Manager Developer

Greg Golding

206-***-**** *********@**.***

Employment History

GK Consulting

Founder

Bellevue, Washington

January 2018 to present

Offering existing and emerging brands a menu of services including product design and development, brand framing, brand design language, product roadmaps, project management, technical input, catalog and price file creation and go to market strategies.

REI

Principal Product Manager

Kent, Washington

January 2008 – January 2018

As the Principal Product Manager of Private Label Bikes, I lead a team that was responsible for an in-house brand of bicycles - from conceptualization through commercialization and beyond. I lead the design direction and strategy for the brand as well as the development and qualification testing. This was a roughly $30 million dollar business and accounted for roughly half of all the bicycles sold through REI. Additionally, I was responsible for the profitability of the brand and grew this metric in excess of 15% during my tenure.

REI

Inventory Analyst

Kent, Washington

April 2004 – January 2008

In this position, I was responsible for the demand management, replenishment strategies, profitability and turn for the Cycle Specialty Shop. I managed the forecasting and procurement of bicycles and cycling-related hardgoods for 100+ stores. During my tenure in this position, the annual turnover grew close to 20%

RALEIGH USA

Kent, Washington

May 1995 – April 2004

* Director of Product Management-Aftermarket

* Purchasing Manager

* Technical Product Developer

* Quality Assurance Manager

Education

University of Washington

BA Psychology

Professional Skills

Microsoft Office Suite: Advanced.

Adobe Creative Suite: Intermediate

Enovia (product line management): Advanced

Google Suite: Adavanced

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