Jeffrey Engler

Email: abqazv@r.postjobfree.com

Address: ** ****** **** *****

City: Newtown

State: CT

Zip: 06470

Country: USA

Phone: 203-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: $150,000

Willing to Relocate

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JEFFREY J. ENGLER

Cell Phone: 203-***-****

Email: abqazv@r.postjobfree.com

PERSONAL PROFILE

A highly creative, detail-oriented professional with years of progressive, successful experience in product development, marketing, product management, product design, sourcing, packaging, POP, art direction, graphic design and a demonstrated flair for creating and designing successful, original product.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MBI INC., THE DANBURY MINT - Norwalk, CT August 1997 to present

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT. The leading and driving force in the strategic conceptualization and development of new and innovative product for the direct market (Special Projects and New Business Opportunities) division of the Danbury Mint. Specific responsibilities include:

* Analyze existing market trends and competition to find new more effective creative approaches in product and product categories to drive the business forward.

* Bring to the table new business opportunities through the introduction and use of new licenses and utilization of these licenses properties through the development of new innovative "niche" category product.

* Reorganize present product development structure to fit a more creative one. Hire team to support new structure.

* Manage and maintain all product development budgets and expenditures.

* Introduce, develop and maintain all manufacturing resources - overseas and domestic.

* Oversee all product cost negotiations.

* Maintain and nurture all existing vendor, manufacturer and licenser relationships as well as new ones personally brought to the company.

* Responsible for all product development sourcing. This includes both developmental and manufacturing resources. Development would include; all 2D and 3D domestic development working with illustrators, sculptors, model makers, graphic designers, photographers, printers and separators. Introduce new manufacturing resources to the company both domestically and overseas.

* Daily correspondence with offshore and domestic manufacturers to ensure timely development and delivery of product.

* Develop and maintain a stable and reliable staff of outside free-lance resources including Illustrators, Artists, Designers, Sculptors, Design Firms, Printers and Photographers.

Major Accomplishments:

* Revitalized the slumping die-cast division of company by creating a new division of specialty product that combined existing die-cast vehicles with licensed properties such as; MLB, NFL, NBA, Coca-Cola, Garfield, Betty Boop, DC Comics. This new division utilizing licensed vehicles generated 100 Million in sales to the company in its first year. Sales exceeded 200 Million.

* Introduced new reliable manufacturing and art development resources to the company.

* Introduced new licenses as well as new licensed product categories for Coca-Cola, Kenner Toys, PAWS, MLB, NBA, NFL, Texaco, Mobil Oil, Shell, A&W, McDonalds, Dairy Queen and more.

* Conceptualized and created low cost continuity programs developed specifically for new division of company Willabee & Ward. These programs provided continued and prolonged revenue for the company during the economic down-turn by selling low cost product monthly or by collection.

VIACOM RETAIL - Ft. Lauderdale, FL August 1996 to August 1997

* Company relocated to Dallas, Texas in May, 1997

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT. Responsible for the conceptualization, art direction and development of intellectual gift and toy product for Viacom corporate, Blockbuster Entertainment, Paramount Parks and the company`s chain of -1st of Their Kind- entertainment retail stores.

Specific responsibilities include:

* Leading and driving force in the conceptualization and development of product for the Viacom properties of Nickelodeon, Nick at Night, TV Land, Paramount, Paramount Pictures, Star Trek, MTV and VH1 Networks.

* Supervise, direct and manage a team of professionals dedicated to the product management of these Viacom properties.

* Manage and maintain all product development budgets and expenditures for all Viacom properties.

* Introduce, develop and maintain all manufacturing resources - overseas and domestic.

* Oversee all product cost negotiations.

* Maintain active role in the management of the creative direction for all product developed for Viacom properties.

* Daily correspondence with offshore and domestic manufacturers to ensure timely development and delivery of gift and toy product.

* Supervise and ensure brand integrity for all products developed under each of the Viacom properties.

