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Senior Design Manager

Creative & Design

A 'Swiss army knife' of Footwear Design with a proven history of designing for the retail industry. Skilled in performance, fashion, and casual footwear design, with expertise in conceptual and technical design processes.  Passionate about pushing the boundaries of footwear design, combining creativity, technical skills, and attention to detail to create innovative and inspiring products.

Senior Manager, Footwear Design

Global Footwear Designer - Lacrosse, Golf, and other cleated products.

Global Footwear Designer II, Field of Play

-Global Footwear Designer for Vans Lifestyle Footwear. Heavy focus on progression and lifestyle newness for the brand, as well as All-Weather MTE, Outdoor Inspired, Snowboarding boots, and action sports styles. New style creation for Men's, Women's, Kid's, and innovation.
-Category Lead designer, intern recruitment and mentor.
-Seasonal trend forecasting, color design, and special projects for both seasonal in-line products as well as SMU projects. Athlete, Musician, and Brand Collaborations.

Global Footwear Designer A - Category Lead

Global Footwear Designer B

Global Footwear Designer C

Global Footwear Designer and Accessories Designer. Men's, Women's, All-Weather, and special collaborations in a fast-paced start-up environment.

Footwear Designer

Category intern in Women's Training Footwear, special projects in Walking and Baseball categories as well.

Footwear Design Intern

Heavy focus on Men's fashion Footwear Design, POP accessories, design operations and trend forecasting.

Utilized my comprehensive knowledge in footwear design, shoe technology, and sports to protect, preserve, and describe adidas’s entire basketball shoe history and technical drawings for internal and public archive use.

History Management Intern - Footwear

Derek Huenecke is a Senior Design Manager at Crocs in Denver, Colorado. View their experience, skills and work history on Malakye — the professional network…

Derek Huenecke — Senior Design Manager at Crocs

Derek Huenecke

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