Steve Douglas

Support planning and administration for the Olympic body of skateboarding in Jamaica, including athlete qualification needs, organizational culture, and strategic training activities. Supervise athlete operations with emphasis on safety standards, athlete development, and competition readiness. Help coordinate and support Jamaica’s qualification activities for World Skate/Olympic-related events, including planning and representation at international competitions. Organized team participation and qualification activities involving countries such as USA, UK, Brazil, Switzerland, Italy, Dubai, and Japan.

Lead governance, strategic planning, sports development, partnerships, athlete development, and organizational operations for the national skateboarding federation. Developed and maintained grassroots skateboarding lessons/programming for 200+ members, restructured training and recruitment to grow new athletes, and coordinated athlete and organizational planning for international competitions, sponsors, and stakeholders. Secured sponsorship/partnership support (including Tourism Enhancement Fund) and advanced infrastructure initiatives such as the Reggae Skate Park project (~US$750,000). Build community and youth programs, including lesson/training criteria for schools and organizations supporting 100+ active community members.

Founded and manage a sporting-goods retail business specializing in skateboards, accessories, and related action-sports products. Handle business development, sales, purchasing, operations, and supplier/customer/product/inventory/marketing management. Manage authorized dealer relationships across 100+ brands and product lines (e.g., Vans, New Balance Numeric, Etnies, Santa Cruz, Independent Trucks, Bronson, Mob Grip). Reorganized purchasing and workflows to improve operational efficiency and profitability, and implemented procedural improvements to support new-market penetration and sales growth while reducing risk.