My first big “oh, so this is what it means to make a toy real” moment — part design story, part R&D spiral, part production bootcamp.

A long-form R&D effort focused on helping build a workable sofubi production method in Vietnam through testing, mold development, material research, and real project deadlines.

A broader body of work across injection molding support, QA, packaging, MVP product testing, vendor research, and process improvements aimed at making production more reliable and scalable.