Summary
Colin Shane is a manufacturing leader with 15 years in apparel production and nine years in senior technical and operational roles, currently directing screen printing across six factories in China, Vietnam, and Cambodia. He combines hands-on print technologist expertise with strategic process design, having cut sampling rounds by 20%, reduced material use by 48%, and extended screen life fivefold through automation and materials innovation. A founder and former owner-operator, he scaled a garage startup into a 10,000 sq ft facility and led industry shifts to 100% water-based inks and RSL-compliant production. Colin is experienced training global brands (Nike, Adidas, Puma) and building SOPs that translate design intent into efficient, high-volume output. Known for pragmatic cost engineering, he implemented pricing matrices that cut customer costs by 60% while preserving margins, and he brings rare end-to-end visibility from tech packs to mass production.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Business Marketing, Bachelor of Science (BS) Business Marketing at Montana State University-Bozeman