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Katarzyna K.

Katarzyna K.

Footwear Designer&Development Lead / Accredited Shoe Technologist

👟Looking to get your shoes from concept to production? Your customers rely on their shoes — and your brand’s trust depends on delivering the right product. I partner with brands built for the field, the road, and the job — ensuring your footwear protects, endures, and earns trust over time. That’s why how it’s designed and engineered matters. I don’t design from trends. I design from use. From listening where your users already speak: in competitor reviews, wear patterns, QC data, warranty claims, and what actually failed. I lead footwear as a product system - from line planning and design through development to compliance. And repeating that again – so the next iteration is even better! As a result, your brand avoids projects stalled by technical complexity, late-stage testing or certification failures, or inconsistent product quality. ➡️ That approach has helped brands: • Move from factory off-the-shelf styles to fully brand-aligned collections • Increase wholesale pre-orders 3.5x per style over two years • Launch a new functional category rated to -30°C • Transition production across countries, improving quality and reducing warranty claims from 8% to 1%

🇵🇱Kraków, Poland$125/hr100% JSS4.82 (2)Since Dec 2015

Earnings and projects

MRR
$494

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#78,471 / 412k
🇵🇱Country#537 / 2,852
Revenue, last 30 days
$0

Last 6 months: $3k

Total earnings
$4.2k

Billed in all: $4.3k

World#268,635 / 412k
🇵🇱Country#1,953 / 2,852
Per project
$708

$989 in the last 6 months

World#151,815 / 412k
🇵🇱Country#1,222 / 2,852
Projects, last 6 months
3

Across 4 contracts

75% fixed25% hourly
World#66,479 / 412k
🇵🇱Country#465 / 2,852
Projects in all
6

Across 8 contracts

63% fixed37% hourly
World#250,290 / 412k
🇵🇱Country#1,857 / 2,852

Earnings, last 30 days

$4.3kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$4,200$4,250$4,300$4,350Oct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 13% in Shoes

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