David Preskar is a senior level industrial designer with over 20 years of experience in the athletic footwear industry. He has held design roles at several major brands like K-Swiss, Adidas, and Reebok, where he has led design teams and managed the design process. His work has resulted in numerous patented shoe designs and commercial successes, with some shoe models selling over 2 million pairs. He has expertise in consumer research, concept design, illustration, prototyping, and material sourcing for performance footwear.

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