Hot Wheels's design team (colloquially known as the Hot Wheels Dream Team) comprises of casting designers, graphic designers and packaging designers.
Current[]
Casting designers[]
| Name
|
Joined
|
Projects
|
Photo
|
| Charlie Angulo
|
2018
|
Mainline, Character Cars, Monster Trucks, Pull-Back Speeders, Super Rigs, Track Fleet
|
|
| Bryan Benedict
|
2004
|
Mainline, Character Cars, Monster Jam, Monster Trucks, Premium 1:64
|
|
| Craig Callum
|
2022
|
Mainline
|
|
| Fraser Campbell
|
1998 (left 2016, rejoined 2021)
|
Mainline, Track Stars Haulers, Truckin' Transporters, Super Rigs, Track Stars Haulers, Monster Jam
|
|
| Kevin Cao
|
2007
|
Mainline, Monster Trucks, RacerVerse, Super Rigs, various others
|
|
| Tyler Charest
|
2015
|
Mainline, Character Cars, RC
|
|
| Chris Colangelo
|
2013
|
Mario Kart, SDCC Exclusives, Star Wars Starships, Star Wars Starships Select
|
|
| Paul DeLorean
|
2011 (left 2013, rejoined/left 2023, rejoined 2025)
|
Mainline, Character Cars, Premium 1:43
|
|
| Eric Han
|
2013
|
Mainline, Character Cars, Pull-Back Speeders, Super Rigs, playsets
|
|
| Rob Matthes
|
2002 (left 2017, rejoined 2023)
|
Mainline, Premium 1:64, Dragstrip Demons
|
|
| Phil Riehlman
|
1991
|
Mainline, Premium 1:64, Premium 1:43, RLC, Monster Trucks, Character Cars, Elite 64
|
|
| Alton Takeyasu
|
1991
|
Character Cars, various others
|
|
| Dwayne Vance
|
2002 (left 2005, rejoined 2019)
|
Mainline, Character Cars, RLC, AcceleRacers, NFT Garage, Super Rigs, Pull-Back Speeders, Track Stars Haulers, Track Fleet
|
|
| Brendon Vetuskey
|
2007
|
Mainline, Premium 1:64, Monster Trucks, RLC, Elite 64
|
|
| Ronald Wong
|
2014
|
Mainline, Monster Trucks, RLC, Premium 1:64, Premium 1:43, Elite 64, Hot Wheels Skate, playsets
|
|
| Bryan Zhao
|
2023
|
Mainline
|
|
Graphic designers[]
| Name
|
Joined
|
Projects
|
Photo
|
| Kristina Albrecht
|
2023
|
Premium, RLC, others
|
|
| Andrés Andrieu
|
2022
|
Mainline, 5-Packs, others
|
|
| Ralph Benítez
|
2013
|
NFT Garage, "secret projects", others
|
|
| Troy Castro
|
2022
|
Mainline, variety, others
|
|
| Jeremy Cox
|
2007
|
Character Cars, Monster Trucks, others
|
|
| Leeway Chang
|
2007
|
Mainline, 5-Packs, Mystery Models, NFT Garage, others
|
|
| Kevin Geraldez
|
2020
|
Elite 64, Premium 1:64, RLC, others
|
|
| Mario Godoy
|
2015
|
Monster Trucks, Skate, others
|
|
| Anton Henggono
|
2022
|
Mainline, 5-Packs, others
|
|
| Mike McClone
|
2000
|
Mainline, themed assortments, others
|
|
| Jerry Thienprasiddhi
|
2001
|
Mainline, themed assortments, others
|
|
| Steve Vandervate
|
2003
|
Premium, RLC, others
|
|
| Mike Vasquez
|
2022
|
RacerVerse, Skate, others
|
|
Packaging designers[]
Staff sculptors[]
Packaging illustrators[]
Other notable individuals[]
Former[]
Casting designers[]
| Name
|
Joined
|
Left
|
Projects
|
Photo
|
| Harry Bradley
|
1966
|
1969
|
"Sweet Sixteen" models of 1968
|
|
| Ira Gilford
|
1967
|
1969
|
Mainline
|
|
| George Soulakis
