John Martin

About John Martin

Project Manager I Engineer 20+ years’ experience designing and developing successful products for US and international markets. Skilled at managing and planning several large scale projects at once to meet Marketing requirements, budget guidelines and timelines.Applied Engineering knowledge to conceive and design products that meet production standards with minimal revisions. Strengths include: SolidWorks 3D/ 3D printing / Project Planning / Cost Analysis & Control Experience STROTTMAN INT, Irvine, 2019 – Present Senior Product Development Engineer, OperationsResponsible for all things related to Development for the new product lines on all Strottman retail business. Worked as a team with Design, Project managers, Quality Engineers and Sourcing on the retail side of the business. Provided engineering expertise to Design, providing engineering feedback and providing alternative solutions to the design of the toys. • Developed and produced 3D prototype parts on the Stratasys 3D printer while providing 3D drawings via Solidworks• Co-Developed and implemented an eBOM for the retail business side providing detailed information for vendor quoting. Also provided preliminary estimated cost to the Design team to avoid unnecessary future cost reductions.• Assisted Design in providing Illustrator layouts for die cut panels and building prototype structures on the laser cut MATTEL, INC, El Segundo, CA​2017 – 2019 Project Quality Engineer, Quality EngineeringResponsible for all things related to quality. Worked as a team with Design, Project managers, Engineers and Packaging in Advanced concepts providing feedback on quality. SKYROCKET TOYS, Marina del Rey, CA​20••••17Engineering Manager, Product DevelopmentResponsible for all things related to engineering and cost. MATTEL, INC, El Segundo, CA​1998 – 2015Staff Project Manager, Product DevelopmentManaged all aspects of development including design, engineering, costing and scheduling. BOEING, Long Beach, CA​1996 – 1998Engineering Scientist SpecialistDesigned and amended majority of aircraft interior aspects including water / waste systems, baggage racks, ceiling panels and sidewall panels. Education BS, Mechanical Engineering, Cal State University, Fullerton− Received design project award from the dean of EngineeringAA, Mechanical Drafting, Fullerton College, Fullerton SkillsSolidworks 3D softwareAgile-PLM userOpen Plan schedulerAutocadProficient in Microsoft OfficeAdobe Photoshop and Illustrator

Experience

1. Sr Director of Product Integrity

   Jazwares, LLC

   Feb 2022 — Present · Culver City, CA, US

Education

• California State University, Fullerton

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering

  1990 — 1994

Skills

• Solidworks
• Project Management
• Packaging Design
• Art Direction
• Concept Art
• Document Drafting
• Manufacturing
• Industrial Design
• Business Process Improvement
• Concept Development
• Engineering
• Concept Design
• Process Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Packaging
• Consumer Products
• Product Development
• Creative Direction
• Product Design
• Brand Development
• Management