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Dwayne Vance
Design Manager - Extensions
Dwayne began his design career with Troy Lee Designs as a designer of motocross protective gear after graduation from Art Center college of design. He then became a senior designer for Mattel, Hot Wheels division and worked on various lines including Accelracers and Battle Force 5. After several years he started his own design company called Future Elements - High energy art and design- and did work for several companies in the Toy, Video game and Motorsports industries. During this time he also created his own brand Masters of Chicken Scratch where he continued to do Hot Rod Art and self-publish 2 books that features himself and several other automotive artist. After a long time away from Mattel he started back in 2019 and is now the Design Manager in Extensions which includes Super Rigs and Track Fleet, Pullbacks, NFT’s and Mid Tier. He has done several castings since his return and they can all be found on the Hot Wheels wiki.
Julian Koiles
Key Lead Packaging Designer Hot Wheels
Julian Koiles has been with Hot Wheels packaging since 2014, designing and art directing the packaging for the Hot Wheels premium lines, which includes: Pop Culture, Car Culture, 1:43rd, Team Transport, Premium Two Packs, Hot Wheels Boulevard, Premium Diorama sets, and Premium Fast & Furious. Along with the Premium line, Julian is also responsible for designing and art directing the packaging for RLC.
Julian’s passion for cars, design, and serving the packaging needs of the Hot Wheels collector is evident in the painstaking research and development he does in the process of creating each and every package.
Julian graduated from Academy of Art College with a major in illustration, and a minor in 3d modeling. Prior to coming onboard at Mattel as a packaging designer, Julian had worked as an illustrator, and a product designer at various consumer product companies.
Julian was introduced to the world of cars when he bought his first car; a 1966 Chevy Caprice Coupe. From that moment on cars would become an important part of his life, first personally, and then later professionally. Julian continues to be a “car guy” currently driving a 2019 Ford Mustang GT, and a 2022 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500.
Charlie Angulo
Product Designer
He is aPeruvian-American designer who has been working at Mattel since 2018 as a product designer. Prior to his work at Mattel, Charlie was a transportation designer for Czinger Vehicles where he got to work on the 21C. Currently, he works in Pullbacks, Elite 64, and Premium 43rd as his main lines. He is also known to have gone under the Internet handle as "@supercharlie__".
Brendon Vetuskey
Staff Product Designer- RLC & HWMT diecast design
Brendon joined Mattel, Inc. in 2007, and began working on the Hot Wheels® Track & Play Sets team. He developed the 2009- 2011 Trick Tracks sets, as well as the 4-Lane Elimination Race and Super 6-Lane Raceway sets. From there he was lead designer on Monster Jam, managed the Hot Wheels® Entertainment Track & Play sets team for a few years, and came back to designing full time in 2016. He is currently the lead designer for the Hot Wheels® Monster Trucks diecast vehicles and the Red Line Club diecast vehicles.
Brendon got his start on designing 1:64 Hot Wheels® cars for the 2010 Model year with the 1967 Pontiac Firebird 400 and the 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396. Since then he’s worked on other cars like the 1972 Ford Torino Gran Sport, 1969 Shelby Mustang GT500, 1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone, 1967 Olds 442, 1967 Ford Bronco, 1970 Chevy Blazer, 1970 Dodge Charger R/T, 2011 Dodge Charger R/T, 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle SS, 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, 1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am SD455, 1981 Chevrolet Camaro, K.I.T.T., 1985 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z, 1984 Hurst/ Olds, Subaru B.R.A.T., 1970 AMC Rebel Machine, Highway Hauler 2, 1955 Chevy Gasser, 1971 Plymouth Satellite, 1958 Plymouth Belvedere, 1976 Chevrolet Chevette, 1988 Jeep Wagoneer, 1980 Dodge Power Wagon, 2014 C.O.P.O. Camaro, K.I.T.T. Super Pursuit Mode, Mountain Mauler, Corvette Grand Sport Roadster, Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, Furious 7 1970 Dodge Off Road Charger, 2016 Camaro SS, Gotta Go, 2017 Chevy Camaro ZL-1, Fate of the Furious Ice Charger, the Custom 1967 Pontiac Firebird (a replica of his own car), 2018 Chevy Camaro HW50th edition, 2018 Ford Mustang GT, Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, 1987 Dodge D100, 1964 Chevy Nova gasser, 1984 Pontiac Firebird, Big-Air Bel-Air, 1996 Chevy Impala SS, 1991 GMC Syclone, 2006 Pontiac GTO, “General Mayhem” 1968 Dodge Charger, 2020 HW Legends winner 1970 Pontiac Trans Am, 1962 Corvette gasser, and 1988 pro street T-Bird. For the RLC line: Custom Datsun 240Z, Gas Monkey Garage Hi-Po Hauler, Magnus Walker Porsche 964, 2017 Ford Raptor, 1941 Willys gasser, 1969 Chevy truck, 1955 Mercedez-Benz, 1982 Lamborghini LP500s, RWB Porsche 930, Nissan Skyline GTR BNR34, 1969 Dodge Charger R/T, 1971 DeTomaso Mangusta, 2006 BMW M3, 1932 Ford 5 window coupe, 1964 Chevy Impala SS lowrider, 1944 +Willys MB, 1969 Chevy Camaro SS, 1962 Ford F100, 1991 BMW M3, 1952 Dodge Power Wagon, 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra R, 1975 Chevy Monte Carlo lowrider, The Tradesman, 1990 Chevy 454 SS, 1994 Honda NSX, 1986 Porsche 959, and more to come! For the 1:18 and 1:43 scale Elite lines: K.I.T.T., K.A.R.R., Herbie the Love Bug, and The Fast and the Furious Dodge Charger. Outside of work, Brendon has been collecting Hot Wheels® and other vehicle related toys since the early 1994 and has been designing vehicle toys throughout his entire career. When he's not at work he is likely working on his own project cars (currently building a 1956 Chevy 210 gasser for his father), helping others with their cars or at some car related event.
Mike Zarnock
Author, Columnist, Hot Wheels® Specialist
Michael Zarnock is an American author and columnist, who writes collector guides and articles about Hot Wheels toy cars and accessories.
Michael's knowledge and his massive Hot Wheels collection has earned him notoriety around the world. Whether it be because of the 14 books, numerous chapters in other books and countless magazine articles that he has written about Hot Wheels toys or just the sheer size and diversity of his die cast vehicle collection, this extensive knowledge has earned him the label,
"One of the worlds leading Hot Wheels authorities."
Did you know?
Michael's collection has also earned him 2 Guinness World Records! First in 2003 and then again in 2007!
He is in the record books for owning the "Largest collection of different model cars".