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New York, New York; Nov 02
• Logo design with popular video-game characters for business
cards and other various retail promotions.
Freelance Artist
New York, New York; May 02 - 03
• Storyboard artist for "O 2L" music video and extra production art
for photograph. Also cast in supporting role.
Boys Toys R&D, Product Designer
New York, New York; March 98 - Oct 01
• Design responsibilities include sketching and rendering new
concepts for characters, mechanisms, accessories, vehicles,
exploded views and instruction art and final color control art. Other
responsibilities included illustrations and designs for packaging and
layout for production, original character and accessory designs for
pre-production and multi-media presentation, Also managed/
supervised photo shoots for packaging and retail sales, coordinating
work from freelancers, supervising assortments and organizing
sculptures and toys for boys research dept.
• Concept designs for licensed properties, including over hundreds
original designs produced into the marketplace, such as Hercules
and Xena, X-Men the Movie, Lord of the Rings, Power Rangers,
Spider-Man the Movie, Blade, X-Men: Evolution, Avengers
Animated, W.C.W., Video Game Superstars, including Tomb
Raider, Street Fighter, Mario Kart, and Resident Evil, as well as all
Marvel product toy lines.
Freelance Illustrator
New York, New York; Sep 00
• Creating original black and white line art for the Lord of the Rings:
the Fellowship of the Ring style guide.
Freelance Animated Artist
New York, New York ; 96-98
• Freelance artist, responsibilities included original concept and
character designs for two proposed animated television programs a
sci-fi VR interactive game-show and a children's baseball series.
Freelance Control Art
New York, New York; June 96
• Original design concepts and control art for ceramic diorama
sculptures based on classic children stories.
Freelance Presentation Design
New York, New York ; Aug 96
• Designed over thirty sales boards for Disney licensed and
generic t-shirt apparel.
Freelance Graphic Design
New York, New York ; July - Oct 95
• Computer freelance design artist for original and licensed
rendered illustrations for children's clothing apparel for retail
featuring Bugs Bunny, Bat-man, Gargoyle's and other various
Warner Bros. properties.
Graphic Illustrator. Full-time Freelance
New York, New York; Aug 94 - March 98
• Freelance for the Art Dept. creating and conceptualizing original
package art and designs including mock-ups, blister cards, catalog,
display-and exhibit for Toy Fair.
• In house Boys Toys freelance creating and designing action
figures, vehicles, model kits, control art and presentation boards for-
sale for Marvel/Saban licensed properties.
Sr. Product Designer, R&D
division of Jakks Pacific, Deerfield, Florida; March 07 - Present
• Responsible for creating, designing and coordinating product
development for the major toy license of Disney's flagship
franchise "Narnia". Including a dozen SKU's with multiple
assortments, featuring both basic and deluxe figure scales with
functional actions, plush and beanie lines, mid and high price point
playsets and interactive role-play items.
• In charge of designing the Nascar toy line, creating original deco
schemes for various vehicles and helmets, coordinating with
vendors and art directing freelancers to make sure we bring
something new and exciting for the Nascar brand.
• Developing an original unannounced vehicle line that will premiere
in fall 09'. The first wave will hit with over 20 basic and deluxe
vehicles, 3 mid price transforming playsets and a deluxe Mega Rig.
• Other responsibilities included dealing directly with our HK
factories to make sure we bring a competitive product to the market
while meeting our target cost and OBS dates. Working directly with
licensors on approvals. Helping out in house designers to excel their
proficiency and knowledge of consumer products. Directly
mentoring multiple of co-op's in the understanding of the toy design
process. As well as helping out with designing new concepts and
control art for Smurfs, Hannah Montana, Wiggles, Barney and other
various child guidance items.
Freelance Product Designer
division of 4Fun4All Inc., Ontario, Canada; Sep 06 - Oct 06
• Concept and designs to final color control art for roto-mold table
top lights based on the upcoming movie, “Shrek 3”.
Freelance Product Designer
New York, New York; March 06 - Dec 06
• Redesigning the classic Universal monster ‘Modern Monsters’ for
a new toy line from concepts to final control art for the first three
assortments. Inflatable designs for licensed products including
Jurassic Park, Hello Kitty, Tweety Bird and Tazmanian Devil.
Original concepts and designs for a multitude of Marvel licensed
products.
Freelance Product Designer
New York, New York; June 05 - Apr 06
• Cross promotions with the United States Post Office for Curious
George concepts and designs for plush dolls with accessories and
features. Fantastic Four role play dress up concepts and action
figure designs and control art.
Freelance Animation Designer
Honolulu, Hawaii; March 06
• Character concepts and designs for undisclosed animated
feature.
Hong Kong Toy Centre USA Inc., Hong Kong, China
Freelance Product Designer
New York, New York; Oct 03 -Dec 05
• Original ideas for accessories, vehicles, play-sets, action
figures, new mechanism concepts, dress-up/ role-play and model kit
designs from sketch to final control art for a multitude of
assortments. Generating over hundred of unique ideas for new toy
lines based on various licensed and Marvel properties. Including
Figure Factory, Fantastic Four, X-men, Spider-man and other
assortments. Pre-school lines including multiple Spider-man &
Friends assortments from character concepts to designing new
features and accessories to final control art. As well as Curious
George figure vehicle assortment from concept to final control art
for the recently released movie. With well over four dozen original
designs currently found in to days marketplace.
Freelance Illustrator
New York, New York; June 03 - Nov 03
• Storyboard concepts and presentation artist for various videos
and TV campaigns including Reebok, New Balance and Bob's
department stores.