Big Monster Toys

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Address: 21 S Racine Ave, Chicago, IL 60607 Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 7:30AM Wed Tuesday7:30AM–4:30PMWednesday7:30AM–4:30PMThursday7:30AM–4:30PMFriday7:30AM–12PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday7:30AM–4:30PMSuggest an edit Unable to add this file. Please check that it is a valid photo. Phone: (312) 829-8697Category: A user suggested this category Toy and game manufacturer : Place name: : : : : Website: : Website: http://www.bmttoys.com/ Category: Model design company Suggest an editUnable to add this file. Please check that it is a valid photo. Unable to add this file. Please check that it is a valid photo. Questions & answers Ask a question See all questions (2) Add a photoThanks for sharing!Your photo will be posted publicly on Google.Contribute MoreDoneUpload public photos of Big Monster toys Posting publicly on the Web Write a review Reviews"Great minds at work here!" "Awesome company that brings a smile to the area." "What a fun and interning place!" View all Google reviews

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Big Monster Toys Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Alexander Siedband Alexander Siedband Chicago, Illinois Details
Alexander Siedband's Big Monster Toys Experience June 2014 - Present
Job Product and Toy Designer at Big Monster Toys
Industry Design
Experience
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society  August 2015 - Present
Big Monster Toys   June 2014 - Present
Anheuser-Busch InBev  February 2014 - May 2014
Big Monster Toys   June 2013 - May 2014
LG Electronics  June 2012 - August 2012

Skills
Industrial Design, Model Making, Design Thinking, Photoshop, Public Speaking, Adobe Creative Suite, Solidworks, InDesign, Illustrator, User Interface Design, Sketching, Design Strategy, Sketchbook Pro, Teamwork, Concept Development, Microsoft Office, Keyshot, Brain Storming, Rendering, Concept Generation, Product Design, Illustration, Rhino, Social Media, Research, Marker Rendering, Rapid Prototyping, Experience Design, Digital Sketching, User-centered Design, Networking, Social Networking, Axure RP

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   2008 — 2014
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Industrial and Product Design

Laura Cioffi Laura Cioffi Greater Chicago Area Details
Laura Cioffi's Big Monster Toys Experience May 2012 - August 2012
Job Jr. Strategic Planner at Leo Burnett
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Leo Burnett  May 2014 - Present
Tomy  May 2013 - August 2013
Midnight Oil Advertising Agency   September 2012 - May 2013
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Art + Design   January 2011 - May 2013
Big Monster Toys   May 2012 - August 2012
The Daily Illini  August 2009 - May 2010

Skills
Research, Advertising, Illustrator, Industrial Design, Photography, Illustration, Typography, Logo Design, Creative Direction, PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Suite, Research Design, Product Design, Problem Analysis, Color Schemes, User-centered Design, Art, Design Thinking, InDesign, Interaction Design, Microsoft Office, Keyshot, Problem Solving, User Research, Market Research, Marketing Strategy, Photoshop, Graphic Design, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategist, Account Planning

Education
Miami Ad School   2013 — 2013
Account Planning Bootcamp, Account Planning

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   2008 — 2013
BFA, Industrial Design

The Second City
Improv

Sam T. Shimomura Sam T. Shimomura Chicago, Illinois Details
Sam T. Shimomura's Big Monster Toys Experience May 2011 - August 2011
Job Industrial Designer
Industry Design
Experience
Benchmarc Display  May 2015 - Present
Shimodesign   May 2013 - Present
Hasbro  June 2012 - August 2012
Big Monster Toys   May 2011 - August 2011
Duall Automation and Feeder Company   May 2010 - August 2010
Jewel Food Stores  April 2006 - August 2009

Skills
Concept Generation, Model Making, Photoshop, Solidworks, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketching, Industrial Design, Product Design, Illustrator, Graphic Design, Illustration, Rendering, Art, 3D rendering, Drawing, Sketchbook Pro, Concept Development, Keyshot, Digital Illustration, SolidWorks

Education
Cleveland Institute of Art   2009 — 2013
BFA, Industrial Design

Jeremy Posner Jeremy Posner Chicago, Illinois Details
Jeremy Posner's Big Monster Toys Experience January 2012 - Present
Job Toy and Game Designer at Big Monster Toys
Industry Consumer Goods
Experience
Big Monster Toys   January 2012 - Present
Rehkemper ID  September 2010 - December 2011
Mattel  May 2009 - August 2009

