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Result-driven footwear development/innovation/commercialization and sourcing professional offering 25 years of experience transitioning footwear designs from prototype through to production. Business-oriented individual with demonstrated knowledge of sport footwear that addresses desired quality, best fit, aesthetic, market appeal and production within cost targets.  Efficient leader and project manager with an innovative mindset to deliver designs in accordance to product creation schedule.  Multilingual individual with a successful track record of creating and developing footwear, achieving bottom-line improvements, demonstrating solid understanding of cost principle and supply chain management.  Seeks to leverage my extensive industry expertise in managing complex product development and supporting respective business units incorporating strong knowledge of latest materials, processes and concepts.  Strong trend analysis. Expert in leather and all new raw materials.  Asia team product development and commercialization management with proven great results.  Over 18 years experienced sourcing and manufacturing footwear in Asia.

-	Engineered successfully lasts, patterns and outsole for footwear and understanding while conducting extensive footwear fitting and wear testing with stellar results.   Transferred all China productions to Vietnam in record time with max efficiency
-	Decreased delivery time by 30 days through effective implementation of employee management and commercialization steps 
-	Enhanced production quality via proper sourcing and procedure monitoring, adherence to production deliver calendar and organized product development and commercialization.   Implemented and maintained PLM system
-	Boost organization bottom line through successful footwear testing, ensuring manufacturing price meets targeted profit margins  
-	Improved overall quality and productivity by the implementation of proper procedures
-	Pioneered seasonal new and fresh footwear designs and commercialization across our supply chain yearly
-	Coordinate new last, outsole and pattern gradings for mass production.  Have patented construction going to the market this season
-	Managed four employees in the US office and a team fourteen in China/Vietnam branches
-	Mentored young designers helping to improve their abilities and sourced new leather materials to be used in future collections



Director Product Development and Commercialization

Jacksonville, FL and New York, NY	Oct. 2005 - Nov. 2009

- Decreased rejection rate by 15% through the implementation of excellent footwear fitting and quality control guidelines
- Demonstrated skills as footwear engineer and fitting expert, improving customer service experience via innovative product sourcing for new fashion and quality material across Europe and the United States
- Expanded sales for Liz Claiborne brand and Mid-Tier segment through the successful design of new lines of shoes
- Developed and engineered the creation of six collections of products yearly while orchestrating price negotiation, cost sheet evaluations, spec sheets and delivery schedule



Director of  Footwear Product Development Engineer and Sourcing

- Surpassed footwear production volume by 30% through effective employee management and product monitoring
- Achieved a 5% increase in the process through sourcing of high-quality footwear across Italy, Spain, Brazil, Indonesia, China
- Improved product delivery lead time by 14% for men and women footwear brand across the United States, Brazil, China, Indonesia offices.  Developed six footwear line collections per year with superb retailers and customers satisfaction
- Engaged in collaborative communication with the supplier which led to timely delivery of resource material and subsequently reducing production process time
- Increased company bottom line by 6% via active engagement in product sourcing and price negotiation
- Partnered with Italian designers that led to the successful identification of trendy women products

Director of  Footwear Product Development and General Manager

- Established an ultra-modern room facility and facilitated export to the United States which saw a $30M revenue growth
- Enhanced productivity by managing operations of 27 employees, subsequently leading to proper sourcing of footwear and accessories at the Liz Claiborne Company office
- Increased market share and customer satisfaction through the expansion of Liz Claiborne's footwear office in Italy while overseeing product development

General Manager

- Achieved success in customer satisfaction by efficient product development operation and material sourcing around Europe
- Maintained knowledge of trends by participating in fashion research, trade shows and USA Market Shoe Show
- Developed new patterns and constructions, boosted approval chances through smooth manufacturing cycle

Footwear Engineer/Product Developer

Find out detailed information about Guilherme Bill Roch,  in Philadelphia, PA

Guilherme Bill Roch: in Philadelphia, PA

Guilherme Bill Roch

Dansko LLC

Liz Claiborne Sport Division Footwear

Reebok

Reebok

9 West Group

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