Resume

Education

University of Cincinnati School of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning, Cincinnati OH

08.2012-05.2017

BS in Industrial Design

Korean American Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea

08.2015-12.2015

Exchange student

Employment

Bang Zoom Design, LLC | Cincinnati, OH

Toy Inventor | March 2024 - Present

• Creating novel mechanisms for use in plush animatronic toys featuring licenses such as Sesame Street and Disney properties.

• Using the Adobe suites to create logos, digital assets, product illustrations, and presentation dockets to pitch fully realized brand identities to buyers.

• Coordinating a small team of toy developers and brand experts to create break-frame play experiences across multiple categories.

Big Monster Toys, LLC | Chicago, IL

Toy Inventor | Nov. 2017 - Nov. 2023

• Invented games such as Rattlesnake Jake, Burping Bobby, and One Tricky Pony, licensed by Goliath Games, and the 123 Crawl with me Puppy, winner of Mattel’s 2022 “Invention of the Year” Award.

• Collaborated with sculptors, electrical engineers, and vendors to create break-frame play experiences.

• Applied design thinking methodologies to generate dozens of new toy ideas a year, and refined the most promising into demonstrable prototypes.

• Created promotional materials such as videos, logos, renderings, and illustrations, for use in presenting toy and game concepts to potential buyers.

Shadow Puppetz | Chicago, IL

Co-Founder, Artistic Director | Jan. 2019 – Present

• Managing the run of show for international dance events by coordinating team members, anticipating and resolving emergent issues, organizing catering, and providing active customer service.

• Negotiating sponsorship agreements for multiple dance battles.

• Collaborating with a team of graphic and industrial designers to create brand identity and branding materials, including logos, event promotional materials, physical trophies, art installations, and merchandise.

• Using the Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Premiere to create digital content that drives social media engagement with existing stakeholders, while also engaging new audiences.

Hasbro Toys: Play- Doh, New Brands | Pawtucket RI, Los Angeles, CA

Toy Design Intern | Aug. 2014 - Dec. 2014, Jan. 2016 – May 2016

• Coordinating design, sculpting, and production of the 2017 Star Wars Black Series Collectibles and 2018 Jurassic World line pitch.

• Piloting novel technologies such as holograms, machine learning, and material science to develop cutting-edge play experiences for the 2020’s relaunch of Micronauts, M.A.S.K, and Visionaries.

• Using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to create custom graphics, packaging mockups, and toy decals for Play-Doh and Star Wars.

• Developed play patterns and aesthetic prototypes for the 2015 Play-Doh Town toy line.

Factor 10 | New Orleans, LA

Toy Invention Intern | Aug. 2016 - Dec. 2016

  • Used digital rendering, physical model making, and iterative prototyping to create innovative toy and puzzle concepts for Think Fun, Rubik’s, Marvel, and several other toy brands.

  • Created presentation dockets to pitch toy and game concepts to publishers.

Skills

2D Media

Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Premiere, Office, Powerpoint, Excel, Sketching, Rendering

3D Media

Fusion 360, Solidworks, Keyshot, 3D Printing, CNC, Lathe, Vertical Mill, Rapid Prototyping