Bobby Vala

President, CEO & CDO @ Valaverse LLC

About

Award-winning Product Designer recognized for keen design and product management expertise from concept creation to product delivery. Highly skilled at building strong working relationships to ensure optimal design and targeted price in order to meet business needs. A few core competencies include: • Creativity in developing out-of-the box solutions and concepts • Creating emotional product stories that are highly marketable and sell • Agility in the design yet committed to final product decisions • Focus on solving problems, addressing needs, identifying opportunities and creating value • Delivering the best product designs at the best price

Country

United States

City

Coventry

Industry

Design

Skill

Concept Design, Illustration, Sculpture, Toys, Model Making, Sketching, Concept Development, Comics, Adobe Creative Suite, Solidworks, Brand Development, Product Design, Industrial Design, Illustrator, Drawing, Toy Desgin, Project Management, Vendor Management, Product Development, Product Management

Experience

President, CEO & CDO

Valaverse LLC

2019-1 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

Coventry, Rhode Island, United States

Valaverse is the creation of the award-winning toy professional, Bobby Vala. With many years of experience, Bobby has worked for several major toy companies managing some of the largest licenses in the industry. Now with his flagship brand, Action Force, Bobby is looking to make a big impact in the toy world. With a wealth of experience developing high quality collector products, the goal of Valaverse is to create all new items with story, quality and exposure to enhance the fan experience.

Design Manager

Jazwares, LLC

2019-4 - 2019-6 · 3 mos

Sunrise, Florida

Design manager for Fortnite brand toy product.

Senior Product Designer, Boys D&D

Hasbro

2012-8 - 2018-12 · 6 yrs 5 mos

Pawtucket, RI

Led the design and product management from concept to finished product for Disney Properties ranging from 60-120 items per year and $150-$300 million in sales. Brands included the Avengers, GOTG, Black Panther and Spider-man. • Collaborated with engineering and U.S. and Hong Kong vendors on development processes and costs. Utilized knowledge of mold breakdowns, deco reductions and production methods to ensure product costs were on target. • Assisted in the development of two new wildly-successful Marvel Collector segments. An item from one segment quadrupled sales in the first four months at retail and grossed in the top 5 globally for Hasbro since its unveiling. • Achieved the most prestigious award in the toy industry for an item selected as “Toy of the Year in 2018”. First time in 15 years that the Boys Design & Development won. Also nominated as a finalist for Toy of the Year 2019.

Product Design Temp on Thomas & Friends

Mattel, Inc.

2012-6 - 2012-7 · 2 mos

New York, NY

-Concept Product Design -Cost Package inputs -Model Making

Freelance Illstrator/toy designer

Bobby Vala

2006-12 - 2012-6 · 5 yrs 7 mos

-Concept product design -Skilled illustrator with multiple styles -Experience with Adobe Creative Suite -Prototype hand painting -3D modeling -Graphic design -Model making -Plush design

Freelance hand painter & 3D modeler

The Four Horsemen

2011-2 - 2012-1 · 1 yr

-Hand painted prototype sculpts for the DC Universe action figure line -Solidworks 3D modeling vehicle concept designs

Intern Product Designer Marvel Brand

Hasbro

2011-6 - 2011-8 · 3 mos

Providence, Rhode Island Area

-Action figure control drawings -Accessory designs -Deco and label sheets -Concept bread board models -Character concepts for future live action movies -Vehicle concept designs -Graphic design artwork for character boards

Intern Designer G.I. Joe Brand

Hasbro

2010-1 - 2010-3 · 3 mos

Providence, Rhode Island Area

-Action figure control drawings -Accessory designs -Deco and label sheets -Concept bread board models -Character concepts for animated television series. -Vehicle concept designs