Skills
CAD, Solidworks, Rhino, CNC Programming, CNC Mill, Lathe, Milling, 3D Printing, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Game Development, Game Design, Toys, Toy Industry

Education
University of Michigan   2006 — 2010
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering

Eddie Gandelman Eddie Gandelman Columbus, Ohio Area Details
Eddie Gandelman's Big Monster Toys Experience April 2009 - December 2009
Job Industrial Designer at Priority Designs
Industry Design
Experience
Priority Designs  July 2012 - Present
TEAMS Design  September 2011 - December 2011
Owens Illinois  October 2010 - December 2010
Legrand North America  April 2010 - June 2010
Big Monster Toys   April 2009 - December 2009

Skills
Alias Studio Tools, Industrial Design, Ideation, Model Making, Sketching, Rhino, Solidworks, Hypershot, Illustrator, Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, Photoshop, InDesign, Keyshot, Animation, Design Strategy, Puppeteering

Education
University of Cincinnati   2007 — 2012
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Industrial and Product Design

Bergische Universität Wuppertal   2011 — 2011
Product Design

Dino Crisanti Dino Crisanti Greater Chicago Area Details
Dino Crisanti's Big Monster Toys Experience Vice PresidentWorld Of TraegoniaJanuary 2009 - Present
Job Mercenary Sculptor
Industry Fine Art
Experience
Big Monster Toys   Vice PresidentWorld Of TraegoniaJanuary 2009 - Present
Columbia College in Chicago (CCC)   1992 - Present
Columbia College  1991 - Present
Barking Dog studios sculpture   June 1987 - Present
1351 production   1987 - 1991
Animasaur Productions   1985 - 1987

Skills
Photoshop, Teaching, Character Animation, Storyboarding, Sculpture, Art, Publishing, Film Production, Stop Motion, After Effects, Illustrator, Animation, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Painting, Final Cut Pro, Motion Graphics, Cinematography, Illustration, Toys, Film, Traditional Animation, Concept Design, Drawing, Editing, Video Editing, Lighting

Education
Columbia College Chicago   1981 — 1985
bachelors, film animation

JF Kennedy HS

Doug Snook Doug Snook Libertyville, Illinois Details
Doug Snook's Big Monster Toys Experience 2000 - Present
Job Senior Toy and Game Designer at Big Monster Toys
Industry Consumer Goods
Experience
Big Monster Toys   2000 - Present
Terraglyph Interactive Studios  1998 - 2000
Skyboy Productions   1997 - 1998
Kinesoft Development   1995 - 1997
Viacom New Media  1993 - 1995
ICOM Simulations   1991 - 1993

Skills
Collectibles, DVD authoring, Video, DVD Studio Pro, Multimedia, Video Games, Interactive..., Unity3D, Game Design, Toy Design, Video Game Design, Animation, Digital Illustration, Illustration, Toys, Digital Painting, Character Design, Creative Direction, Concept Design, Game Development, Photoshop, Character Animation, Illustrator, Concept Development, Sculpture, Digital Art, Gameplay, Graphics, Art, 3D, Art Direction, Traditional Animation, Sketching, Industrial Design, Conceptual Art, Drawing, Rendering, Adobe Creative Suite, Graphic Design, Storyboarding

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   1986 — 1990
BFA, Painting

Chung Liang Chung Liang Greater Chicago Area Details
Chung Liang's Big Monster Toys Experience June 2006 - June 2007
Job Sr. Product Designer at Creata
Industry Design
Experience
Creata  July 2015 - Present
Cloverleaf Innovation, LLC   June 2005 - Present
Chicago Bulls  November 2006 - Present
Kolcraft Enterprise Inc   November 2011 - June 2015
TOMY International  June 2007 - October 2011
Big Monster Toys   June 2006 - June 2007
Meyer Glass Design   May 2003 - May 2006

