Brianna V Ross

Here’s what I’ve learned and experienced so far…

ASSOCIATE PRODUCT LINE MANAGER - MEN’S AIR MAX, December 2020 - Present

Nike, INC., Beaverton, OR

• Analyze consumer, business, and marketplace needs

• Create and present product briefs in partnership with design, development, and merchandising teams

• Build and manage multi-season product line plan and strategy in partnership with product management and merchandising teams

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FOOTWEAR DEVELOPER I – NSW AIR MAX, June 2018 - Present

Nike, INC., Beaverton, OR

• Validated footwear projects for production exceeding 4 million in volume YTD (10 million cumulative with Jordan) and ~$708 million in revenue ($1.4 billion cumulative)

• Managed seasonal product creations through entire development cycle, including both men’s and women’s Air Max with a large focus on women's new creation

Footwear Manufacturing Immersion Training (FMIT), October - November 2018

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

• Participated in hands-on activities with a focus on footwear manufacturing processes at offshore facilities
• Built and developed relationships with offshore partners and teammates

Product Creation Immersion (PCI) Mentor, July - Dec. 2019

Nike, INC., Beaverton, OR

• Mentored teammate from one of Nike's Product Creation Centers
• Immersed mentee in Nike World Headquarters (WHQ) product creation process, as well as U.S. culture
• Led mentee through new role experience, presentations, and day-to-day cultural experiences

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FOOTWEAR DEVELOPER I – BRAND JORDAN, January 2016 - June 2018

Nike, INC., Beaverton, OR

• Validated footwear projects for production exceeding 6 million in volume and ~$753 million in revenue

• Managed seasonal product creations through entire development cycle, including Jordan men’s sportswear (retro and new creation) and Jordan kids’ sportswear (boys and girls)

• Engaged and collaborated with cross-functional (marketing, design, development, and merchandising) and cross-cultural (off-shore) teams to lead and problem solve for footwear projects

• Converted product brief and 2D design rendering into a 3D sample that meets the needs of the team and consumer

• Communicated project status/reported to extended team and category leadership

• Analyzed problems and created and presented solutions to issues arising throughout development process to ensure manufacturability, maintain design objective, and meet performance/profitability goals

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NikeU coursework:
• FOOTWEAR TECHNICAL TRAINING
     - Components 101
     - Foot Anatomy 101
     - Mechanical & Materials Testing
     - Lasts 101/Intro to Last
     - Shoe School
     - Beginning Tooling
     - Beginning Chemistry
     - Beginning Patterns
     - Commercialization and Manufacturing

• COST ENGINEERING TRAINING (CE$)
     - Intro to Cost Engineering
     - Footwear 101
     - Intro to GCIM & PCM
     - Budgeting
     - Action Items Report
     - Global Customs & Duty for Footwear
     - Footwear 201

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HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER COLLEGE (HSSC) MENTOR, June 2015 - August 2015

Stanford University

• Integrated elements of an RA, NSO leader, tutor and advisor, supporting student development individually and as a community

• Lead and served as a role model to Summer College students, while living in the residences

• Developed educational opportunities that complement and extend classroom learning, in addition to planning recreational and fun activities 

(description modified from Summer College website)

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UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES PROCESSING ASSISTANT, January 2015 - June 2015

Stanford University

• Organized, rehoused, and generated electronic inventories of UA collections

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BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING INTERN, June 2014 - September 2014

Lab for Biomechanics and Biomaterials, Hanover, Germany

• Engaged with lab patients and performed gait analysis

• Utilized Motion Capture software (OpenSim) for post analysis

• Collaborated on project to test strength of hip bone to identify a solution to prevent it from breaking during surgery  

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EPATT TUTOR, 2013 - 2014

Stanford University

• Assisted local elementary/middle school students with homework

• Promoted regular practice of valuable study habits with students

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EDUCATIONAL LEADER, July 2013 - September 2013

Somerton Youth Center, Somerton, AZ

• Coordinated activities to motivate youth to stay on task with school work

• Assisted youth with homework, school projects, etc.

• Arranged and managed extracurricular programs for the youth

• PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING

• CONCEPT & PRODUCT VALIDATION

• DESIGNING FOR MANUFACTURABILITY

• MENTORSHIP

• MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE

• MATLAB

• CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION

• RAPID PROTOTYPING

• MACHINING (MILL, LATHE, WELDING, SHEET METAL FORMNING)

• SAND-CASTING

• iWORK SUITE

• SOLIDWORKS