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Bill Paxton

Naperville,IL

Summary

Creative and knowledgeable Industrial Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the design industry. Skilled in Product Design, Model Making, CAD, 3D Printing, Concept Generation, Concept Development, Engineering and Design Thinking.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work History

Toy and Game Designer/Inventor

Big Monster Toys
05.1999 - 11.2023
  • Invented and designed award-winning toys and games for the toy industry, often self-motivated, other times collaborated as part of a industry leading team
  • Expertise during the process included idea generation, product design, prototyping, model making, product testing and presentations
  • 3D Prototyping process included industrial design, CAD design, mechanical engineering, 3D printing, rapid prototyping, model making and electronics.
  • High quality products were created in a fast paced environment meeting budgets and demands for clients such as Mattel, Hasbro, Fisher Price, Mattel Games and Hasbro games.
  • Some of the retail products I created include: Mattel's Imaginext Shark Bite Pirate Ship, Mattel's X-Ray Vision Supergirl, Barbie Mariposa Willa doll, Mattel's Uno Showdown game, Imaginext Space Tentaclor, Polly Pocket Dance 'n Groove product line, Mattel's Bounce Off Stack 'n Stunts game, Girl Tech's Eye-Lock Room Guard, Hasbro's Loogeez line and the Barbie's Swing & Twirl Tika.

Toy and Game Designer

Lund And Company
06.1996 - 04.1999
  • Designed and created prototypes for retail toy products in all toy categories including girls toys, boys toys, preschool, plush and games




Toy & Game Designer/Senior Art Director

Bates, Inc.
06.1989 - 06.1996
  • Designed and invented toys, games and puzzles for the premium industry. The companies main focus was on kids toys for inside cereal boxes and for fast food companies. Some of the clients included Kelloggs, General Mills, Post, McDonalds and Burger King.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Graphic Design

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

Skills

  • Digital Skills include Autodesk Fusion 360, Rhino, Solid Works, Adobe Suite, KeyShot, CNC Software, Simplify 3D, Cura, PreForm, Microsoft Office, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Audition
  • Physical skills include 3D printing, Model Making, Mechanism Design, Mechanism Assembly, Rapid Prototyping, CNC, Mold Making, Mechanical Engineering, Lathe, Vertical Mill, Vacuum Forming, wiring and electronics

Awards

Mattel Game of the Year- Uno Showdown

Mattel Girls Toy of the Year- DC Superhero Girls X-Ray Vision Super Girl

Milton Bradley Family Fun- Toy of the Year- Big Trouble Game

Oppenheim Platinum Best Toy Award- Duck Duck Goose game

Timeline

Toy and Game Designer/Inventor

Big Monster Toys
05.1999 - 11.2023

Toy and Game Designer

Lund And Company
06.1996 - 04.1999

Toy & Game Designer/Senior Art Director

Bates, Inc.
06.1989 - 06.1996

Bachelor of Science - Graphic Design

Illinois State University

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