Footwear Director Product Development EVA

Anton Kotenko

Male, 51 years old, born June 3, 1975

+7 (996) 3816202

+216 23 106 112

kotenk01.anton@gmail.com — preferred contact method

Location: Tunisia

Citizenship: Ukraine

Willing to relocate: Germany, willing to travel on business.

Footwear Technologist

Specializations:

— Technologist

Employment: Full-time

Work schedule: Full day

Preferred commute time: Not important

March 2022 — Present
4 years 5 months

Rieker

Tunisia

Consumer goods (non-food)

· Footwear (manufacturing)

Technician

Installation of equipment for the production of compression EVA soles (KING STEEL, STRONG).

Work with suppliers of molds and EVA material.

Launch of compression EVA sole production from scratch.

Development of the technological process, organization and equipment of workplaces. Recruitment, training of personnel. Creation of production documentation. Production planning. Business correspondence. Management of production and personnel of the compression EVA workshop.

Installation of equipment for painting EVA soles.

Recruitment, training of personnel. Development of the technological process, organization and equipment of workplaces. Launch of production from scratch. Management of production and personnel of the painting workshop.

Creation of production documentation.

Installation of equipment for the production of footwear products, EVA soles using the injection molding method (Mein Group).

Launch of production of EVA products (footwear, soles) from scratch. Work with suppliers of equipment, molds and EVA material. Recruitment, training of personnel. Development of the technological process, organization and equipment of workplaces. Creation of production documentation. Production planning. Business correspondence. Management of production and personnel of the EVA workshop.

December 2015 — February 2022
6 years 3 months

LLC "Obuv Rossii"

Novosibirsk Region

Consumer goods (non-food)

· Clothing, footwear, accessories, textiles (manufacturing)

EVA Project Manager, Chief Technologist

Project management of EVA (production of footwear and EVA products using the injection molding method).

Installation of equipment for the production of footwear and EVA soles using the injection molding method. (KING STEEL)

Launch of EVA product production (footwear, soles) from scratch.

Selection and training of the EVA team, designers, technologists and production personnel.

Organization of the production workshop for injection molding of products made of EVA, TR, PVC and the assembly workshop for products made of EVA+EVA, EVA+TR, EVA+PVC (conveyor assembly).

Development and presentation of new collections.

Work on product development, from creating an original design (sketch) to launching the finished product, together with a team of designers, technologists and technicians.

Development of the production process, technological documentation, formation of production areas, organization of workplaces.

Work with suppliers on the purchase of equipment, molds and materials (Russia, Italy, China).

Work on finding new partners: manufacturers of equipment, molds, materials and components for production (Russia, China).

Negotiations, business correspondence.

Ordering molds, control at all stages of production and acceptance of molds (China). Ordering, production control and acceptance of footwear upper blanks (China, Russia). Ordering, production control and acceptance of finished footwear (China, Russia).

September 2014 — December 2015
1 year 4 months

LLC "Obuv Rossii"

Karachay-Cherkess Republic

Consumer goods (non-food)

· Clothing, footwear, accessories, textiles (manufacturing)

Process Engineer

Preparation of the production facilities for the opening of the shoe factory LLC "Obuv Rossii" in Cherkessk for the launch of production.

Opening of a training production workshop.

Development and calculation of an efficient technological process for planning production areas, taking into account the specific features of the technology for different ranges of footwear. Purchase of the relevant equipment.

Recruitment and training of personnel. Organization of workplaces. Development of the footwear assembly process.

Preparation and maintenance of technical documentation.

Control over compliance with production technology and the quality of manufactured products.

Planning, management and control of the production and economic activities of the training and production workshop.

May 2013 — August 2014

1 year 4 months

Company "Mahsi"

Krasnodar Region

Consumer goods (non-food)

· Clothing, footwear, accessories, textiles (manufacturing)

Production Manager, Chief Technologist

General management of the production team and production workshops:
- cardboard insole production workshop.
- "Tunit" sole production workshop
- material cutting workshop
- sewing workshop

- assembly workshop

Recruitment and training of personnel. Development of seasonal footwear collections with a team of fashion designers. Calculation and control of material consumption. Production of prototypes. Launch of new models into production.
Business trips for the selection and purchase of equipment, lasts, materials and components (Turkey).
Calculation and control of material consumption.
Maintaining production reporting documentation in 1C.
Preparation of work plans and ensuring the fulfillment of production targets.
Quality control.

November 2009 — May 2013

3 years 7 months

Footwear Factory "Mida"

Zaporizhzhia Region

Consumer goods (non-food)

• Clothing, footwear, accessories, textiles (manufacturing)

Process Engineer

Participation in the development of seasonal footwear collections. Control of sample assembly in the experimental workshop. Launch of models into production in sewing and assembly workshops. Development and maintenance of technical documentation. Quality control of products manufactured on assembly lines and defect analysis.
Work with various footwear ranges.

Professional development and transfer to the position of process engineer for footwear sole component manufacturing sections:
- last production
- cardboard insole production
- TR, TPR sole production
- PU sole production
- ABS heel production
- "Tunit" sole production
Development and maintenance of technical documentation. Quality control of manufactured products and defect analysis.
Handling customer complaints.

February 1996 — June 2006
10 years 5 months

Private Enterprise "Akrus"

Zaporizhzhia Region

Consumer goods (non-food)

· Clothing, footwear, accessories, textiles (manufacturing)

Owner, Designer, Technologist

Development of seasonal footwear collections, selection and purchase of materials and components. Control of sample sewing and launch of models into production in the cutting, sewing and assembly sections.
Preparation and maintenance of technical production documentation.
Standardization of the production process.
Calculation of the cost of finished products.

Quality control at all stages of production.

Seconadry Vocational Education

2009

Dnipro College of Technology and Design

Design and manufacturing technology of leather products.

Footwear production engineer-technologist, designer.

1994

Footwear Vocational School, Zaporizhzhia

Custom footwear manufacturing, shoemaker.

2013

Process Engineer of footwear bottom-part production (TEP, PU, ABS, TUNIT, insole production)

Zaporizhzhia Footwear Factory MIDA.

Languages

Russian — Native

Ukrainian — Native

German — A2

Skills

Full-cycle footwear production. Production management. Management of production personnel, personnel training. Full-cycle footwear production. Production technology. Regulatory and technical documentation. Business correspondence. Automation of technological processes. Production planning. Management reporting. Technical production control. Cost analysis. New product development. Internal control. Business communication.

About me

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Hobbies – gym, sea fishing, diving, traveling.

Driver’s license: Cat. B.