Mathew Windmill

Commercially focused, highly technical footwear designer and product developer with a passion for detailing. Experienced in developing products for brands such as POD, Goodwin Smith, Redfoot Shoes and Mitre. Also for an array of UK retailers such Next, Marks & Spencers, JD Sports and George at Asda for over 20 years. Played a major role in developing the Goodwin Smith brand from scratch, developing product, packaging and marketing material. Which got me short listed for Designer of the year at the Drapers Footwear Awards 2016. Later taking on a role of product developer by planning ranges, working on pricing structures, negotiating with suppliers, to achieve the best possible profit margins and the critical path is met. Key Skills: • Well executed and on trend design work. • Excellent understanding of footwear manufacturing. • Experience of working directly with factories in China, India and Bangladesh. • Ability to aesthetically engineer products to the correct price point. • Successfully alter patterns to improve fit and overall look. • Deliver confident range presentations to retail customers and colleagues before proceeding to sampling. • Perform factory QC inspections when required to minimise any faults. • Proficient on several Adobe programmes. •Experience in 3D CAD software -Solidworks and Studio Max.