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Alec Tam

Background

Alec Paul Tam is a Chinese-American designer and former Hot Wheels designer. He joined Mattel in 2000 as a project designer for the brand and was the only second-generation Hot Wheels designer, following in the footsteps of his father, Paul Tam. He rose to Director of Vehicle Design (from 2007), in charge of the mainline, and later to Senior Director of Product Design at Wheels Brands (2012–2013). He redesigned the Whip Creamer, a car created by his father.

He later moved to Mattel's Boys Entertainment and Girls areas. He then worked as a design consultant for companies such as Moose Toys and YULU Toys and, according to the wiki, is now Director of Global Product Development at MerchSource.