Direct as well as design plush, animated plush, licensed product, non plush toys, games, wearables, gifts and home decor items.

Created a wide range of licensed and Non-Licensed signage, wall art, decor and 3-D gift items, including original illustrated artwork, and type design.

Create unique greetings concepts and partnerships, from 4 card highlighter trays to larger corporate initiatives.

Created innovative home decor and mass channel products.

Member of a small diverse team of innovators to create, prototype, and execute new product concepts.

Concepted and designed plush, techno plush, and promotional home goods for mass channel and Gold Crown stores. Art directed Team through Easter, Valentine's Day, and Mothers Day seasonal concepts.Approved vender samples and created flex items in China.

Concepted and designed 3-D licensed party favors and games

- Responsible for all products from concept through production including managing creative department and product research budget.- Product development, preparation of licenser presentations and obtaining licenser approval of all concepts. - Developed specifications (dimensional drawings, product decoration and preliminary drawings for sculpting and manufacturing).- Determined product feasibility (materials, manufacturing and merchandising issues). - Developed mock-ups for sales… Show more - Responsible for all products from concept through production including managing creative department and product research budget.- Product development, preparation of licenser presentations and obtaining licenser approval of all concepts. - Developed specifications (dimensional drawings, product decoration and preliminary drawings for sculpting and manufacturing).- Determined product feasibility (materials, manufacturing and merchandising issues). - Developed mock-ups for sales presentations. - Designed production files (packaging, product labels, decoration, and artwork). - Created collateral and merchandising programs. - Identified additional product areas for incremental growth Show less