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Yohann Kelkel: Snowboard product manager & Industry consultant in Passy, 74

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Yohann Kelkel

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Snowboard product manager & Industry consultant
Passy | FR
Skills
  • Innovation
  • Marketing
  • business development
  • engineering
  • Athlete management
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Interests
Skateboarding
Snowboarding
Surfing
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Ghost reactive protection

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Enzo Valax pro model

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Sacha Balicco pro model

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Halo

Snowboard product manager & Industry consultant | 01/2025 - Current

I support Halo’s (poweredbyhalo.com) expansion within the snowsports industry by identifying growth opportunities, building strategic partnerships, and aligning their innovative solutions with the unique demands of the market. My focus is on developing tailored strategies and leveraging industry insights to enhance Halo’s presence and impact in the snowsports sector.
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DECATHLON - SNOWBOARDING

Snowboard product manager | 11/2017 - Current

Understand snowboarders needs in order to build for them a profitable worldwide offer and range of boards, bindings, boots, Outwear, Sweatshirts and Gloves (Women, Men and kids). Also working on helmets and body protection for ski, mountain biking and snowboard users. From a product master plan I define, we work as a team with product engineers, model makers , retail supplier, merchandiser and designers in order to bring a collection to life.
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Myopencomm.com

Snowboard product manager | 11/2024 - Current

BUSINESS CONSULTING Supporting you and your business to grow and flourish I am dedicated to providing comprehensive and integrative guidance that considers the whole person or organization. My approach is based on the belief that true progress comes from addressing all facets of your life or business — physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. SPORTS AGENT & MENTOR Enhancing your success outside of your sport so you can focus on doing what you love most. I take a personal approach to support you, elevating your financial and professional success. I set up tailored communication strategies to help you work with your coach, team, and sponsors. I help you become the best version of yourself and enhance your post-sports career opportunities.
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SDIS74

Volunteer Firefighter | 06/2019 - Current

Volunteer firefighter in the French firefighter Haute Savoie district , combining medical and fire rescues.
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Decathlon USA

Business developper winter sports | 03/2019 - 03/2023

Managing US offer and business development for winter sports B2B and B2C strategies
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Nivéales Media

Web and Multimedia Author @snowsurfmag | 06/2014 - 01/2021

Web, paper author and multimedia editor for Snowsurf magazine.
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Airnshop

Co-Funder and CCO | 06/2012 - 03/2018

http://www.airnshop.com Airnshop is the ultimate shopping experience, connecting the best shoppers in the world and helping you shop without borders. Our passion is delivering you inspiring products usually only accessible to locals or travelers. We give you access to the best products from the confort of your Home !
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Decathlon USA

Model maker technical director | 06/2016 - 11/2017

Managing a team of 5 pattern maker working with the technical direction in garment development for the ski and snowboard brand Wed'ze in Decathlon. Coaching and helping my team progress within the brand , company and their professional careers. Writing strategies collaboratively to innovate in the futur of garment development. For Wed'ze SKI and SNOWBOARD brand.
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Decathlon USA

Snowboard outwear product manager | 11/2016 - 11/2017

Understand snowboarders needs in order to build for them a profitable worldwide offer and range of Outwear, Sweatshirts and Gloves (Women, Men and kids). From a product master plan I define we work as a team with product engineer, model maker , retail supplier, merchandiser and a designer in order to bring a collection to life.
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Decathlon USA

Brand project director | 08/2014 - 10/2017

Making all brand processes run smoothly from international retail to design by taking strategic decisions on planning, objectives, projects and workloads. For Wed'ze SKI and SNOWBOARD brand.
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Decathlon USA

Brand innovation manager | 08/2014 - 03/2017

Writing and managing the brand innovation plan with a specific budget in order to lay out priorities for the futur innovations according to global market, futur technologies and brand business plan. For Wed'ze SKI and SNOWBOARD brand.
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Decathlon USA

Certification team manager | 08/2014 - 11/2016

Managing a team of engineers who have in charge product certification from development to final validation on the field. (Hard goods and Garments) for Wed'ze SKI and SNOWBOARD Brand
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Decathlon USA

Product developper | 06/2013 - 08/2014

Collaborating with a product manager, a designer, a pattern maker and a supply manager, I am in charge of design and industrialisation for a defined offer of innovatives and technical products for Wed'ze (SKI and SNOWBOARD BRAND).
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Decathlon USA

Research&Development laboratory manager | 09/2012 - 06/2013

Managing creation of a R&D project for mountain product development brands Quechua, Wed'ze and Simond. Writing research projects and partnership policy, integrating human body research into product development strategies. Research areas ranging from thermal sciences through biomechanics to traumatology.
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Decathlon USA

Research&Development labortaroy manager | 07/2011 - 09/2012

Managing a team of 6 engineers and Phds. Building R&D strategies for textile and heavystiching innovations. Managing research areas such as anthropometry, morphology, ergonomy, performance, 3D numerical models for technical textile simulation and validation.
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Decathlon USA

Research and innovation engineer | 01/2009 - 07/2011

Responsible for coordinating innovative product development projects, working in team with product engineers, product managers and designers. Managing testing engineers, trainees and external research partners for conduc- ting research and validation experiments in the fields of biomechanics for hard, heavy stitching and soft sports goods.
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Decathlon USA

Testing engineer | 07/2008 - 06/2009

Responsible for sourcing and validating innovative 3D anthropometric measurement tools. Organizing and managing internationnal measurement campaign (China, Spain, Italie)
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PROTEOR

Research engineer | 09/2007 - 06/2008

End of master research project on functional gait analysis of transfemoral amputees. Digital simulation of physical phenomena , modelling, analysis and mechanical optimization of systems, assistance with design and dimensioning of structures.
Education history
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Arts et Métiers ParisTech - École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers

Research master | 2007 - 2008

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INSA Lyon

Master | 2002 - 2007

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Monash University

Master | 2005 - 2006

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