Harrison Paul

Background

About Harrison Paul

Footwear professional with 30 years experience in Footwear Product Creation / Development, Designing, Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Automation and Technical training. Worked as Product Development manager for Bata India Limited-17 years. Worked as Reebok – Product Development head (Senior Manager) at SSIPL Retail Pvt. ltd, Haryana - India - 2 years. Earlier role at Nike – Senior Product Engineer - Man Rev - Nike Inc, based in NLO in Taichung – TAIWAN -ROC. Worked as Senior FW Manufacturing engineer - Advanced Manufacturing - Manufacturing operations. Nike Inc, Beaverton, USA Good understanding of Product design, Product development, commercialization processes and footwear manufacturing process. Extensive knowledge of Pattern engineering and last creation process. Extensive knowledge of leather / footwear materials and cutting techniques and prefabrication methods and standards and molding / injection parts. Thorough hands on experience of pattern making, shoe making process, finishing and shoe machineries. 1990-1991- Joined Bata India Limited as Management Trainee–Product Development – Batanagar- Kolkata. 1991-1995 - Assistant Manager – Product Development – Bangalore. Category assistant design manager for POWER sports footwear. Introduction of Adidas projects - Adidas was the first entrant into Indian market in collaboration with Bata India limited for introduction of performance sports footwear. 1995 - 1996 - Assistant Manager – Product Development – Batanagar. Category manager for POWER Sports shoes brand. 1996 - - Assistant manager – Product development – Bangalore. Category in charge of POWER brand. - 2007 - Manager – Product Development – Hosur- South India. Handled almost all types of footwear construction, viz, Stuck-on, Canvas built up, PVC injection, PU injection, and Stitched down construction.