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Tom Howells

CREATOR OF PRODUCTS

€500/day
Annecy, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Tom

I'm an experienced product developer with a hands-on approach to design, sourcing and simply dragging products across the line. Protecting the design intent in the face of possible 'watering down' at each keystage of development is key, from the finalization of design, to creating techpacks and finally working with production partners to ensure that the brand's vision is carried through to the end user.

I have spent many years in China, working directly with factories there and in the Far East, and this combined with my experience designing products across multiple industries. I have delivered hundreds of products to market, and I am happy to share my insight and experience with my clients to help them get their vision to market.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Conversational

  • Low German

    Basic

Can work on-site
Annecy (up to 50km)

Experience

  • THE Boards Company
    Sourcing & Design
    May 2025 - Today (1 year and 1 month)
    Brought into the team to expand the offering from a mono-product brand to a brand that offers a complete range of snowboarding products.
    Product Development Product management Sourcing Product design
  • AMPLIFI COALITION AG
    HEAD OF DESIGN
    SPORTS
    January 2009 - Today (17 years and 5 months)
    Oberstdorf, Germany
    • Launched brand with CEO Jens Hartmann in 2009, leading all aspects of industrial design and production.
    • Providing creative and technical direction for projects from concept through completion.
    Product Development SolidWorks Product management Sourcing
  • APHEX OPTICAL
    DESIGN MANAGER
    January 2022 - January 2024 (2 years)
    • Designed and launched Aphex first collection of performance sunglasses and eyewear.
    • Created launch plans that included strategic objectives, tactics for execution, timelines for completion and budget allocation.
    • Analyzed competitors' brands and products to develop unique positioning for the company's offerings.
    Product Development Product management Sourcing SolidWorks

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Education

  • BSC INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
    De Montfort University
    2000
    BSC INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

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