22-years in the juvenile entertainment industry and having done creative work for companies like Mattel, Spinmaster, Hasbro, Gerber Baby Product and others. Trained in Product Design, I have over 20 electro-mechanical patents covering toys, games, seasonal products and work as a legal consultant for intellectual property disputes, most recently for a Hong Kong-based client. While working at Mattel, I developed R/C vehicles for thye Tyco R/C brand under the T.V. Advertised category helping plan and execute national television commercials and sizzle videos. In 2008, I co-founded the eco-friendly preschool company, Sprig Toys and was nominated for 4 Toy of the Year Awards (TOTY) and in 2010, accepted the TOTY for the Specialty Toy category. More recently, I worked as the VP of Product Development for Schylling Toys and decided to make a career change to teaching, where I taught Advanced Manufacturing at Great Bay Community College and Industrial Design at NHTI in Concord, NH, currently holding a position of the department's advisory board. |
