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Creative Director of Special Projects and Design

Creative Director of Special Projects AND Design

- Working on innovations and advanced concepts for the future of Vans design DNA
- Collaborating with different footwear teams to develop and execute various ideas
- Worked on kids/toddlers, Women's classics, Mens, MTE, SMU, and Vault collabs
- Collabs: Vibram, Imran Potato, JJJJound, Nicole Mclaughlin, DeatonChrisAnthony, Blends,
DSM, and Benjamin Edgar.

Vibram   I   Boston + North Brookfield, MA & Portland, OR

Special Projects Footwear Designer Senior level

Designed & developed soles for various brands ranging from lifestyle, athletic performance,
safety-work, tactical military, and fashion
- Worked alongside mold technicians, chemists, suppliers, shoe factories, engineers, and wear-testers.
- Collaborated with Pensole, Hankook Tires, Boston Dynamics, and 2016 USA Olympics Team
- Brands i worked on: VF Corp, Deckers group, Wolverine group, Danner, Brandblack, DC Skate,
Bedrock, and various tactical brands (domestic production), etc

Footwear Components AND Soling Designer

Originals SMU Europe:
- Was involved in the design and launch of the ZX FLUX. I designed several colorways/materials for various key accounts including Foot Locker Europe, JD Sports, Size?, Courir France, SNS, etc..
Also worked on the "Italia independent" collection for Lapo Elkan
Adidas Football (Soccer)
- Got to help stylize and colorup NitroCharge and Goletto concepts. Also worked on takedown models
- Assisted with Predator and F-50 collections
Porsche Design
- CMF for SS13/FW13 Porsche Design Sport and Originals
- worked under the Adidas legend, Jacques Chassaing
Basketball (Based out of Portland, OR)
- Derrick Rose collection and takedown concepts

Footwear Designer

Worked on Pixar's Cars 2 and Toy Story 3 Concepts.
Toys that went to market:
- Cars 2 "Oil Rig Ambush" Playset (Quick Changers)
- Cars 2 "Rapid Fire Launcher" (Micro Drifters)
- Cars 2 "Mega Mack Raceworld Playset" (3 Worlds in 1)
Voice over sessions with "Larry the Cable Guy" for Mater's Character

Pixar Toy Design Internship

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Robert Lee: Creative Director of Special Projects and Design in Los Angeles, California

Robert Lee

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Pensole Hankook Tires

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Mattel/Disney

Academy of Art University