steve lettieri

Responsible for strategic analysis, validation, and support of creative consumer, shopper, and retail campaigns across the full LEGO product portfolio for the company’s internal creative agency in the Americas (Canada, US, Latin America).

IMAGIMOD was a company focused on creating new IP and a platform for the creation and monetization of connected digital-physical entertainment via games and 3D printing. - Led business development for consumer-facing 3D-printing toy creation startup. Explored collaborative projects with toy, game, and entertainment clients DreamWorks Animation, Playmates Toys, and Topps Inc., among others. - Coordinated crowd-sourcing programs including a Kickstarter campaign and a public relations social media push; leveraged strategic relationships when representing Imagimod at events such as Toy Fair and the Licensing Expo.

Killer Minnow is an award-winning visual effects, design, and animation company producing work for clients in advertising, film, television, and online. Services include: Visual Effects, Animation, Conceptual Design, Previsualization, Motion Graphics.

StoryForge was a Connecticut-based production company focused exclusively on the creation of original, online, sci-fi entertainment. Its first web series was the 18-episode scifi comedy “Zerks Log” (www.zerkslog.com). The company was absorbed into Killer Minnow in 2013.

Created and executed the communications strategy for the IT Transformation Program, a $53M global, multi-site, multi-vendor, multi-project effort focused on transferring and decommissioning IT assets and colleagues as per corporate direction. - Effectively designed and implemented communication collateral, including newsletters, user guides, training & orientation materials, monthly in-process review presentations, and status reports for Pfizer leadership teams. - Developed and administered the team “Playbook” – a Microsoft SharePoint collaboration space for key project documentation, processes, videos, and lessons learned that will inform future programs. - Led the staffing process, managed software licensing review, and oversaw the finance team.

Left Brain is an experienced, award-winning developer specializing in the creation of games, apps, and other technical solutions for web, mobile, social, and other platforms. - Managed marketing and business development for Connecticut-based game and app developer. Handled client relations and new projects for several toy, game, and children-focused education customers. - Oversaw company brand and website refresh including work by external vendors.

At the LEGO Group, our mission is "to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow"​. Our most famous product to do so is the LEGO brick - an amazing play system for both kids and adults! We operate as an integrated, full value-chain company - from development, via manufacturing to marketing, sales and distribution of play experiences to consumers globally through a variety of channels; via fantastic retail partners, numerous digital platforms, LEGO brand stores, educational channels and as much direct interaction and engagement with LEGO fans everywhere as possible.We also try our best to be a great company to work for; fun, fulfilling and always challenging as we compete in a fast moving market and industry for the hearts and minds of our consumers. One great thing about working for the LEGO Brand is that everybody seem to have their own little story about a LEGO experience. It's one of the most well-known and trusted brands in the world and creates smiles on childrens faces, through an estimated 5 billion hours of good play every year.

University of Connecticut School of Law