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Todd Bischoff

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Frederick | United States

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The Hive Co.

Product and Marketing Director | 06/2011 - 06/2016

• Researched and analyzed current market trends, direct competition, and key consumers and delivered award-winning products that exceeded consumer and market needs. • Provided in-depth market research and analysis to senior management team, and collaborated with engineering teams to create innovative, profitable products in line with company goals. • Executed successful worldwide marketing campaigns across all media platforms and increased overall market exposure, including: print and web advertisements, video and photo social media, and utilization of brand ambassadors to extend the reach of social media. • Elevated brand awareness organizing and executing yearly product launches for key media outlets. • Implemented consistent product brand standards across multiple product lines. • Increased brand visibility with cohesive brand presence at trade show, industry, and festival events. • Maintained & built strong relationships with distributors, key media, and industry influencers
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Trek Bicycle Corporation

Product Manager - Components | 03/2006 - 06/2011

• Researched and provided current market trend data on road, triathlon, MTB, and urban bicycle components to core team members. • Developed all cockpit components based on best-in-class criteria for all Trek Bicycles, including: road race, triathlon, time trial, urban, MTB, and special need projects for our professional race teams. • Evaluated and maintained lifecycle of products in current product line based on profitability and market demand. • Established proper product pricing in market based on technology, novelty, and competition. • Decreased costs at vendors through some outsourcing to Taiwan and China, manufacturing process innovation, and found new vendors when needed to increase production or find new manufacturing capabilities. • Invested considerable time in China getting new vendor processes stable to ensure continuous high-quality products.
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SRAM Corporation

Project Manager | 10/2005 - 03/2006

• Scheduled graphics and development projects, analyzed potential risk factors and critical milestones, managed changes in project scope, and delivered projects on time. • Managed international development teams, scheduled weekly meetings, and liaised relationships between all project stakeholders. • Coordinated budgeting for projects and products with all key stakeholders to deliver projects within monetary constraints. • Regularly visited China and Taiwan development facilities to review manufacturing processes and ensure on-time delivery of products.
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Truvativ International, LTD.

Marketing Manager | 03/2004 - 10/2005

• Developed worldwide marketing initiatives and advertisements for distribution to multiple media platforms. • Oversaw and executed all styles of packaging design to brand standards such as bottles, labels, master cartons, vacuum cards, point-of-purchase displays, and single product packaging. • Created compelling graphics and logos that added to the overall appeal of a product to key customers. • Troubleshot graphics application to all types of products including anodized aluminum, carbon fiber, glass, plastic, fiber reinforced plastic, rubber, and steel. • Delivered finished printed goods from facilities in Taiwan, China, the United States, and Germany.
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Burley Design Cooperative

Brand and Product Manager | 07/2001 - 03/2004

• Specified components and updated road and commuter bike designs to provide excellent value in a hand-built American steel bicycle. • Moved aluminum tandem manufacturing from third party to in-house to save cost and increase design flexibility. • Analyzed market trends and presented information to business owners. • Created catalog and advertisement tailored to key markets and demographics for our products.
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Burley Design Cooperative

Sales Territory Manager | 10/1999 - 06/2001

• Traveled worldwide to build and maintain relationships with distributors and major sales accounts. • Increased yearly territory sales and market penetration in key product categories. • Prepared and presented monthly, quarterly, and yearly sales forecasts to senior management. • Actively identified new customers and market opportunities and relayed potential product ideas to development teams.

Education history

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Bowling Green State University

Graduate Studies | 1998 - 1999

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Texas Tech University

Bachelor of Fine Arts | 1991 - 1997

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Rick Randall

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