Jude (Judith) Kempe

Owner, Head Designer

2011 – Present

Freelance Apparel Design (Outerwear, Sportswear, Accessories) Brands including:

- Icebreaker - Marmot/ Marker - DeMarini - Augusta Sportswear - Merrell - Easton - NW Alpine - EMS (Eastern Mountain Sports) - Wilson - Outdoor Research

Design Director

2009 – 2010

- Determined seasonal Big Ideas, Trend, and Color direction; presented to leadership/ teams - Managed team of seven (Design, Materials, Color, and Technical Design staff) - Directed Design for all categories: Yoga, Gym, Run, and Explore - Traveled in Asia and Europe to research materials, color and trend direction - Lead Product Innovation - Temporarily managed Production Team, in addition to managing Design Team - Revamped color selection process - Spearheaded Product Branding strategy

Senior Designer

2001 – 2008

- Set Color and Trend direction for Flight category - Worked closely with Footwear designers to create mutually workable palettes - Designed Technical Sportswear and Outerwear (Flight Series), and Lifestyle Sportswear - Designed Men’s and Women’s product lines - Created design sketches and original artwork for prints - Collaborated with Materials team to develop innovative fabrics and trims - Collaborated with Development to create innovative construction techniques - Managed junior Design staff and contractors - Consistently exceeded all sales goals and met all deadlines

Director of Apparel Merchandising/ Senior Designer

1999 – 2001

- Researched competitive product and created comparative matrices - Created Line Plans and design briefs for Men’s and Women’s Apparel product lines - Merchandised product lines - Presented Apparel Lines at sales meetings - Set Color and Trend direction for Apparel and Accessories - Worked closely with Footwear Director to create mutually workable palettes - Designed and merchandised Men’s and Women’s Run collections - Created design sketches and original artwork for prints - Managed junior design staff

Designer and Merchandiser, Mountaineering

1998 – 1999

- Designed Mountaineering line - Researched market trends - Worked closely with factories and Asian liaison office to improve costing - Presented line at Product Line Meetings in United States and abroad - Researched and developed all fabrics and trims - Developed product, working in Web PDM - Worked closely with freelance design staff