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January 31, 2014

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LEONARD M. DVORIN

**** **** *****, ***********, ** 07081 973-***-**** Len.Dvorin @gmail.com

Executive Management - Business Development, R&D, Marketing, Sales

Toy industry executive with extensive experience strategically growing

brands from ideation through implementation in both retail channels and

online sales direct to consumers. A creative, passionate, results oriented

leader driven to succeed. Skillful manager with deep negotiating

expertise, P&L discipline and visionary strategic planning. Consummate

problem solver, quick study change agent and revenue driver.

. Created and marketed over five hundred children's products in forty

countries in diverse categories Boys Action Figures, Preschool,

Battery Operated Toys, Traditional O Gauge Trains, Dolls, Girls

Activity Sets, Crafts, Stuffed Plush Animals, Pinatas and Halloween

products.

. Inventor of Million Dollar Sellers Inchworm, Ready For Takeoff Jumbo

Jet, Baby Burps Doll and Animated Pretty Pets.

. Work directly with China factories, Sourcing Agents, and Quality

Control Laboratories on new product development, prototyping, molds,

material choices, sample approval and shipping logistics.

. Set up affiliations with domestic distribution centers on both coasts

for product fulfillment to provide retailers with merchandise on a

timely basis.

. Managed National Sales Network of highly respected independent agents

to interface with major retail toy buyers in all territories.

Professional Employment

Playworld Corp., Boca Raton, FL 01/2008 - Present

President/Consultant

Hired by Venture Capital Group to launch new toy company. Recognizing the

economic climate,

focus was on making innovative products for the fast growing Children's

Activity space and Arts and Crafts category.

. Licensed the brand name "The Sneaky Chef" to create toy items and take

advantage of the publicity engendered by the success of the Sneaky

Chef books with child friendly, healthy recipes. Named toy line ""The

Sneaky Chef Cooking Academy" and introduced six boxed sets for

children to prepare recipes using uniquely designed child size

utensils following the directions of the laminated recipe cards with

instructions included in each set to keep children away from the

stove.

. Acquired the "Leader Girlz" license for development of craft sets

built upon currently popular themes with Peace, Love and Happiness

icons in each set. Leader Girlz 'Spell It Out Friendship Jewelry" and

"Tips and Toes Manicure/Pedicure Set" were both well received by

consumers and instantly popular with young girls.

. Playworld expanded its product range by obtaining exclusive

distribution rights to "Pancake Puppies" plush animals and the "Making

My Own Pinata" craft activity sets, which have sixteen new items on

the drawing board for 2013. These acquisitions have flourished with

acceptance at both Brick and Mortar retailers and online presence at

Walmart,com, Sears.com, Kmart.com, Wayfair.com plus other notable 'e-

tailers'.

Sales and Marketing LLC, South Orange, NJ 05/2003 - 12/2007

President

Certified Focal Point Business Performance Coach facilitating startup

ventures and turnaround

situations to strategically market diverse consumer products and business

solutions from conception to sales attainment. Buyers included accounts

Toys R Us, Kmart, FAO Schwarz, Kaybee Toy, BJ'S.

. Pro Sports Marketing - Package Design, P.O.P. Displays and creation of

licensed sports tattoos.

. Dunaway Products - Building and managing USA sales effort for

"Starcrossed", Hollywood's game.

. Pamtel Enterprises - Strategic planning and package design for

interactive plush character dolls.

. Del Mar Trading Co. - Developing a sales team for Novelty Toy and Gift

manufacturer.

. Tradeasi Worldwide - Early stage mobile purchasing program for small

business enterprises.

Action Products International Inc., Orlando, FL 09/2001 - 04/2003

Vice President, Marketing and Product Development

P&L and strategic planning responsibility for fifteen proprietary and

licensed brands with over three hundred toy and novelty products.

Supervised the research, creative design, packaging and P.O.P. displays of

one hundred new items in six months. Value of APII stock increased 600%

from 2001 to 2003.

. Obtained the license for Thomas & Friends arts & crafts properties and

brought ten new Thomas items to market by Toy Fair 2002.

. Finalized licensing agreement for Jay, Jay The Jet Plane to be

introduced on television in 2002. At New York Toy Fair put huge wide

screen television high up in trade show booth so buyers have birds eye

view of Jay, Jay action on screen as well as the complete display of

the prototype products to be shipped later in 2002.

. Expanded the Successful Earth Lore I Dig Line to include Treasure

Hunts and the Dino Dig Play Day Party along with the regular Dinosaur

Digs

. Added New Play and Store Take-Along Fun to expand brand to include

thirteen Big Boxes.

. Introduced Kidz Workshop E-Z Build Wood Projects featuring the hit

product All-Star Sports Clock Kit.

Leader Toy Corp., South Orange, NJ 07/1983-08/2001

Chief Executive Officer

Founder and CEO of toy manufacturing company specializing in new product

development and Far East production with sales to the USA, Europe, South

America, Australia and Hong Kong. Work directly in sales to major retail

accounts around the globe.

. Invented, developed and produced high volume sales of "Real Sounds"

brand preschool vehicles including "Ready For Takeoff" Jumbo Jet, "To

The Rescue" Fire Engine, "School Days" School Bus and "All Aboard"

Loco. The "Ready For Takeoff " Jumbo Jet was personally introduced by

Johnny Carson on his television show.

. Sales of ten million dollars worth of battery operated plush of

trademarked scented "Pretty Pets", "Junior Pet Set" and "Walk-Along

Pets".

. Designed and copyrighting unique Troll products "Trollerskater", "Tag-

Along Trolls", "Troll Slammer Jammers" and Seasonal Santa, Mrs. Claus

and Elf Trolls.

H.Corenzwit & Co., Hillside, NJ 05/1978 - 06/1983

Chief Executive Officer

All departments of toy, hobby and sporting goods distributorship reported

directly to me, inclusive of Finance, Sales, Purchasing, Marketing, MIS and

Warehousing. The company employed sixty individuals, with sales personnel

located in nine states. Company provided overnight delivery on all orders

received same day.

. Created innovative marketing programs combining television

advertising, in-store product demonstrations and celebrity appearances

promoting sales of private label electronic handheld games. Major

customers included Macy's, Bloomingdales, J.C.Penney and department

stores across the USA.

. Developed pre-ticketing labeling system for retailers to get products

on retail shelves more rapidly and accurately than their direct

competitors.

. Revenues grew 500% to fifty million dollars per annum from 1978 -

1980.

. Gross margin percentage doubled in five-year period.

Hasbro Inc., Providence, RI 03/1976 - 04/1978

Director of New Product Planning

Worked with President and Vice-Presidents of Product Development, Sales and

Advertising to ascertain strategies to increase market share and

profitability of established toy manufacturer in highly competitive

marketplace.

. Interfaced with independent toy inventors, package design firms and

advertising agency to upgrade presentations to the trade and financial

community.

. Repositioned and revitalized the company premier brand G.I. Joe from a

military action figure to worldwide adventurer.

. Captured ten percent market share in preschool category versus well-

established competitors Fisher Price and Playskool.

. Invented Inchworm Riding Toy that is still in production to this day

at another toy manufacturer.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree (Economics), Wharton School of Business,

Philadelphia, PA



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