Michael Schuster

Product development, design and management for wetsuits and Neopren accessories.

Product line development and management • Seasonal product line management • Handling several projects from different categories at the same time • Extensive 3D product creation with SolidWorks • Adobe creative suit for creating and maintaining techpacks, specifications and design hand overs • Engineering, sourcing and combining product materials and specifications • Plastic Injection and Metal fabrication • Broad and extensive knowledge of Prototyping with modern techniques • Prototyping, sample and testing management • Create and maintain QC documents and processes and execute active quality control • Managing and working alongside with external partners like Graphic artists, Material suppliers and factories • Communication and working with 5 different factories at the same time in Asia • Budget and costing management for assigned product lines • Create and maintain cost break down sheets • Presenting Product presentations, concepts and lines to our sales team, shops and internal

• Material and product testing in order to check physical and chemical properties like strength, flex, UV resistance and bonding properties • Execute and improve the quality control • Cause and solution research of the production process • Meeting customers in order to understand the needs of each and strengthen the relationship between the brand and the customer • Working hands on in the Production of Surfboards, Shaping, Glassing, Sanding and finishing

• Quality control in the Production line of the BMW 3-Series • Electronic Quality Inspection of Software • Handling the process of rework after quality inspection • Assembling of parts in the pre assembling interior department