Experience

• Lead Toy Designer at Phat Mojo

  El Segundo, United States of America

  October 2021 - Present

  Lead Toy Designer
  
  Yu Gi Oh
  
  Poppy Playtime
  
  Five Nights At Fredd'ys

• Freelance Product Designer at Freelance

  Los Angeles, United States of America

  April 2020 - Present

  Lead Design and Sculpt for ; DC Comic, Brothers Bond (Webtoons) Super 7, IDW Properties
  
  Creator, Write, and Artist Comic Book "HaVik"

• Production Manager at Cryptozoic Entertainment

  Lake Forest, United States of America

  January 2018 - April 2020

  • Directing product development team needs including market research, preproduction, designing, sculpting, pricing, factory call outs, and creating spec files for production.
  
  • Designed licensed collectibles for worldwide AAA brands; DC Comics, Streetfighter, Nightmare on Elm Street, and more.
  
  • Coordinating with overseas vendors to ensure quality of product and schedule of deliverables.
  
  • Tracked market trends across Toy, Collectible, and Entertainment Industries to determined roadmaps for future projects and licenses.
  
  • Deployed marketing strategies across social media and print applications. Also managed video production and art direction for collectible products.
  
  • Aided sales team with major retailers like Hot Topic, Wal-Mart, Entertainment Earth & more.
  
  • Working major conventions, assisting events team to manage all convention appearances, building booths, interacting with fans and retailers alike.
  
  • Sculpting and posing with Maya and Zbrush; Concepting new Toy and Digital Collectible lines.
  
  • Create both high resolution 3D sculpts and final low polygon for Quidd App and 3d Printing Collectibles, Character modeling using Maya, Photoshop, Zbrush, and 3d Coat
  
  • Hand paint textures and materials for use in App and For marketing images • Rigging and Animating 3D Models and 2D Motion Graphics
  
  • Knowledge of Style Guide Needs for; Attack on Titan, Charles M. Schulz Peanuts, Rick & Morty, Trover Saves the Universe, Cryptkins, and various other IP's.
  
  • Designing Pack Art and Banner Art to the specifications and sizes for optimal application requirements.
  

• Visual Development Artist at Suttiki/ Bento Box Entertainment

  North Hollywood, United States of America

  August 2016 - January 2018

  · Visual and character development for Bento Box Entertainment and Sutikki the new kids and family division of Bento Box Entertainment
  
  · Collaborate with Executive Producer and Creators creating the visual development for new properties
  
  · Designs characters, backgrounds, rigs, and model call out sheets
  

• Co-Founder/ Character Artist at Tilted Shed Studios

  Orange, United States of America

  January 2014 - August 2016

  • Organizing, coordinating and events; Esports, Game Jams, Industry Events, and College Events.
  
  • Managing and creating content for social media and events; videos with motion graphics and designing content.
  
  • Creating design for characters, architecture, environments, and visual style
  
  • producing indie video games
  
  • Creating 3d and 2D game ready characters; modeling, rigging, animating, unwrapping, texturing, and rending.
  

• Art Instructor at Futures in Education (Halstrom Academy)

  Mission Viejo, United States of America

  January 2011 - June 2012

  • Providing effective instruction: Basic Drawing, Advanced Drawing, and Life Drawing; Presenting lessons in a clear and logistical manner
  
  • Adapting instruction: based upon each individual students’ understanding; Providing each student with the opportunity for active involvement and creative thinking
  
  • Events Representation: Attending and hosting school booth at conventions and events, marketing and representing school
  

• Lead Designer at Boom Design

  Chicago, United States of America

  September 2008 - January 2011

  · Product Design solutions for various media (print,web,mobile,etc.)
  
  · Creating visual mock ups for new products and managing completion
  
  · Assisting in meetings for development to drive product vision