Greg

Toy development manager
58 years oldProduction Manager/Production DirectorCome from United States Living in Other - Irvine, California
Language: English
Mandarin: a little

Working for multiple toy invention companies has given me the experience to succeed in a variety of toy design fields, including design management, invention, engineering and development. While I have a traditional Industrial Design education, I possess a diverse skill set that includes the development side of design , particularly the invention of unique mechanisms and how they can be easily manufactured and produced with a high level of cost effectiveness, safety assurance, and durability.

Senior Design Manager
JMP Creative
Aug 2001 - Now(23 years)

Designed and developed many successful toys and games across a wide variety of categories. Set up and managed a satellite toy design office in Shenzhen, China in partnership with an existing toy factory (Patech Toys, LTD). This office was located within the factory itself, where I managed the daily operation and staff of over 20 model makers, engineers, sculptors, CAD/CNC operators, and painters. My responsibilities extended to working with independent toy safety labs to maintain compliance and coordinating with factory clients to maintain QC and QA.

Senior Designer
STI Design
Mar 2000 - Jul 2001(a year)

Design and invented toys with an emphasis on new technologies.

Senior Designer
Centaur Enterprises
Jan 1997 - Feb 2000(3 years)

Created working prototypes and design drawings to assist toy companies in developing products overseas.

Art Center College of Design
, Industrial Design
Aug 1987 - Dec 1989(2 years)

Studied Industrial Design with an emphasis in transportation design and engineering