JOSEPH BARRETT
Industrial Designer
josephbarrettdesign@gmail.com
Portfolio: josephbarrettdesign.com
PRACTICAL SKILLS
Hand and Digital Sketching, Market Research, Complex Functional Prototyping, Solidworks Modeling, Keyshot Rendering, Face-to-Face Client Relationships
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ToughBuilt Industries, Irvine CA - July 2022 - Feb. 2024 - Industrial Designer
Created renderings which were featured on the packaging of the StackTech toolbox system and released for use in the StackTech marketing campaign
Oversaw the design through production of the StackTech 2-Shelf System product, as well as several interior bins and trays for StackTech
Created designs for several StackTech system accessory products, releasing in 2025
Mediphor Design, Tempe AZ - Oct. 2018 - July 2022 - Industrial Designer
Created a housing design for the advanced prototype of the Kronos electrocautery device, which has been FDA510(k) cleared and is now being sold in the US for use after biopsy procedures
Created a new design for pruning saws for Corona Tools, which was applied to several skus
Collaborated with Etymotic to create a design for their Evo IEM headphones
House of Atlas, Evanston, IL - Oct. 2016 - Mar. 2018 - Junior Industrial Designer
Created various decorative designs and refreshes for curtain rod finials, wall brackets, and drapery fabrics
Produced original packaging graphics and label artwork for products sold into stores
EDUCATION
Industrial Design Intern, TTI, Anderson SC - Jan. - Dec. 2015
Created concept models in Solidworks of various prototypes, cooperated with engineers and managers to translate ideas into sketches, worked within existing visual brand languages
B.S. Industrial Design, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 2016
Presented concepts to company stakeholders during sponsored projects with Emerson Tool, Hangout Festival, and Playcore