Skills
Adobe Creative Suite, Rhinoceros 3D, Machine Shop Prototyping, Prototype, Toys, Rapid Visualization, Brainstorm Facilitation, Rhino 3D, Industrial Design, Product Design, Product Innovation, Sketching, Concept Development, Design Thinking, Model Making, Design Strategy, Facilitators, Concept Generation, Rapid Prototyping, Design Management, Sketchbook Pro, Concept Design, Creative Direction

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   2001 — 2003
Bachelors of Arts, Industrial Design

Michael Dore Michael Dore Blue Island, Illinois Details
Michael Dore's Big Monster Toys Experience August 2008 - Present
Job Toy Designer at Big Monster Toys
Industry Design
Experience
Big Monster Toys   August 2008 - Present
Kehoe Designs  September 2004 - July 2008
Skyline Design  April 2001 - July 2004

Skills
Graphic Design, Illustration, Vector Illustration, Toy Industry, CAD, CNC Mill, CNC Machine, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Lathe, Concept Generation, Idea Generation, Product Development, Video Editing, Sound Design, Sound Editing, Garageband, Signage, Logo Design

Education
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth   1990 — 1994
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Illustration

Jamie MacBain Jamie MacBain Greater Chicago Area Details
Jamie MacBain's Big Monster Toys Experience 1996 - 2006
Job Vice President of Product Development at Pace Wireless, L.L.C.
Industry Consumer Electronics
Experience
Pace Wireless, L.L.C.   May 2012 - Present
Tomy International  2006 - May 2012
Zizzle  May 2006 - August 2006
Big Monster Toys   1996 - 2006
Lund and Co.   1993 - 1996

Skills
Mechanism Design, Flow Charts, Electronics, Sketching, Manufacturing, Sculpture, Photoshop, R&D, Design Thinking, Product Design, Toys, Experience Design, Industrial Design, Product Development, Brand Licensing, Consumer Products, Adobe Creative Suite, Consumer Electronics, Concept Development, Solidworks, Design Strategy, Packaging, Creative Direction, Brand Development, Product Innovation, Rapid Prototyping

Education
University of Illinois at Chicago   1987 — 1991
BFA, Industrial Design

Todd Kurtzer Todd Kurtzer Greater Chicago Area Details
Todd Kurtzer's Big Monster Toys Experience 1996 - Present
Job Toy and Game Inventor
Industry Design
Experience
Big Monster Toys   1996 - Present
Lund and Company   1995 - 1997
Architecture Workers Combine   1989 - 1993

Skills
Toys, Invention, Model Making, Machining, Concept Development, Concept Design, Product Design, Industrial Design, Sketching, Illustration, Graphic Design, Animation, Graphics, Design Strategy, Game Development, Design Thinking, Packaging, Digital Illustration, Video Games

Education
University of Florida   1981 — 1988
Architecure / Design

Chris MacBain Chris MacBain San Diego, California Details
Chris MacBain's Big Monster Toys Experience 2004 - 2005
Job Manufacturing Applications Specialist
Industry Machinery
Experience
Gibbs and Associates  March 2014 - November 2014
Saratech Inc  May 2013 - March 2014
GoEngineer  January 2012 - May 2013
GoEngineer Inc   2006 - May 2013
surfware   2005 - 2006
Philip Roberts Models   September 2004 - November 2005
Big Monster Toys   2004 - 2005
Insight Product Development  1998 - 2003
Models and Props   1996 - 1998

Skills
Solidworks, Machining, CAD/CAM, Sales Support, Sales Management, Design for Manufacturing, Manufacturing Management, Application Engineers, Rapid Prototyping, Solution Selling, Machine Tools, CNC Machine, Injection Molding, 3D Modeling, Model Making, Reseller/VAR Networks, Industrial Design, Sales Operations, Product Design, Product Development, GD&T, 3D, PDM, Management, Manufacturing, Engineering, Cnc, Manufacturing..., Solid Modeling, Product Lifecycle..., Ideas NX, Solid Edge, CAMWorks, Sheet Metal, Pro Engineer, CAD, CAE, Finite Element Analysis, AutoCAD, CAM, SolidWorks, CNC

Education
Illinois State University   1990 — 1994
Mathematics

Ro Annis Ro Annis Greater Chicago Area Details
Ro Annis's Big Monster Toys Experience 1995 - Present
Job Partner at BMT
Industry Design
Experience
Big Monster Toys   1995 - Present
Lund and Company   1991 - 1995
El Sarape   1984 - 1987

