Bike

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Outdoor

Snow

Streetwear

Surf

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Yoga

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Portland art museum- docent

Owner, Head Designer

Creative & Design

Freelance Apparel Design (Outerwear, Sportswear, Accessories)
		Brands including:	

		- Icebreaker 			- Marmot/ Marker		
		- DeMarini			- Augusta Sportswear
		- Merrell 			        - Easton		
		- NW Alpine			- EMS (Eastern Mountain Sports)
		- Wilson 			        - Outdoor Research


- Determined seasonal Big Ideas, Trend, and Color direction; presented to leadership/ teams
- Managed team of seven (Design, Materials, Color, and Technical Design staff)
- Directed Design for all categories: Yoga, Gym, Run, and Explore
- Traveled in Asia and Europe to research materials, color and trend direction
- Lead Product Innovation 
- Temporarily managed Production Team, in addition to managing Design Team
- Revamped color selection process
- Spearheaded Product Branding strategy


Design Director

- Set Color and Trend direction for Flight category
- Worked closely with Footwear designers to create mutually workable palettes
- Designed Technical Sportswear and Outerwear (Flight Series), and Lifestyle Sportswear
- Designed Men’s and Women’s product lines
- Created design sketches and original artwork for prints
- Collaborated with Materials team to develop innovative fabrics and trims
- Collaborated with Development to create innovative construction techniques
- Managed junior Design staff and contractors 
- Consistently exceeded all sales goals and met all deadlines


Senior Designer

- Researched competitive product and created comparative matrices
- Created Line Plans and design briefs for Men’s and Women’s Apparel product lines
- Merchandised product lines
- Presented Apparel Lines at sales meetings
- Set Color and Trend direction for Apparel and Accessories
- Worked closely with Footwear Director to create mutually workable palettes
- Designed and merchandised Men’s and Women’s Run collections
- Created design sketches and original artwork for prints
- Managed junior design staff


Director of Apparel Merchandising/ Senior Designer 

- Designed Mountaineering line
- Researched market trends
- Worked closely with factories and Asian liaison office to improve costing
- Presented line at Product Line Meetings in United States and abroad
- Researched and developed all fabrics and trims
- Developed product, working in Web PDM 
- Worked closely with freelance design staff


Designer and Merchandiser, Mountaineering

Jude (Judith) Kempe is an Owner, Head Designer at Judith Kempe Creative in Portland, OR.

Jude (Judith) Kempe

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