Sean Chang
Product Development Manager
[email protected] / (+886) 917-666-639
I graduated from Feng Chia University, where I majored in Department of Industrial Engineering and Systems Management then started my career at Rich Shine International Co., Ltd.
I've served six brands, developed hundreds of models and over one million pairs are produced. These products have brought more than US$20 million of revenue since 2014.
EDUCATION
B.B.A., Industrial Engineering and Systems Management, 2013
Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan
WORK EXPERIENCES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Rich Shine International Co., Ltd.
Product Development • B2B Business November 2014 - April 2019
◎ Contact customers for product research and development, offer advises and assistance
◎ Translate and compile designers' tech pack / drawings
◎ Source and collect materials to develop new products
◎ Organize the materials and create BOMs
◎ Lead the team and staff, explain the ideas and requirements from clients
◎ Set up the timeline to arrange every processes
◎ Follow up the schedule to make sure the product will be ready on time
◎ Inspect the processes on production line to control the quality and outcome
◎ Calculate the material usage
◎ Cost finding, provide product cost to customer
TOEIC Score: 915
My name is Sean Chang, graduated from Feng Chia University, where I majored in Department of Industrial Engineering and Systems Management. I am keen on shoes and sneakers, so I started my career at Rich Shine International Co., Ltd., a shoe factory based in Dongguan, China after honorably discharged from military.
By working for this company and visiting various kinds of vendors over the years, I established different types of knowledge. These experiences became the cornerstone of my abilities on material sourcing, management, research and development. As my experience increases, I have the capability to organize the works from customer, factory to supplier and serve as a product development manager.
Since 2014, I've served six brands, developed hundreds of models and produced over one million pairs. These products brought more than USD 20 million of revenue.
I mainly work with clients from America, Hong Kong, China, etc., to analyze their concepts and prospects. Most importantly, I give them suggestions to make the ideas become realities, attain the possibility for mass production and make the products more competitive. Once every two to three months, the development/design teams of different brands will come to our factory from the U.S. to discuss the projects for new seasons. I also bring them to the suppliers to present the new techniques and apply them to further merchandises.
Our team also visits the customers in the U.S. every six months or every year to work with them without time difference. We attend their sales meeting with all of the members, including executives, staffs and also the dealers from different countries. This let us receive the feedback that closet to the market and digest these comments to different departments of our factory. We can improve our policies by the information to meet customers’ expectations.
In the factory, I compile the designs and ideas from the clients then simplify them into images or specs to let the staff understand what the customers need and lead them to achieve the goals. The whole process includes material sourcing, supplier connecting, scheduling, process inspecting, BOM creating, material usage calculating, cost finding as well as helping the transfer of technology from sample to production.
As a product manager, I suppose it’s important to take yourself as a consumer, then you can equipoise “customer’s ideal” and “manufacture’s reality”, make the production achieves the highest benefits.
CUSTOMERS
VIONIC
● An American footwear brand of Caleres Inc.
● I am in charge of developing for Vionic since 2015, including the brand's featured technique - "VIO-NRG", a built-in orthotic arch support design
● More than 30 models are put into production, 9.7 million pairs are made and the revenue is US$19 million to date
RUDIS
● An American wrestling-merchandise brand
● I am in charge of Rudis since 2018, the year they started their first footwear project. There included the signature shoe for Kyle Snyder, the gold medal player of Rio 2016 Olympics
● 3 models are put into production, 29,000 pairs are made so far, the revenue is about US$820,000
AAPE BY A BATHING APE
● A streetwear label founded by I.T Limited (HK) and Bape (JP)
● I am in charge of their first footwear project in 2018
● Until now, 3 models are produced, the quantity is over 10,000 pairs and the revenue is about US$480,000
NBALAB
● A casual-wear brand of NBA
● They began the footwear business since 2017 and developed two different models for 14 most popular teams, there are more than 20,000 pairs put into production
UMBRO
● An English football equipment supplier of Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
● I took care of Umbro's developments in 2016, there were 6 models put into production, 20,000 pairs were made and the revenue was US$250,000
AETREX
● An American orthotics brand that founded in 1946
● I worked on Aetrex developments from 2017 to 2018. During this period, 3 models were put into production, 10,000 pairs were produced and the revenue were US$180,000
PORTFOLIO
ORTHOTIC SHOES
Both Vionic and Aetrex are brands for orthotic products; Vionic is a subsidiary of Caleres Inc., an American footwear enterprise group. They provide arch-support functions to reduce users’ pain in the trendy looking shoes.
The new technique “VIO-NRG” of Vionic was developed from early 2015, and debuted in mid 2016. We set the arch support function on EVA midsole and made the surface of midsole 3D. After almost one year researching and testing, we found the best support area, shape and hardness. Instead of traditional insole, we took memory foam and Poron foam as midsole board to make the footbed fits users’ feet better.
WRESTLING SHOES
Rudis contributes to wrestling culture and started their footwear projects in 2018. They provide products to youths and adults, includes the signature shoe "Snyder Caliga" for Kyle Snyder, the gold medal player of Rio 2016 Olympics.
The shoes are themed on engineered knit upper, engineered mesh upper and translucent CPU outsole, combined with HF welding, heat pressing, embroidery, etc. These complex processes make our products distinguish from the wrestling shoes on the market.
Underwent a whole year testing with the athletes, we divided the upper into stretchy and non-stretchy areas for the best comfort and strength; Kyle Snyder also got a medal in his "Caliga" when he participated the 2018 World Wrestling Championships.
ACTIVE & CASUAL SNEAKERS
Aape was founded by I.T Limited and A Bathing Ape (Bape), it has over 70 stores opened around the globe which are sitting in Japan, United States, Taiwan, China, etc.
Aape started their first footwear development in 2018. Besides product developments, I also helped them to establish the standards of physical & chemical testing, QC, packing and shipment because their department was just founded.
Aape launched three models in SS19, two of them are active sneakers that featured by engineered knit uppers and IP midsoles, embellished with pop-out printings, silica gel printings and embroideries.
The third style is “Chunky Shoe”, a casual sneaker that featured by complicated materials, workmanship and heavy-looking outsole, which are the most popular elements in fashion.
FOOTBALL CLEATS
Umbro is an English football equipment supplier, it was owned by Nike then became a subsidiary of American company Iconix Brand Group since 2012.
The football cleats are featured by the low sidewall and rounded last shape, the designs and materials are divided into PU upper, leather upper, rubber outsole and TPU cleats outsole by indoor and outdoor field.
