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Steve Clarke

Professional Experience

Techne Design Inc. – Import/Sourcing

Factory sourcing/production and apparel design for companies such as:o Apparel

Western Pacific Airlines Donna Karan Eileen West Vanity Fair Disney Company Levi Strauss Logo 7 Arnold Palmer Golf Management Company Nike Adidas Reebok Armani

Factory sourcing/production and furniture design for companies such as:o Furniture/Accessories/Christmas

Neiman Marcus (7 store remodels) Met Display Duty Free Stores Federated Department Stores Stein Mart Stores Krause’s Furniture Stores Patina V May Company Dillard’s Dept Stores Nordstrom

Arnold Palmer Golf Management Co. – Developed private label for APGM.

Developed assortment plans for Arnold Palmer Golf Line Sourced production of entire line, golf shirts, caps, visors, sweaters, shorts and towels Developed in store merchandising, marketing and shop presentations Key speaker at APGM worldwide sales meetings

Northfield Sport Inc. – Partnership with the Chicago Bears, Mike Ditka and Mike McCaskey

President of company set up to bring in extra funds for owners, coaches and players

Developed assortment plans for Super Bowl and following years theme (“Whatever It Takes”) apparel for wholesale

Sourcing and production of apparel/accessory products

Sales and negotiations with retailers for marketing Chicago Bears

Central Department Stores Thailand– Consulting

Developed assortment plans based on item, category, department and vendor

Developed vendor qualification program and negotiations with vendors on annual businesses

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Developed marketing, store remodels, floor plans all based on sales contributions and long term strategy including fixture design by item

Created private label programs in each department

Taught retail math, merchandising and financial planning to buyers and merchandise managers

Quest Sports Inc., China– Consulting

Developed assortment plans based on item, category, department and vendor

Developed vendor qualification program and negotiations with vendors on annual businesses

Developed marketing, store remodels, floor plans all based on sales contributions and long term strategy including fixture design by item

Created private label programs in each department

Taught retail math, merchandising and financial planning to buyers and merchandise managers

Freesia Development Ltd., Shanghai, China – New company start up

The company was started to consult international companies in opening up the China market

Worked with local and foreign companies to bring together for joint ventures

Worked with United States Embassy and staff

Worked with China law firms, investors, mall developers and Shanghai government

China Silk Imports Inc. – New company start up

China Silk imports wines from China

First wines from China to win international awards in USA International Competition (3 of 5 wines awarded Bronze medals

Placed wines with three largest wine distributors in the USA

Wines available in 14 states

Teaching/Case Study/Seminars

San Francisco State University Purdue University Cal State Fullerton University Cal State Irvine Fudan University Shanghai, China Arnold Palmer Golf Management Co. Federated Department Stores May Company Carter Hawley Hale Department Stores Eddie Bauer Nike Adidas Central Department Stores Thailand Quest Sporting Goods China

Conference Presentation China Silk Wines: A Case Study, paper presented at the International Academy of Business and Economics Conference, Bangkok, June 4-6, 2010. Journal China Silk Wines: A Case Study, Review of Business Research, Volume 10, Number 1, 2010, 110-116 (co-authored with P. Chan, D. Pollard and B. Lee).

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