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Innovative, eclectic designer and inventor who supports passionate early ideation through concept, development, presentation, and full life-cycle consumer product creation. Skilled across graphics, illustration, industrial/product design, marketing, packaging, and art direction. A broad-based educator and consultant, Leslie Wallant brings invention consulting, 3D modeling/rendering, model making, and hands-on development experience—partnering with major toy, publishing, healthcare, and consumer brands to translate ideas into compelling products.…Innovative, eclectic designer and inventor who supports passionate early ideation through concept, development, presentation, and full life-cycle consumer product creation. Skilled across graphics, illustration, industrial/product design, marketing, packaging, and art direction. A broad-based educator and consultant, Leslie Wallant brings invention consulting, 3D modeling/rendering, model making, and hands-on development experience—partnering with major toy, publishing, healthcare, and consumer brands to translate ideas into compelling products.

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Innovative, eclectic designer and inventor who supports passionate early ideation through concept, development, presentation, and full life-cycle consumer product creation. Skilled across graphics, illustration, industrial/product design, marketing, packaging, and art direction. A broad-based educator and consultant, Leslie Wallant brings invention consulting, 3D modeling/rendering, model making, and hands-on development experience—partnering with major toy, publishing, healthcare, and consumer brands to translate ideas into compelling products.…Innovative, eclectic designer and inventor who supports passionate early ideation through concept, development, presentation, and full life-cycle consumer product creation. Skilled across graphics, illustration, industrial/product design, marketing, packaging, and art direction. A broad-based educator and consultant, Leslie Wallant brings invention consulting, 3D modeling/rendering, model making, and hands-on development experience—partnering with major toy, publishing, healthcare, and consumer brands to translate ideas into compelling products.

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Innovative, eclectic designer and inventor who supports passionate early ideation through concept, development, presentation, and full life-cycle consumer product creation. Skilled across graphics, illustration, industrial/product design, marketing, packaging, and art direction.

A broad-based educator and consultant, Leslie Wallant brings invention consulting, 3D modeling/rendering, model making, and hands-on development experience—partnering with major toy, publishing, healthcare, and consumer brands to translate ideas into compelling products.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

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Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Product/Program illustration and enrichment teacher at Westfield District Gifted Program

January 1, 2015 - Present

Teach the engineering design process and introduce chemistry with education resources (ElemMates™). Provide instruction in brainstorming, research, drawing, model making, presentation, and collaborative team work aligned to toy invention/design and science learning.

Learning Express Program / Product Personalization and Sales at Learning Express, Inc.

January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2008

Product personalization and sales. Created hand lettering and painted graphics on various store products; supported merchandising and customer-facing creative services.

Exhibit/Display design and modular pavilion concept work at Liberty Science Center (exhibit design)

January 1, 2005 - Present

Designed a 15’x4’x11’ modular display pavilion for changing exhibits featuring sustainable/“green” building materials. Conducted research on sustainable building materials and exhibit materials, created 3D renderings, engineering plans, and a model for presentation. Budgeted around $10,000, including cable-supported acrylic panels and display cases/shelves.

Exhibit / Modular Display Design & Engineering Planning (contract/project) at Liberty Science Center (Exhibit Design: “Skyscraper: Green Machines”)

January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005

Designed sustainable-building materials research and exhibit materials. Created a 15’x4’x11’ modular display system pavilion for changing displays under a $10,000 budget, including acrylic panel support concepts, display cases and shelves. Produced 3D renderings, engineering plans, and a presentation model.

Supervised production / Display build lead at Rose Art Industries Toys (Magnetix Construction Toy account)

January 1, 2004 - Present

Supervised a 15-person team to build 3,000 Magnetix displays for Walmart/TRU. Created Magnetix structures for construction sets, NY Toy Fair, and TV commercials. Developed concepts for new shape pieces and product line extensions including figures, games, and jewelry.

Sales / Product Development & Design (Toys/Construction concepts) at Rose Art Industries Toys (Magnetix/related toy work noted)

January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004

Contributed to toy design and related product development activities in the Rose Art Industries toy context, including construction toy account support and display/asset design contributions.

Design / Toy Production Supervisor at Magnetix Construction Toy Account (for Walmart/TRU; plus NY Toy Fair and TV commercials)

January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004

Supervised staff of 15 to build 3,000 Magnetix displays for major retail accounts (Walmart, TRU). Created Magnetix structures for construction sets and contributed construction designs for NY Toy Fair and TV commercial contexts. Generated concepts for new Magnetix shape pieces and line extensions including figures, games, and jewelry.

Designer / Inventor Consultant / Illustrator at Wallant Design

January 1, 2000 - Present

Provide graphic and product design, invention consulting, illustration, marketing/collateral, copywriting, 3D graphics, art direction, packaging, and corporate design consulting. Lead concept-to-finished-presentation development for consumer and healthcare products, toys, housewares, furniture, lighting, organizers, and fitness/bike accessory lines. Create branding and collateral for organizations (e.g., annual reports and logos), develop packaging and marketing assets, and produce renderings/engineering plans and models for physical exhibit systems and new sustainable materials concepts.

Founder / Product & Graphic Designer (Wallant Design) at Wallant Design / Wallant Design (since 2000)

January 1, 2000 - Present

Design er across graphics, illustration, industrial-product design/consulting, advertising, and full life-cycle consumer product development. Handles invention consulting, illustration and technical drawing, 3D graphics/model making, marketing collateral, copywriting, art direction, packaging and corporate design consulting. Supports projects from concept through finished presentations for multiple client types including houseswares, healthcare packaging, furniture/organizers, lighting/room decor, and fitness product lines.

Education

Bachelor of Industrial Design Degree at Kean University

January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2006

Bachelor of Arts Degree (Semiotics/Communications) at Hobart & William Smith Colleges

January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2002

Media Arts Major (Major: Graphic Arts, Illustration, Advertising) at School of Visual Arts