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Senior Designer

An innovative Industrial Designer with 15 years experience in product design and development with 10 years experience in footwear design. I have designed, developed and implemented groundbreaking footwear and product designs in a variety of markets. I excel in collaborating to identify and define new directions and tell compelling stories for my products and brands. I have managed multi-disciplinary team projects in both consultancy and corporate design environments and have creative staff and project management experience both domestically and internationally.

Create, design, develop and commercialize industry leading high performance outdoor footwear products and collections for Vasque outdoor footwear. 

I managed multiple complex and innovative design projects from insights, through concepts, validation and into seasonal integrations in collaboration with project teams.

I utilized my knowledge of modern and traditional shoemaking techniques to communicate intended construction and aesthetic details and for manufacturing, patternmaking, materialization, sole unit tooling, footwear last development, and internal stakeholder review. 

Collaborated with the overseas development teams to execute product directions and take them to market; and lead cross-functional projects to research and facilitate conversations to drive insights and uncover strategic opportunities at both consumer and distributor level. 

Design and development of cycling accessories for QBP’s 45North cycling brand.

Generation of technical packages to communicate intended construction and aesthetic details for manufacturing.

Assist and facilitate communication with overseas manufacturers and material suppliers, and QBP regarding development and sampling.


Freelance Technical Design Consultant

•	Responsible for design and development of OEM and branded organizational packs, accessories, products, packaging and graphics.
•	Generation of technical packages and cut and sewn samples to communicate intended construction and aesthetic details for manufacturing.
•	Extensive overseas manufacturing experience including QC and process implementation.


Technical Design Consultant

•	Responsible for researching and designing global footwear and clothing products and graphics that communicate stories to reinforce the message of the Hurley brand.

Mens Designer and Developer

•	Designed industry leading premium global surf and lifestyle footwear. Responsible for design, development and implementation of brand principals through all phases of design.

•	Designed footwear that was representative of New Balance‘s superiority in performance athletic footwear in Cross Training, Court and Lifestyle categories.

Designer

•	Designed footwear and accessory product for: Reef, Burton, Salomon, Gravis.

Design Consultant--Freelance

Find out detailed information about Jay Kovacs, Senior Designer in Minneapolis, MN

Jay Kovacs: Senior Designer in Minneapolis, MN

Jay Kovacs

Vasque Footwear, Red Wing Shoe Co.

45North

Beaux Merzon, Inc.

Hurley International

Reef

New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.

Powerline6

Art Center College of Design