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Design Director, Consumer Product Design & Development

Won Yang

Los Angeles, CA
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    Product design & development specialist: Providing solutions for challenges:

    • Hard line: knowledge in various types of tooling method, cost effective suggestions on tool plan, various material and usage options, 3D modeling process and printing capacities for various effects for hand samples, understanding time line between hand sample to production to meet shipping date, approval process in plastic goods and knowhow in debugging

    • Soft line: knowledge in fashion and plush sewing and construction, industry standard material testing, mass production procedure, knowhow in cost effective construction, finishing methods, and graphic process, understanding time line from hand sample, BOM, MOQ calculation, labor intensive product development, and shipping issues

    • Costing and Branding directly working with Sales and Buyer: ability to estimate cost from the ideation to hit target retail price, POG planning with various price points to appeal consumers. Planning strong shelf appeal at retail level. Creating Linelist for ex-factory, FOB, and margin review to fit the need of retail segment, prompt and accurate data to give clear direction to all parties.

    • Showroom support and Sales support: showroom set up experience for highly decorative style to straight forward POG setting. Attended various buyer meeting to support sales. Building bridge between buyers need and production capability.

  • Education
    • Textile Design and Manufacture
      Guilford Mills Inc
    • Bachelor of Science Transportation Design
      Art Center College of Design
      2000
    • A.A Fine Arts
      College of the Canyons
      1996
  • Experience
    • Director, Girls Design
      Jakks Pacific
      Santa Monica, CA
      Dec 2022 - Present (3 years 6 months)
    • Sr. Manager Global Design & Development
      Funrise
      Los Angeles, CA
      Jan 2019 - Dec 2021 (2 years 11 months)
      12 years 1 month Managing all girls brands from concept to production * Overseeing senior level designers * Brand managing My Life As line * Developing new brands Manager Global Design & Development January 2017 - December 2018 (2 years) Van Nuys, California - Managing Walmart exclusive My Life As line - Overseeing design & developing new products close to 180 items per season - Closely work with Walmart PD and buyer in collaborative effort with sales director - Overseeing process from concept to manufacturing - Bridge between Sales, Los Angeles PD team, China PD team, Vietnam manufacturing team
    • Manager Global Design & Development
      Funrise
      Jan 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 11 months)
      - Managing Walmart exclusive My Life As line
      - Overseeing design & developing new products close to 180 items per season
      - Closely work with Walmart PD and buyer in collaborative effort with sales director
      - Overseeing process from concept to manufacturing
      - Bridge between Sales, Los Angeles PD team, China PD team, Vietnam manufacturing team
    • Senior Designer
      Funrise
      Los Angeles, CA
      Nov 2007 - Dec 2016 (9 years 1 month)
      Tonka license products: design
      Shelcore Shake n Bobble: design
      Baby Alive license products: lead design and brand managing
      WalMart exclusive line My Life As program: lead design and product managing
      WalMart exclusive line Cutie Boutique: lead design and product managing
      WalMart exclusive line Baby Boutique: lead design and product managing
      Kmart What A Doll fashion products: lead design and brand managing
    • Art and Media Director
      Soho Fashion Inc
      Feb 2006 - Sep 2007 (1 year 7 months)
      Greater Los Angeles Area High end Swarovski crystal hair accessory product art direction and promotion Supervising new season products Stylist for web, brochure, and convention In house graphic, product package, photography and video production
    • Automotive Designer
      Mazda North American Operations
      Jan 2000 - Oct 2002 (2 years 9 months)
      Promotional art directing Raynolds R & D Studio Automotive exterior, interior, and color and trim design Protoge interior concept B truck interior, exterior for 2005 Miata Tokyo auto show concept design for 2003 Color and trim work for production line Concept presentation and graphic design On and off worked here from student intern to full time long term contract. Worked with design team at Raynolds facility.
    • Automotive designer
      ADD STAFF Inc.
      Jan 2000 - Oct 2002 (2 years 9 months)
      Working as long term contractor. Offering concept design, rendering, and presentation posters.
  • Awards

    MVP of 2008 at Funrise Toy Corp.

    GM scholarship, Art Center College of Design

    Chrysler scholarship, Art Center College of Design

    ACCD scholarship, Art Center College of Design

    Ford minority scholarship, Art Center College of Design

  • Industries
    • Apparel
    • Consumer Electronics
    • Toys & Games
    • Soft Goods
    • Transportation
  • Skills
    • Apparel
    • Soft Goods
    • Concept Art
    • Costume Design
    • Creative Direction
    • Creative Suite
    • Design Management
    • Design Research
    • Photography
    • Product Design
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