Four decades of footwear development
Where my experience comes from, and the kind of brands we work with today.
I've worked in footwear development since 1984: fourteen years at Nike, Director of Development for footwear at adidas, eleven years in development, sourcing, and outdoor footwear at Under Armour, and Vice President of Footwear at Huk. Since 2019 I've led Double i Works, developing footwear with outdoor brands like Chêne Gear.
Double i Works
Founder · Principal developerDevelopment, sourcing, and production management for outdoor brands, from first brief to finished production. Started outside Portland, Oregon; based in Middle Tennessee today.
Chêne Gear
Client · WaterfowlChêne Gear builds premium waterfowl gear for hunters who expect it to last, and its customers are some of the most loyal in the field. Double i Works provides senior footwear development guidance to the team. It's the kind of partnership we're built for: a brand with high standards and a following to protect.
Huk
Vice President, Footwear · Fishing & deckFootwear strategy, product creation, sourcing, development, and operations for a performance fishing brand, working with specialized outdoor factories and premium outdoor retail accounts.
Under Armour
Director of Development · Sr. Director, Development & Sourcing · GM, Outdoor FootwearEleven years across development, sourcing, factory relationships, costing, materials, quality, and Asia operations, then the outdoor footwear business, with partners including Gore-Tex, PrimaLoft, Realtree, and Mossy Oak.
adidas
Director of Development, FootwearDevelopment, costing, commercialization, and delivery timing for U.S.-based in-line footwear at the U.S. headquarters, plus sourcing planning and the seasonal calendar.
Nike
Footwear developmentFourteen years in footwear development. This is where I learned the work.
Tell us what you're building.
Share the brand, the category, and where you are today. If it's a fit, you'll talk directly with me. We're glad to sign your NDA before the first call.
- Phone
- (615) 229-6265
- Based
- Cannon County, Tennessee
- Factories
- United States and Asia