Brandon Mueller
Product Development · Powertex Group
colfax, WI
Work Experience
Apparel Development / Business Development
Powertex Group2020 – Present
Achievements/Tasks
Product development from concept to commercialization Sourcing Director, Managed overseas production factories, evaluate/qualify factories, product costing, timelines, Develop and maintainfactories product quality & on time delivery of samples and production orders
Train sales team on technical sportswear apparel & how to sell Present& sellapparel&accessories tolargecustomer accounts
Senior Product Developer
Jett Development Group2014 – 2020
Achievements/Tasks Leaddevelopmentoftechnicalgear(CE&non-CEpersonal protective equipment, outerwear, footwear, gloves, racewear, headwear, layering, gear bags & packs)
Develop40+ products peryear, conceptto commercialization In-depth collaborating with industrial designteam to elevate product functionality& aesthetic, create tech packs & product specs., manage sample & product line schedules, quality& costing Communicatedailywithcustomer's teams(generalmanagers, brand managers, marketing, sales, purchasing), material suppliers, & production factory lead merchandisers Material research&sourcing.15yearsofexperiencein technical performance materials (Gore-Tex, 3M products, Cordura, Coolmax, Lycra, YKK Zippers, D3O Impact Protection, Poron XRD, Injection EVA)
SeniorProduct Developer-TeamLead/ Senior Product Line Manager
Product Line Manager
Klim2007 – 2014
After 5 years promoted to Senior Product Developer Lead Lead &manageddesign&developmentofouterwear, footwear, glove, headwear, andhelmetcategories (60-75 projects/year concept to completion) 3-4 trips/year to international production factories Products developed helped reach$24millionin revenue
Education
Projects
Tech Pack Creation
Responsibility was to work with client's concept design to turn into a manufacture-able product. In this project, I took designer's artwork files and produced 10+ page tech pack file to provide to manufacturer to produce samples. Then evaluated samples with team and applied revisions and updated tech pack files until product was finalized.
Moose Racing Sahara Pant Tech Pack
Worked with design team to create new and improved Moose Racing Sahara racewear. I took design teams final designs to create tech pack specification file to develop samples with overseas factory partner. Field tested, test fit, revised, and communicated revisions and final artwork with factory until we reached final product to launch.
