Freddy Tutiven

Creative Director and co-owner of Fun Ideas LLC
and Adjunct Faculty Instructor of the Toy Design Department,
Fashion Institute of Technology

Before starting his own studio, Fun Ideas where he does content creation, product design and development, Freddy was the Vice President/Creative Director of Toys and 3D at Viacom CBS overseeing toys creatively across ViacomCBS Media Networks, working on brands like Spongebob Square Pants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Blue’s Clues and You, Star Trek and many more. He also worked and consulted for many major entertainment studios and toy companies including Sesame Street, Disney, Mattel, Tyco, and Spinmaster.

Carlos Mendoza III

Art Director/illustrator

Artisan Social Club (ASC), President

Carlos Mendoza III is a seasoned conceptual illustrator and product designer. He has over 18 years professional experience in the toy and product development industry. His passion for toy design, fantasy art and character development has kept him up with design trends and pop culture. He has led design and development teams across a broad spectrum of brands such as Star Wars, Disney, Marvel, DC , Subway surfer, Killer Klown, as well as Nickelodeon's #1 brand Spongebob SquarePants. Recently he is the Art director on Spirit Halloween’s animatronics, horror teams and is the President and Co-partner of the Artisan Social Club.

Tim Decker

Painter and Animator

Tim Decker has played an important role in children's entertainment, along with extensive experience in game animation, character design, and children's television. Tim’s professional experience includes being Animation Supervisor for Disney Interactive, lead animator for Knowledge Adventure, and layout artist/animator for the Emmy award-winning television series "The Simpson's", Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Alvin and Chipmunks, and the Critic.

Tim is specialized in Animation pre-production, production and post-production planning, character design, and contract negotiations. In 2005, Tim joined Brian Mennenoh at MATC and they created an outstanding animation program, the UWM-Peck School of the arts/film-animation program, and a full-time instructor at Milwaukee Area Technical College teaching Traditional Animation and pre-production classes. He is currently a member of the Columbia College in Chicago Animation faculty.