Mark Dyser

Manage the Industrial Design team that also includes the creation and management of the Design Internship Program. Develop retail and premium products for global leading corporate clients from concept to creation. Active clients include: Burger King, Tim Hortons, Kellogg's, Fab Fit Fun and Edible Arrangements.
Active involvement with marketing and business unit managers to identify new product opportunity areas, develop the product road map, and define the scope of the project (e.g. actions, deliverables, timing, etc..).
Product design experience from “art to part”, covering activities such as: user research, trend reporting, industrial design, UI/UX, engineering, prototyping, product testing, and manufacturing (e.g. first article inspection).
Working in cross-functional teams including: sales, marketing, engineering, supply chain, quality, and legal departments.

Lead designer responsible for all aspects of the design process: Research, Testing, Safety, Engineering, Concepting, Packaging, Graphics and Presenting. Clients included: Dairy Queen, Nestle, Wrigley and in house production of licensed retail products and Candy division: Fantazzmo.

Developed toys for McDonald's Happy Meal programs. Duties include: Concepting, presenting, research, safety, engineering, 3D sculpting for manufacturing, packaging, legal, part cost analysis, materials and trend reporting.

Develop manufactured ready toys for the McDonald's Happy Meal programs. Full comprehension of part and deco count, safety, manufacturing, materials, mechanisms, licensor requirements, prototyping and testing research.

Assist the Industrial Designers in the creation and development of infant and juvenile products encompassing plush, plastic, and metal product materials.