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Job Title: Design Engineer – Snowboards Employer: Ride Snowboards Years on snow: 18 Days on snow: Optimistically ~50 days. Currently Riding: Protos (white top and a single black sprayed paint rat on the left side of tail). Currently I am: plugged into my IPod with: ‘Manic Street Preachers’ – track: ‘Revol’ in a bar in [...]

Job Title: many Employer: Eastern Boarder Years on snow: 15 Days on snow: 30-40 Currently Riding: Skate Banana Currently I am: typing Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself Herb: Born in 1972, Lifelong Massachusetts resident, married with an amazing daughter and black lab. Shay: How has snowboarding changed your life? Herb: It has [...]

Job Title: Product Development Employer: Never Summer Industries Years on snow: 29 Days on snow: 30 Currently Riding: Summit Custom Split, 2010/11 Heritage Currently I am: Working on a board graphic idea and soft goods for future development. Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself Vince: I was born in Denver, a fourth generation [...]

Job Title: The Boss, The Rider, The Producer, The comedian Employer: Holden, Snowboarding and Videograss Years on snow: 25 Days on snow: 40 this year, approx 1600 days total lifetime Currently Riding: An office chair Currently I am: Generally happy, AWAKE and making moves. Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself Mikey: I am [...]

Name: Aaron James Draplin, Age: 36 Job Title: Graphic Arts Category, Illustration, Friendship, Clipping Pathery, Garying, Jokes/Laughter, Campfire Strummin’, Gocco Dynamics, Road Trip Navigation, Trust, Guitar Tuning, Gen’l Conversation, Culture Critique, Color Correcting, Existential Wondering, Bounty Hunting, Heavy Lifting, Advice, A Warm Meal, Simple Ideas and Occasional Usage of Big Words. Employer: Myself! But of [...]

Name: John Makens Job Title: CEO Employer: REMIND INSOLES, INC. Years on snow: 20 Days on snow: 100 Currently Riding: Rome snowboards design 162 Currently I am: Getting new tires put on my truck. Self-Portait Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself John: I grew up in Minnesota. Gradually made my way west to [...]

Job Title: Co-Founder, Co-Owner & Co-Director of Magical Go-Go® and POM POM® Employer: Magical Go-Go, LLC (POM POM and Magical Go-Go) Years on snow: Since I was 4…wow, that means 31 years. Yikes. Days on snow: As many as I can get. With 2 kids in tow we’re now weekend warriors but are also able [...]

Back in June I started a series called the Industry Profiles which looked at very people in various jobs throughout the snowboard industry. Each week, I posted up interviews that looked at how often they ride to what steps they took into their jobs. Each person interpreted questions differently and gave information on what their [...]

Industry Profile: Fuel TV Director of PR and Endemic Relations John Stouffer Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself? John: I was a Navy Brat growing up and moved around a lot, and got to travel a ton. I lived mostly on the East Coast, I went to high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, [...]

Industry Profile: eesa lux layering Founder Stephen Cleary Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself? Stephen: Let’s see, I’m 6’2″ 185, fit, Sagittarius, married, three kids, live in Waterbury, Vermont and wouldn’t want to live anywhere else in the world for the moment. Shay: What is your job title? Stephen: I am the President, [...]