Romain Masson is a French shoe technician and designer with over 25 years of experience in the footwear industry. He has worked for several shoe companies in design, development, and quality control roles. Currently, he runs his own shoe design and consulting business called Folgger ltd based in Hong Kong and China.

1. Romain Masson shoe technician and designer
Nationality: French
Marital status: Single
Date of birth: 30th of May 1975
E-Mail: rom1nossam@msn.com
Car and motorbike driving licences
26 bis rue du port de l Ancre
49 100 Angers / France
Mobile: 0086 135 37 003 002
WORK EXPERIENCES
2010-2016 Professional Personal project: Set-up “Folgger ltd” (Hong Kong / China)
Details: Shoe design, trading and consulting. Tailor handmade shoes, artisanal and industrial developments, consulting
services (samples checking, materials sourcing & checking, QC service in factories (including final inspections) and
collection consulting.
2010-2016 Development manager for women Shoes “Mellow Yellow” (China)
Details: coordination between design team and sample room. Realization of the new last, outsoles, heels, paper patterns
from the collections. Sourcing of materials. Follow the production quality in factories. Reporting of the final inspections
before shipments. Travel experiences in Bangladesh, India and Europe for situations management. Help on business plans
for the brand development.
2006-2010 Technician manager for women Shoes for La Redoute (Roubaix France)
Details: responsible of the technical aspects for all shoe products of the company (Fittings, quality, technical aspects).
Request of improvements according with the quality level expected. Decisions on the production approvals. Follow up of
materials testing. Direct relation with all the suppliers of the footwear departments. Trips in Europe and Asia to met the
suppliers. Responsible of the return rates from customers. Collaboration with the sale team for all the footwear departments
of the company, concerning the selections of the products. Participation on the picking during collections trips.
2006-2008 Development manager for IKKS women shoes (la Rabatelière – France)
Details: in charge of the developments and follow up for the new collections of the brand directly under the sample room
director. Coordination between design team and sample room. Making of the new last, outsoles, heels, paper patterns.
Manage technician team and workers in sample room to follow the requested instructions. Trips in Europe to follow the
suppliers. Sourcing of materials.
06.01.2004 Professional Personal project: Set-up “m’bots” company in Angers (France)
Details: design, conception and shoe teaching. Tailor handmade shoes for luxury shoemakers in Paris (Berluti, Corthay,
Aubercy). Technician Teacher in training school for shoe designers. Some design and production missions for different
companies (Rautureau, paraboots, GBB, Van Opstal)
2003 Training mission: setting up a workshop for the making of fashion models shoes by Intercom Company in Paris.
(Prototype realisations for: Marithé + François-Girbaud, Projet Commun, Guy Laroche, Georges Rech)
2000-2001 Traditional shoe assembly for Ralph Poppe, shoemaker in Germany (Cologne)
1999-2000 Shoe assembly and improving in orthopedy by Storz, Orthopedy Company in Germany (Cologne)
1998-1999 Taking care of the Raineau workshop in Nantes (France): shoe production and repairing.
1997-1998 Shoe assembly, pattern and repairing by Berluti-Bottier in Paris.
1996-1997 Shoe assembly and shaping by Regis Fraysse, orthopedy shoemaker in Toulouse (France)
1994.1996 Two years training in making and shoe repairing by Christian Broll, orthopedy shoemaker in Strasbourg (France)

2. EDUCATION & DIPLOMAS
2001-2003 Advanced training for shoe designer at “Institut Colbert” (CNAM) in Cholet (France)
2001 Golden medal diploma in a shoemaker competition organised in Germany.
1994-2001 Education made in the French worker union of the “Compagnons du Devoir du Tour de France”.
1995 Diploma shoemaker in Lyon (France)
SKILLS
Languages:
English & German. Knowledge of Spanish
Computer skills:
Use of world, Excel, Photoshop & illustrator.
Frequent user of Internet tools.
INTERESTS
Professional arts, reading, music, photography, free climbing, roller. Motorcycle
DIPLOMAS