Chris (Christie) Scheer

Experience

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  Nike

  Jan 1989 - Jan 2020

  Project ManagerOwn and developed core performance footwear from brief to Production. Applied an advanced understanding of product, process and category objectives that follow best practices, quality needs and athlete/consumer requirements. Collaborated with cross-functional teams: design, materials, costing, engineering, testing, and marketing to achieve marketing brief goals and profitability through product improvements, cost savings and life cycle management.• Regularly presented to internal team project status, product readiness and provide analysis to influence decisions. Demonstrated understanding of what is most important to the audience.• Presented to Asia factories in written format to inform and respond to questions in a manner of clarity for understanding.• Provided Asia partners with complete product Briefs, scheduled timely product reviews, kept product costs on target and provide detailed project file to greater team at each key touchpoint. Completed 6 on-time ready for production projects. • Managed Brief to Production of 12 new $100 and below Nike retail products. Worked with sport specific materials and new development materials. Show less Product Creation Process Manager, 2009-2015Responsible for presentation to leadership on projects, writing system requirements, and implementation of 25 system enhancements that completed successfully and on-time. Responsible for collaborating with 15+ Footwear functions to maintain a 104 week and 6 season Footwear production calendars.• Provided Footwear leadership with quarterly update of Key Models-innovation, signature/athlete and volume over 2 million products.• Created all training materials for new system implementations; delivered virtual training for existing and new team members. Show less Tooling & Process Manager, 2002-2009• Envisioned and executed a flexible mold management approach and system in two months and on budget. Influenced main factory partners to use new mold management process system.• Created and implemented Nike Tooling Inventory system designed to track 100K+ Nike molds across 50 factories. Responsible for training Nike Asia engineer coordinators.• Worked closely with footwear product leaders and sourcing to convert 508 to new Nike airbag. • Collaborated with airbag facility, engineering and factories to convert 190 molds by deadline. Show less

  • Footwear Developer

    Jan 2017 - Jan 2020

  • Flyknit Material Ops Manager

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Footwear Development Ops Analyst & BSA

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2015

  • Tooling Process Manager

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2009

  • Business Operations Specialist

    Jan 1989 - Jan 2001
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  Private

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2019

  Special Project Manager

  Project manager to 2 custom houses. Managed timelines, scheduling, cost details and documentation of project issues.