Bike

Lifestyle

Moto & Powersports

Outdoor

Snow

Surf

Lecturer in Entrepreneurship

Culture-driven, visionary leader with extensive and diverse global experience who drives strategic revenue growth, innovation, customer satisfaction, and product strategy. Start-up to Large company experience includes strategic planning, business development, business unit leadership, consumer product strategy, operational leadership, organizational structure, design and new product innovation. Respected and engaging leader with a solid technical and business background who communicates and relates effectively across a broad range of functional groups from plant floor associates to executive leadership.

Teaching undergraduate (BS) and graduate students (MS) in both on-the-ground and online formats in an interdisciplinary program combining design, engineering and business to develop our next generation of leaders.
•	Curriculum Development
•	Online Teaching
•	On-the Ground Teaching


Developed overall business strategy and direction along with multiple start-up functions for the improvement of passive optical vision systems via corrective optics.  Duties included Business Planning, Valuation, Revenue Forecasts, Business Development, Procurement, Supply Chain and Growth Strategy.  Worked within industry-regulatory working group to help shape proposed legislation and create awareness for the potential of improved vision for Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS).   

Responsible for driving and managing the growth of DITA’s multi brand strategy for existing, new and future luxury and lifestyle brands. Define strategic positioning and develop new brand strategies that compliment DITA’s brand portfolio. Responsibilities include strategy, new brand creation, product positioning, development, design, innovation, and global supply chain. 
Accomplishments include:
•	Built high-functioning global design and development teams balanced for new brand development and company growth
•	Re-launch of the iconic Christian Roth brand (new collections, branding and positioning in a mature and highly competitive marketplace)
•	Multi-year strategic product and innovation roadmaps  for DITA, Thom Browne and Christian Roth Brands
•	Design, development and strategic positioning of high-end EPILUXURY brand to solidify DITA’s innovative competitive advantage 
•	Initial strategic plans for high volume performance/lifestyle brand
•	Developed secondary Italian supply chain

Vice President Product & Strategy

Responsible and accountable for all aspects of Fox’s performance product categories: Motocross, Bike, Optics and Footwear including IVI Eyewear and Shift brands totaling $150MM in Global Revenue. Duties included Strategic Planning, Design, Product Development, Merchandising, R&D, Innovation, and Business Unit leadership. Accomplishments included:
•	5 year strategic product plans for all categories, balanced for growth and resource allocation and used for global revenue forecasting 
•	Innovation Road Maps for all categories to support 5 year product plans
•	Business and strategic plans for New Business/Categories: (Snow, H2O and Training) 
•	Increased margin across all categories and product lines through pricing analyses, cost reductions, line/SKU optimization and improved supply chain management
•	Increased by 4X the number of projects (Design/Development) and put in place processes for on-time releases
•	Created budgets for 9 departments and managed a team of 45 employees

Vice President, Performance Product

Responsible for developing and maintaining all aspects of Oakley’s highly profitable $700MM eyewear sun line.   Duties included P&L responsibility for the Men’s Eyewear Category (including Snow/MX Goggles, Hockey and Football Shields) with oversight into Global design, development, forecasting, pricing, margin, execution and distribution including responsibility for end of line (EOL) strategies and overall inventory management.  

Initially hired as an Engineering Project Manager before moving into Program/Product Line Management, Business Unit Leadership (Director) and Global Category Director.  Oversaw the growth of Oakley’s eyewear category during this time period from $250MM to over $700MM in a mature marketplace through innovation, vision, creativity and unsurpassed quality
•	Responsible for Eyewear Program (all aspects) and has overseen growth from $250MM to $700MM as Eyewear Leader 
•	Developed and helped oversee Oakley Custom Program growth from $6MM to $84MM
•	Created 3 year Annual Operating Plans for Eyewear Category
•	Directly Responsible for 12 years of Oakley Eyewear line plans (2002 – 2013)
•	Development responsibility for lens materials and lens technologies including polarized, photochromic, performance and fashion tints 
•	Manufacturing competence with plastic injection molding, metals (all), acetate materials
•	New material innovations for eyewear (Ti MIM, Carbon Fiber, Magnesium, Aluminum) with R&D
•	Working relationships with Eyewear and Component Manufacturers Globally

Global Category Director - Eyewear

Irvine based manufacturer of forged and cast products made from Metal Matrix Composites
Worked with numerous clients in the sports, automotive and nuclear industries developing applications for materials including metal matrix composites. Began as an Applications Engineer before becoming the Applications Engineering Manager.

Manager - Applications Engineering

Managed a wide range of projects for municipal and private clients in Air Quality Compliance.  Provided regulatory compliance expertise and permitting at both local and national level.  Was also responsible for creating and submitting proposals, project and personnel management, marketing and business development.

Engineering Manager

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Wade Cleveland: Lecturer in Entrepreneurship in Corona Del Mar, CA

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