I'm
Allison
Danforth.
MAKER & DEVELOPER
01 PROcess
THE MAKINGS FOR THE DESIGN
& DEVELOPMENT CYCLE
Concept
Experiment
Integrity
Interestingness
Form
Function
Accuracy
02 PORTFOLIO
MY LATEST WORK. SEE MORE >
03 Experience
June 2018-Present
FREELANCE CONTRACTOR
Development and Design Leader
Creative brand services and lifestyle products,
current client list available upon request
2009-2018
OURAY SPORTSWEAR
Director Design and Development
Seasonal line and brand building for private label programs. Developed and coordinated key company initiative to maximize style profitability achieved 30% growth and reduced style count by 45%
2005-2009
CLOUDVEIL
Director of Design and Development
Product Director for North America and International product categories in a fast growing technical mountainerring company. Gear of the Year Award 2008.
2004-2005
FILA
Product Line Director
Apparel Product Line Director for European Ski Outerwear. Primary focus included design and development implementation of outfitting Team Italia during the 2006 Olympics.
2003-2004
SPYDER ACTIVE SPORTS
2000-2003
PEARL IZUMI
Product Line Director
Women's apparel product line manager for Cycle, Run, and Outerwear categories. Lead for design and development of accessory program for gloves, cycle specific bags, socks, and headwear.
Product Line Director
Responsible for Venom Free Ride ski for North American and European markets across all product categories including glove and accessory programs.
1995-2000
LOWE ALPINE
Apparel Product Line Manager
Apparel product line manager for North America. Production Manager and Product Developer for technical accessory program. Won Editor's Choice Award Climbing Magazine for Alpine Glove.
CONTACT
Driven by forward thinking design incorporating new technology, textiles, and mindfulness of sustainability. Please feel free to contact me and tell me a little more about you.