* Coordinate and direct all 2D art and 3D sculpt development.

* Develop and maintain a stable and reliable staff of outside resources including Illustrators, Artists, Designers, Sculptors, Design Firms, Printers and Photographers.

Major Accomplishments:

* Implemented primary product development programs for the Viacom properties.

* Introduced reliable manufacturing and art development resources to the company. These resources proved to be instrumental in the development of product for the Viacom stores.

* Responsible for the staffing and development of the in-house product development team.

* Successful organization and development of over 2000 SKUs for the store opening. This includes the simultaneous development and implementation of a reliable staff art and manufacturing program.

ENESCO CORPORATION - Itasca, IL April 1992 to August 1996

SR. ART DIRECTOR/SR. CREATIVE PRODUCT MANAGER

Responsible for the conceptualization and development of product, all art direction and graphic development for the company`s male oriented gift and mass market licensed product lines. Specific responsibilities include:

* Conceptualization and development of male oriented and mass market product for the licensed product lines of Enesco.

* Manage and maintain all budgets and expenditures for all product lines.

* Supervise, art direct and manage in-house creative team for male oriented, licensed product lines and mass market.

* Layout and design of all packaging and product graphics by means of Macintosh design system.

* Delegation and coordination of all art work with outside sources and in-house support such as: Illustrators, Photographers, Printers, Designers, Sculptors, Artists and Design Firms.

* Coordination and development of product and packaging with offshore printers and manufacturers.

* Daily correspondence on product and package development with offshore manufacturers to make sure product and packaging are developed correctly. This would include the critiquing of offshore-created sculptures in porcelain, cold cast resin or roto-cast vinyl along with the critiquing of silk-screened or offset printed product. All items are sampled by offshore manufacturers who produce the product samples based on the original artwork sent.

* Supervise and art direct all illustrators in the creation of limited edition illustrated collector plates.

* Supervise and art direct all sculptors in the creation of sculpted figurines for both Sports Impressions and Hamilton Gifts.

* Work with licensors on licensed product lines to get approvals on submissions of new product. Worked with the following licensors: (NFL) National Football League Properties, (NBA) National Basketball League Properties, (MLB) Major League Baseball, (NHL) National Hockey League, Walt Disney, (CTW) Children`s Television Workshop, Paramount Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Coca-Cola, Ford, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Pontiac, Cadillac, Nascar (Motorsports Traditions) and Precious Moments.

* Development of product for Hamilton Direct Mail Programs (Enesco`s sister company).

* Personally responsible for the development of product to promote new gift business in the mass-market arena.

Major Accomplishments:

* Promoted to Sr. level Art Director/Sr. Creative Product Manager in August 1992 from Art Director/Creative Product Manager.

* Successful organization and development of the mass market gift product and programs that earned the company $15 million in its first year.

* Successful organization and development of U.S. Sculpting program which utilizes the talents of free-lance sculptors to create -life-like- representational figurines of license characters or individuals for both Sports Impressions and Hamilton Gifts.

* Implemented cost saving use of in-house Power Macintosh design system by successfully training support staff and artists in the following design programs using Macintosh Design System: Adobe Illustrator, Abobe Photoshop.

* Continued successful operation of the Macintosh design System with the following programs: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Quark Express and Adobe Streamline.

* Gained substantial experience in creative sculpting and the different materials used in creating sculpted figurines such as porcelain, cold cast resins and roto-cast vinyl.

VIDEO TECHNOLOGY IND. INC., Wheeling, IL 1988 to April 1992

GRAPHIC DESIGNER / COORDINATOR. Responsible for all art direction and graphic development of electronic toy packaging and products.

ERTL TOY COMPANY, Dyersville, IA 1985 to 1988

GRAPHIC DESIGNER / TECHNICIAN. Responsibilities included both the graphic and structural design of packaging, as well as all product decoration for the company's agricultural and riding toy product lines.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1985

Major: Art / Art Education

Loras College

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