|
1968
|
2000
|
Sizzlers, Chopcycles
|
|
| Howard Rees
|
1969
|
1975
|
Mainline
|
|
| Larry Wood
|
1969
|
2019
|
Mainline, 100% Hot Wheels, numerous others
|
|
| Bob Rosas
|
1969
|
1989
|
Mainline, playsets, numerous others
|
|
| Paul Tam
|
1970
|
1973
|
Mainline
|
|
| Bob Lovejoy
|
1971
|
1973
|
Mainline, Hot Birds, RRRumblers, Chopcycles
|
|
| Gary Saffer
|
1975
|
2001
|
Mainline, Super California Custom, various others
|
|
| Terry Choy
|
1984
|
c.2000s
|
Mainline
|
|
| Michael Kollins
|
1985
|
2004
|
Mainline, Pro Racing
|
|
| Bruce Baur
|
1986
|
2002
|
Mainline, Pro Racing
|
|
| Mark Jones
|
1986
|
2023
|
Mainline, Premium 1:64
|
|
| Gary Swisher
|
1983
|
2018
|
Various
|
|
| Greg Padginton
|
1992
|
2008
|
Mainline
|
|
| Nathan Proch
|
1993
|
2006
|
Mainline
|
|
| Dave Weise
|
1993
|
2015
|
Mainline
|
|
| John Handy
|
c.1993
|
c.2005
|
Mainline
|
|
| Scott Tupper
|
1995
|
c.2000s
|
Pro Racing
|
|
| Steve Moran
|
1997
|
2015
|
Various
|
|
| Eric Tscherne
|
1998
|
2004
|
Mainline, Hot Tunerz
|
|
| Mike Nuttall
|
1999
|
2016
|
Mainline, playsets
|
|
| Dave Sheltman
|
c.1999
|
c.2017
|
Various
|
|
| Alec Tam
|
2000
|
2015
|
Mainline
|
|
| Jonathan Bedford
|
c.2001
|
c.2006
|
Mainline
|
|
| Raffy Gonzalez
|
2003
|
2007
|
Mainline
|
|
| Jack Chen
|
c.2003
|
c.2004
|
Mainline
|
|
| Felix Holst
|
2004
|
2015
|
Mainline
|
|
| Jun Imai
|
2004
|
2018
|
Mainline, Premium 1:64
|
|
| Ryu Asada
|
2004
|
2021
|
Mainline, Premium 1:64
|
|
| Josh Henson
|
2004
|
2010
|
Mainline, AcceleRacers, Battle Force 5
|
|
| Sei Cho
|
2004
|
2006
|
Mainline
|
|
| Glenn Yu
|
2004
|
2015
|
Mainline, playsets
|
|
| Ludovico Ferro
|
2005
|
2005
|
Mainline
|
|
| John Violette
|
2006
|
2011
|
Mainline, Ferrari Racer
|
|
| York Bleyer
|
2007
|
2011
|
Mainline
|
|
| Joe Woo
|
c.2007
|
c.2007
|
Mainline
|
|
| Abe Lugo
|
2008
|
2015
|
Mainline, Premium 1:64
|
|
| Miguel López
|
2012
|
2014
|
Mainline, Character Cars
|
|
| Jeff Allison
|
2013
|
2014
|
Mainline, Character Cars, Super Rigs, Track Stars Haulers
|
|
| Dmitriy Shakhmatov
|
2014
|
2023
|
Mainline, Premium 1:64, Super Rigs, Track Stars Haulers
|
|
| Dave Root
|
2014
|
2014
|
Mainline, Character Cars
|
|
| Lindsey Lee
|
2016
|
2022
|
Mainline, Character Cars, Premium 1:64, Track Stars Haulers, Super Rigs
|
|
| Alvin Chan
|
2017
|
2018
|
Mainline, Character Cars
|
|
| Rick Jung
|
2017
|
2017
|
Mainline, Character Cars
|
|
| Omar Rehman
|
2017
|
2017
|
Mainline, Character Cars
|
|
| John O'Laughlin
|
2018
|
2018
|
Mainline
|
|
| Sonny Fisher
|
2020
|
2022
|
Mainline, Character Cars, Super Rigs, Track Stars Haulers, Pull-Back Speeders
|
|
| Neal Smith
|
2013
|
2023
|
Mainline, Monster Trucks, Hot Wheels Skate
|
|
| Shawn Moghadam
|
2023
|
2024
|
Mainline, Premium 1:64
|
|
Graphic designers[]
Packaging designers[]
Other notable individuals[]
Trivia[]
- Designers will often put their names or initials on models they have worked on.
See also[]
