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Toy Product Development Expertise - when you need it!

​I help toy companies make products safe, profitable, and manufacturable by:

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  • optimizing manufacturability and manufacturing costs

  • reducing design risks

  • ideally before tooling and production​

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Because the most expensive product-development problems are the ones you discover too late.

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Let me help you make better products before expen$ive problems happen!

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Cost Reduction and Value Add/Value Engineering (VA/VE)

Does your product cost too much to manufacture?

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Design for Manufacturing​

Is your design ready for mass production?

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Safety and Design Risk

Have you assessed and addressed the design risks?

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Ariel Shostak - Toy Engineer

I have over 15 years of product development experience as a Product Development leader, including engineering and project managing roles for a variety of products for all ages, from babies to adults, including:​

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  • Toys

    • Retail toys sold in big box and specialty stores

    • Promotional toys, including McDonald's Happy Meal Toys

    • Baby toys and gear

    • Licensed collectibles for adult collectors

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  • ​​​Consumer electronics

    • ​Bluetooth and Power accessories for cell phones at a large established company​

    • STEM related toys and products developed by startups and independent inventors

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​Additionally, I have training and experience in Design Thinking/ Human-Centered Design, including design research and user experience testing.​

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​I also mentor, teach toy engineering classes, lead workshops in person or remotely, and provide expert witness services. 

Let's discuss how I can help you make better products!
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