Skills
Concept Development, Illustration, Sketching, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Concept Design, Photoshop, Product Design, Art Direction, Graphics, Photography, Model Making, Toys, Creative Direction, Illustrator, Drawing, Art, Packaging, Design Strategy, Brand Development, Design Thinking

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   1987 — 1991
BFA, Fine Art

Riverside Community College   1985 — 1987
Associate of Arts (A.A.), Fine and Studio Arts

Black Hawk College   1981 — 1983
Fine/Studio Arts, General

Claire Cole Claire Cole San Francisco Bay Area Details
Claire Cole's Big Monster Toys Experience 2004 - 2006
Job Creative Director Creativity, INC. & Funfare, LLC.
Industry Design
Experience
FunFare LLC   2013 - Present
Claire Cole Creative   2006 - Present
Electronic Arts  2012 - 2012
TOMY (formerly RC2/Learning Curve)   2011 - 2012
Georgia-Pacific LLC  2011 - 2012
Toy Quest   2007 - 2007
Big Monster Toys   2004 - 2006
Spin Master Ltd.  2003 - 2004

Skills
Toys, Packaging, Product Design, Sketching, Concept Design, Creative Direction, Illustration, Art Direction, Illustrator, Graphics, Adobe Creative Suite, Consumer Products, Concept Development, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Product Development, Brand Development, Photoshop, Design Strategy, Logo Design, Creative Strategy, Design Thinking, Marketing, Art, Design Management, Layout, Corporate Identity

Education
Otis College of Art and Design   2000 — 2004
BA, Toy Design

Ribet Academy

Dmitry Strakovsky Dmitry Strakovsky Lexington, Kentucky Area Details
Dmitry Strakovsky's Big Monster Toys Experience 2003 - 2006
Job CTO at MakeTime Inc.
Industry Internet
Experience
MakeTime Inc.   July 2014 - Present
University of Kentucky  September 2012 - Present
self-employed  1999 - Present
MakeTime Inc.   2014 - 2014
MakeTime Inc.   2014 - 2014
University of Kentucky  August 2006 - August 2012
Big Monster Toys   2003 - 2006
Lund and Company   2001 - 2003
Boom Design inc.   2000 - 2001

Skills
Art, Art History, Contemporary Art, Fine Art, History, Drawing, Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Art Education, Graphic Design, Web Design, Visual Arts, Sculpture, Circuit Design, Arts Administration, Video, Illustrator, Painting, Curating, Higher Education, Sketching, Museums, Programming, Writing, Python, JavaScript, Node.js, PHP, MySQL, OpenCV

Education
School of the Art Institute of Chicago   1998 — 2001
Master's Degree, Art and Technology

Illinois Wesleyan University   1994 — 1997
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Painting

Luke Orland Luke Orland New York, New York Details
Luke Orland's Big Monster Toys Experience 2007 - 2010
Job Software Engineer
Industry E-Learning
Experience
Newsela  September 2015 - Present
OpenSprints LLC   2007 - Present
Neverware  April 2014 - September 2015
Voxy  September 2013 - March 2014
Human Language Technology Center of Excellence at The Johns Hopkins University   September 2012 - July 2013
Human Language Technology Center of Excellence at The Johns Hopkins University   June 2012 - September 2012
Johns Hopkins University  January 2011 - July 2012
Microsoft Research India  July 2011 - August 2011
Big Monster Toys   2007 - 2010
Qualcomm  2004 - 2007

Skills
Python, Linux, Java, C, Embedded Systems, Hardware, Speech Technology, Human Computer..., Parallel Programming, Audio Engineering, Machine Translation, Software Engineering, Git, Electronics, Ruby, Perl, Bash, Debugging, PCB design, Software Development, Computer Science, Distributed Systems, Unix

Education
The Johns Hopkins University   2011 — 2012
MSE in Computer Science, Human Language Technology

University of Miami   2001 — 2003
BSEE, Audio Engineering

Bill Paxton Bill Paxton Greater Chicago Area Details
Bill Paxton's Big Monster Toys Experience May 1999 - Present
Job Toy Inventor at Big Monster Toys
Industry Design
Experience
Big Monster Toys   May 1999 - Present
Lund and Company   1996 - 1999
Bates, Inc.   1989 - 1996

