Paulo Ibarra

Buenos Aires, Argentina
HIGHLY EXPERIENCED IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT OF ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR COLLECTIONS AND MARKET ANALYSIS. TEACHING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. KEEN UNDERSTANDING OF CUSTOMER NEEDS AND TEAM MOTIVATION.

Work Experience

THE SNEAKER PROTOCOL

Owner/Director

WE DEAL WITH ALL THE CREATIVE PROCESS FROM THE EARLY DESIGN TO THE FINAL PRODUCT.
WE WORK WITH NEW BRAND NAMES AS WELL AS THE TOP NAMES.
WE DESIGN FROM LIFESTYLE AND LEISURE TO HIGH PERFORMANCE FOOTWEAR.
IN THE SNEAKER PROTOCOL WE ENJOY DOING OUR FINEST WORK.
2014 - Present Argentina

Spiral Shoes

Footwear Design Consultancy

Design and development of SK8 shoes
2013 - 2014 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Topper BR (SPASA)

Freelance Footwear Designer

Focused on high-end products for Running, Soccer and Tennis.
2010 - 2014 São Paulo, Brazil

New Balance ARG

Product Manager

Footwear Product Line Manager, including design and development for Performance and Lifestyle.
March 2010 - June 2010 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Nike Design Pod

Sr. Footwear Designer

Sr, Footwear Designer; working mainly in Tennis – Outdoor – Training – Running – Urban. Specially focussed on the markets of the region, as Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.
2006 - 2010 São Paulo, Brazil

Nike (Global)

Sr. Footwear Designer

Sr, Footwear Designer; working mainly in Tennis – Outdoor – Training – Running – Urban. Specially focussed on the markets of the region, as Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.
2006 - 2010 Portland, Oregon, United States

Le Coq Sportif ARG

Head of footwear design of LE COQ SPORTIF Argentina

Design and development of the footwear collection for the lines Style De Vie (Fashion/Vintage) and Active Sports (Performance)
July 2005 - December 2005 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Topper ARG - Alpargatas SAIC

Head of Footwear Design

Development of sport footwear collections in the Far East (Korea - Taiwan – China – Indonesia – Hong Kong). Visits to factories and footwear suppliers for TOPPER.
1991 - 2005 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Education

Facultad De Arquitectura Y Diseno Industrial De Mar Del Plata

Industrial Design

1988 - 1992 Mar del Plata, Argentina

Languages

Spanish (Native),
Portuguese (Fluent),
English (Advanced),

Skills

Illustrator, MAYA, Office, Photoshop, Sketchbook,