Benjamin Nelesen

With 20 years in the Toy Industry, I have acquired a strong skill set that allows me to be an effective designer and collaborator in every stage of product development, from initial concept to final production, including branding and packaging.

• I love design challenges, and delivering compelling solutions to abstract problems.

• I understand manufacturing processes and their constraints, and enjoy looking for ways to deliver the "wow factor" while staying within those constraints.

• I have worked with teams and as an independant.

• I have invented items and worked with inventors.

• I have excellent sketch and illustration skills.

• I am comfortable in a workshop and can produce functional and show-ready samples.

• I am able to communicate my solutions in writing, speaking, and in 2D and 3D.

I’m just a Product/Package/Brand Designer, Coop Builder, Wannabe Jammer. A Toy industry vet, looking for new stories to hear and tell. 

What say you?