Lance Ward Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Long Beach, California, United States

• A freelance design, management, and creative services provider, I help my connections grow by filling the organizational gaps between ideas and the omnichannel marketplace in both long- and short-term capacities:
• Extensive omnichannel success, serving and directing within creative, design and project management needs, fabricating concepts, then managing their release into operationally driven and award-winning results.
• In-depth knowledge of sustainable and collaborative development, uniting goals with design, engineering, materials, sourcing, and procurement teams, toward manufacturing in both local and global environments.
• Experience utilizing ambiguity as a means to drive results and manage retail space, leveraging limited resources to exceed market expectations.
• Self-starter, with a high degree of initiative and community, capable of both remote, independent, and on-site developments within teams sharing disparate global perspectives.
• Logical thinker and outstanding problem solver, demonstrative of strong organizational skills along with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

United States

Hollywood, California

MPS (Hollywood, CA) recruited my creativity and design methodology for use as their confluence of product development for the Home Entertainment, Consumer Product and Media marketplace.As Media Product Designer, I created thousands of successful and award winning releases for house accounts such as Capitol / EMI, Warner Brother Records, BBC America and.

Van Nuys, California

In my time at MGA, I enjoyed an extensive volume of work as the principle structural designer and creative well of packaging concepts for the majority of the branded [non-doll] categories. This included package engineering as well as project milestone management for male-action figure, consumer electronics, DVD’s, hand-held and electronic games, board.

El Segundo, California

After six months as a contractor, Mattel Toys optioned my contract for permanent employment into concurrent leadership roles, as both Sr. Project Engineer for manufacturing, and, Structural Packaging Designer for the rebranding and global development of the Polly Pocket line of toys.This included the global management of packaging milestones over their.

El Segundo, California + 10% Domestic Travel

Global Product and Sourcing Manager with a direct focus on the design, development and procurement efforts of multiple 'breakaway' teams. Utilizing direct reports, vendors and global project resources, we prototyped and manufactured award-winning permanent displays and 3D POP merchandising solutions, in visual collaboration with The Disney Stores, Fox.

Mission Viejo, CA + 10% Domestic Travel

Principal design contractor and manager of client-facing creative services including product design and development, I managed teams to conceive, design and deliver comprehensive product solutions on behalf of Cambro, Petsmart and the P.I.A.

Long Beach, CA

Technician, safety operator and 24/7 manager of university student laboratory in Industrial Design. Responsibilities as a direct report to department chair included machinery and material management, sourcing/procurement/inventory, liaison between students and campus, and MSDS for an annual community of 40 students. Additional responsibilities in.

B.S. Industrial Design, Product Design And Development

Design Department Model Shop Manager, Dual Internships in Consumer Electronics and Exhibit/Displays, Design Students Association.

Aa: Mechanical Design & Drafting, Design, Art, Sciences

Student Teacher: Computer-aided Design & Drafting for Mechanical Designers

H.S. Diploma, Accounting, Music

Student Store Manager (14 employees), Student of the Month (Senior Year), Orchestra, Marching and Jazz Band (Music)