This is my 2011 updated resume

1. David Preskar
Westlake Village, CA 805-405-8690 davidpreskar@yahoo.com
§ Senior level industrial designer with 20+ years of commercial success in
Summary performance athletic footwear.
§ Proven effectiveness in managing design process and creative people.
§ Extensive experience in consumer research, conceptual design, illustration,
manufacturing, technical drawing, prototyping, trend forecasting and
material sourcing.
Experience K-Swiss, Inc.
Westlake Village, CA 2000 – 2010
Senior Designer
§ Captured running industry attention with design of MiSoul Run1, first shoe
with customizable insole technology and Running Network’s “Best New
Shoe of 2009”.
§ Designed K-Ona, launching the brand into Ford Ironman Kona World
Championships. Acclaimed by multiple running publications as highly
credible and functional race-day shoe. Worn by elite sponsored tri-athletes,
including: Chris Lieto, Luke McKenzie, and Katya Meyers.
§ Issued US Patent 7448149 for a Cushioning Assembly in an Athletic Shoe
(Nov 2008)
§ Ascendor SLT tournament-level tennis shoe achieved highest sales of
K-Swiss 7.0 Tennis collection.
§ Tennis Magazine identified $75 K-Swiss Approach as “Highest Rated, Best
Value Shoe” (Oct 2009)
§ Issued US Patent 0126038 for a Method for Forming Footwear Structures
Using Thermoforming (Jun 2005)
§ Designed ST329 Training shoe in 2001; continues to be top performer at
retail. Sell-through approaching 2 million pairs.
Adidas Salomon, A.G.
New York, NY 1998 – 1999
Senior Design Manager
§ Staffed and managed Soho NYC Advanced Concepts Studio.
§ Provided design vision and direction to teams in Portland and Germany.
§ Developed collaborative design relationships across multiple locations.
§ Conducted inspirational design workshops for corporate design teams.
Reebok International, Ltd.
Stoughton, MA 1991 – 1998
Creative Director
§ Managed 10 member design team for Men’s performance categories: Training,
Tennis, Cleated, Basketball, and Running.

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Reebok International, Ltd., continued
Senior Design Manager
§ Managed team of designers for Training and Cleated category.
§ Received Reebok Gazelle Award for outstanding contribution outside of
sales.
Footwear Designer
§ Designed Satellite collection; achieved sales over 2 million pairs. Continues to
be reintroduced in current Reebok collections.
§ Major contributor in successful launch of Reebok Pre-season collection, turf-
training footwear that bridged on-field performance with urban street-fashion.
Adidas, USA
Warren, NJ 1989 - 1991
Industrial Designer
§ Designed for Tennis, Basketball, and Running categories for US market.
§ Collaborated with Footlocker buyers to improve footwear offerings in Basketball
and Training.
§ Designed Oregon Ultra Tech, incorporating Dellinger Web technology.
Reintroduced by Adidas as part of their Originals collection in 2007.
Advanced Design Concepts
Reading, MA 1988-1989
Industrial Designer
§ Footwear design consultant to Diadora brand.
White-Consolidated Industries
Pittsburgh, PA 1988-1989
Industrial Design Intern
§ Human interface design for large appliance brands.
Education Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Graduate Studies in Design Management 1995 - 1998
Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design 1988
§ Eight-time marathon finisher
Interests
§ Boxer adopted from Boxer Rescue LA in 2009
§ Hiking, backpacking, mountain-biking and nature photography