JOSEPH BARRETT
131 Hall Circle #26 Tustin CA 92780
601.750.9410
Portfolio: josephbarrettdesign.com
SUMMARY
Industrial Designer highly proficient in hand and digital sketching, Solidworks modeling, and prototyping a wide range of products, from tools and tool storage, to power tools, medical devices, audio products, and more.
PRACTICAL SKILLS
Hand and Digital Sketching - Market Research - Complex Functional Prototyping - Solidworks Modeling - Keyshot Rendering - Face-to-Face Client Relationships
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FLEXISPOT, Irvine, CA April 2025 - July 2026 INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER
-Created manufacturable concepts for garage and utility storage products, leveraging design and CAD skills learned at ToughBuilt. Used this IP to help create a new patent for the Company.
-Created weekly new product concepts in one day sprints to pitch to management, based on other product categories Flexispot had not yet entered.
-Upskilled in AI in Google Flow and Gemini to create many concept variations for furniture designs, as well as in-context renderings for product pitches and catalogs.
TOUGHBUILT INDUSTRIES, Irvine, CA July 2022 - Feb. 2024 INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER
- Created renderings and explanatory images featured on the packaging of the all new StackTech tool storage system, as well as marketing renderings used to promote the product line in press releases and on Toughbuilt’s website
- Oversaw the design and CAD development through production of several Stacktech interior bins and trays, as well as the 2-Shelf system product, working with the China team to reach a manufacturable final design
- Created CMF documents for many StackTech products including detailed surface texture breakdowns of CAD for China
- Worked with the CEO of Toughbuilt regularly to implement his vision for the brand, resulting in a special Newspaper document distributed with all Stacktech products, and also used in digital marketing messages
MEDIPHOR DESIGN, Tempe, AZ Oct. 2018 - July 2022 INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER
- Routinely worked with clients of various company sizes, from ex-CEO’s to first time inventors, helping them define project goals and articulate their desired objectives
- Successfully redesigned pruning saws for Corona Tools, providing manufacturing-ready parts for production
- Collaborated with Etymotic engineers to create a groundbreaking design for their new Evo headphones, leading to positive critical reviews and Etymotic’s successful entry into a new product subcategory
- Created drawings for several issued patents, coordinating with patent attorneys to translate clients’ concepts effectively
HOUSE OF ATLAS, Evanston, IL Oct. 2016 - Mar. 2018 JUNIOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER
- Created various designs for home decor and packaging graphics. Communicated with factories for sample production.
TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES, Anderson, SC Jan.-Dec. 2015 INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INTERN
EDUCATION
- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BS), Industrial Design, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 2016
- Presented concepts to company stakeholders during sponsored projects with Emerson Tool, Hangout Festival, and Playcore