Experience

• Freelance Designer at pauloruvalcaba.com

  Global

  January 2018 - Present

  Delivering world-class product design and development on budget and on time.
  
  CLIENTS: Warner Bros. Interactive, JAKKS Pacific, SPIRIT Halloween, Tic-Toc Games, Alpha Group, FDG Entertainment

• Senior Product Designer at JAKKS Pacific, Inc

  Santa Monica

  January 2016 - January 2018

  Work closely with brand directors, sales & marketing leads, and engineers on seasonal product line and internal IP development.
  
  BRANDS: Disney, Marvel, Nichelodeon, Entertainment One.
  
  Duties and Responsibilites:
  
  · Product Design & Devleopment
  
  · Rapid Ideation

• Creative Lead at DP Design Studio

  Sacramento, United States of America

  January 2010 - January 2015

  Work closely with interactive software and film/video clients on production and IP development.
  
  CLIENTS: Sony Pictures, ILM, Netflix, Activision, Cartoon Network, Disney Interactive.
  
  Duties and Responsiblites:
  
  · Established Style Guides for original interactive IP
  
  · Product Development
  
  · Concept Design
  
  · Illustration

• Lead Concept Designer at Spin Master

  Culver City, United States of America

  January 2007 - January 2007

  Building characters and world for MMO experience.
  
  Duties and Responsibilities:
  
  · Concept Design and Product Development across corporate brands
  
  · Managed overseas outsource team for quality control
  
  · Illustration for Marketing campaigns

• Lead Background Artist at Wayforward Technologies

  Valencia, United States of America

  January 2004 - January 2006

  Duties and Responsibilites:
  
  · Coordinated with Director to lead and delegate tasks to the Design Team
  
  · Background and Illustrations for XBox Live, Nintendo GBA andn 3DS titles
  
  · Marketing Illustration