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Michael (Mike) Mack

Accessory design, sneaker design professor

Education

  • Master certificate, fashion footwear design, Polimoda
  • B.F.A., industrial design, Savannah College of Art and Design

Credentials

  • Professor, sneaker design, 2023–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Professor, accessory design, 2019–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Women's designer/developer, 2017–18, Steve Madden, New York
    Responsible for hand sketching, presentations, and daily communication with China. Worked in Illustrator and Photoshop; completed specs.
  • Women's designer/developer, 2016–17, Camuto Group, CT
    Designer/developer for Jessica Simpson brand. Duties included hand sketching, presentations, and daily communication with China, plus development trips to offices/factories in China. Worked with customers/dept. store buyers and used in-house system to input spaces. Illustrator, Photoshop skills.
  • Men's designer/developer, 2015, GH Bass & Co., New York
    Responsible for sketching footwear, hand rendering, computer rendering, researching trends. Made trips to factories in development in Dominican Republic and El Salvador.
  • Men's designer/developer, 2014–15, Levi's, New York
    Analyzed market trends and created new product lines to fit the Levi's brand. The main focus was to expand on the company’s casual leather boot program, including computer rendering, strategic meetings over key accounts (Macy's Journeys, Ross, Show Carnival, etc.), developing complete tech packs, visiting China manufacturing facilities, developing product, and executing new season line plans on site in China.
  • Men's designer/developer, 2013–14, V12 footwear, UK
    Executed a complete design overhaul of the existing brand's footwear. Provided team with clear design direction: innovation, design, sketching, full product development, designing/executing outsole blueprints, pre-production, production, QC, compiling tech packs, sourcing suppliers, style forecasting, and material selection. Made on-site trips to manufacturing facility in Dongguan, China. When in China, visited various suppliers and assisted them as needed. Daily communication with the UK and with the factory in China on design projects.
  • Founder/designer, 2013–present, Michael Grey Footwear, New York
    As founder of the brand, I handle all areas of the business: graphics, design, developing, sourcing, trips to China, website, customer relations, sales, accounting, and special events. The MICHAEL GREY umbrella includes bespoke, runway, and freelance projects for clients including PYRE MOSS, which was covered by Vogue in 2018.
  • Design director/developer, 2007–13, Simple Factory Group, New York
    Managed and led design team. Responsible for innovation, designing, sketching, product development, designing/executing outsole blueprints, pre-production, production, QC, compiling tech packs, sourcing suppliers, development of brand identity, style forecasting, material selection, and trips to China.
  • Men's/ladies designer internship, 2010, Roberto Cavalli, Firenze, Italy
    Responsible for sketching accessories, men's and ladies footwear, hand rendering, accessories, computer rendering, and researching trends.