Skills
Toy Design, Toys, Product Design, Product Development, Toy Invention, Model Making, Video Games, Invention, Game Development, Industrial Design, Mobile Games, Concept Design, Concept Development, Design Thinking, Concept Generation, Sketching, Rendering, Digital Illustration

Education
Illinois State University   1984 — 1988
Bachelor of Science

Vanessa Padecky Vanessa Padecky Greater Chicago Area Details
Vanessa Padecky's Big Monster Toys Experience October 2006 - Present
Job Asst Controller/ HR at Big Monster Toys
Industry Design
Experience
Big Monster Toys   October 2006 - Present
Olive or Twist   March 2004 - October 2012
Hyatt Regency  July 2005 - September 2006

Skills
Human Resources, Office Administration, Employee Relations, Event Planning, Employee Benefits, Event Management, Toy Industry, Toys, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Accounting, Social Networking, Public Relations, Advertising, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Marketing Communications, Customer Service, Microsoft Word, Marketing, Editing, Public Speaking, Hospitality, Product Development

Education
Columbia College Chicago   1998 — 2003
Bachelor of Arts, Audio Arts and Acoustics

City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
Accounting and Finance

Donald Rosenwinkel Donald Rosenwinkel Greater Chicago Area Details
Donald Rosenwinkel's Big Monster Toys Experience
Job President, COO/ Big Monster Toys LLC
Industry Design
Experience
big monster toys  

Skills
Industrial Design, Concept Development, Product Design, Design Strategy, Concept Design, Design Thinking, Sketching, Creative Direction, Packaging, Art Direction, Model Making, Illustration, Graphic Design, Product Development, Graphics

Education
University of Illinois   1979 — 1982
BFA, Industrial Design

Jacqueline Hull Jacqueline Hull Greater Boston Area Details
Jacqueline Hull's Big Monster Toys Experience May 2012 - July 2012
Job Jr. Studio Designer at Hill Holliday
Industry Design
Experience
Hill Holliday  June 2014 - Present
cozzolino studio LLC   June 2013 - June 2014
Kinster Inc. (formerly Nickster Inc.)   June 2013 - June 2014
Catalyze Marketing and Consulting   2013 - 2013
Big Monster Toys   May 2012 - July 2012
The Shirt Project   September 2011 - May 2012
Student Union Board  September 2009 - May 2012
TEAMS Design, Insight Product Development, Vessel Ideati   March 2012 - March 2012
Solais Lighting, Inc.   May 2011 - August 2011
New Canaan Field Club  June 2006 - August 2011

Skills
InDesign, Industrial Design, Illustrator, Art, Photoshop, Sketching, Adobe Creative Suite, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Interaction Design, Concept Development, Final Cut Pro, Sketchbook Pro, Logo Design, Visual Communication, Typography, Web Design, Digital Photography, Lightroom, Solidworks, Keyshot

Education
University of Notre Dame   2009 — 2013
BFA, Graphic & Industrial Design

New Canaan High School   2005 — 2009

Kris Paulson Kris Paulson Providence, Rhode Island Area Details
Kris Paulson's Big Monster Toys Experience August 2003 - July 2007
Job Director Design & Development Integrated Play & Mobile Gaming at Hasbro
Industry Consumer Goods
Experience
Hasbro  July 2007 - Present
Hasbro  February 2011 - June 2014
Hasbro  July 2007 - February 2011
Big Monster Toys   August 2003 - July 2007

Skills
Toys, Product Design, Game Design, Mobile Games, Game Development, Product Development, Mobile Applications, Toy Industry, Invention, Storytelling, Consumer Products, Integrated Marketing, Educational Toys, Business, Mobile Design, IP, Transmedia Storytelling, Concept Design, Creative Direction, Consumer Insight..., Brand Development, Analytics, Cross-functional Team..., Brand Strategy, Presentations, Sketching, Rendering, CAD, Concept Development, Packaging, Art Direction, Industrial Design, Management

Education
Northeastern University   2012 — 2013
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Otis College of Art and Design   1999 — 2003
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Toy Design

Connecticut College   1995 — 1999
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics