNA.
Footwear Design
Expert level footwear designer, proficient in agnostic design ideation, 3D sketching, rendering, tech pack creation, and 3D digital sampling. Specialize in sustainable visible technology development utilizing an array of professional footwear skill sets from design through to packaging and POP.
Sourcing + Costing
Established network of manufacturing partners on a global scale. Provide constant factory communication to ensure products arrive on time with exact specifications. Extensive experience costing and sourcing visible sustainable technologies at specific price points.
Product Development
Empathetically guide new brands through the design, development, sample revision, sourcing, and production process of technical and sustainable performance footwear.
Graphics + Branding
Provide performance graphic details that tell sophisticated ecological stories. Design differentiated packaging solutions that enhance and reinforce marketing communication.
Skye Footwear
Head of Design and Sustainability | 10/2015 - Current
Power Footwear (Bata)
Global Footwear Design and Development Manager | 07/2019 - 08/2020
Canadian Tire
Footwear Designer | 12/2013 - 07/2019
Helly Hansen / Skechers / Woods / Diadora / Airwalk / Dakota / FarWest / WindRiver / Huntshield
Native Shoes
Contract Footwear Designer | 02/2012 - 12/2013
Hussmann (JFS)
3D Mechanical Designer | 10/2009 - 12/2012
Education history
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Business Administration | 2006 - 2008
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Diploma | 2004 - 2006
Parsons School of Design
| 2016 - 2016
Pensole Footwear Design Academy
Footwear Design Master Class | 2012 - 2013
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