Keith Fudalik

Ouroboros Design, Chelmsford, MA                                                                                      July 2020 - Present

Owner/Principle Designer

Created design consultancy focused on providing footwear design, development, color and merchandising services.

• Created projects from brief to tech pack for multiple companies including Keen Footwear, Eastman Footwear Group, Hualian & DJM Footwear.

Keen Footwear Inc, Portland, OR (Remote)                                                                       June 2021 - May 2025

Senior Footwear Designer Outdoor Performance and Kids

Managed communication and process improvements across categories and teams, through multiple team reorganizations leading to improved product consistency and timelines.

• Led multiple fast to market projects including the Kids Hyperport landing product on shelf in 10 months and achieving well above planned sales with double digit sell-thru.
• Rejuvenated the children's line with innovative product, contributing to the children's business's double-digit growth, with targeted 50% margin goals.
• Improved cross-team communication creating new product and color brief processes.
• Managed product and color designers for the Outdoor Performance team, improving cross team communication to deliver faster and more coherent results.
• Collaborated with new Director of Design to transition from contract designers to an internal design team, interviewing candidates and creating a new design process.

Eastman Footwear Group, New York, NY (Remote)                                                      October 2017 - June 2020

Senior Footwear Designer and Developer

Working across multiple brands and categories created over 100 new styles and 400 SKUs per season, working directly with suppliers to create new patterns and outsoles.

• Established style, material, and color trends, including seasonal color palettes.
• Evaluated and revamped Totes logos and branding, increasing brand visibility at retail.
• Designed for value by specifying proper, materials, manufacturing processes, and designing to meet import specifications for lowest possible duty rate.

Wolverine World Wide Inc. (Stride Rite Corp.), Waltham, MA                                 November 2006 – June 2017

Senior Footwear Designer Stride Rite Children’s Group, September 2010 - June 2017

Footwear Designer Stride Rite Children’s Group, November 2006 - September 2010

Responsible for 15 to 20 projects, totaling over 50 SKUs per season.

• Led the design direction and execution of Saucony Children’s product, from Fall 2010 to Spring 2015, including the highest selling program across the entire children’s group brands.
• Innovated lighted products, including the brand’s best-selling product in the category.
• Integrated the Merrell Kids line into the children’s group design team leading to better fit, reduced components costs and weight, leading to increased sales and margin.
• Managed the design internship program during four consecutive summers.
• Traveled to factories improving designs and problem-solving development issues, reducing time to market, product manufacturing risks and costs.

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design

Associate of Applied Science, Interior Design

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY