Hi, I’m Joe Washington
Designer. Visual Storyteller. World Builder.
About Me
Hi, I'm Joe
I’m a product designer from the Ohio area with experience in providing industrial design services with one primary goal in mind: creating new user experiences for consumers that solve everyday problems using simple solutions. Digital experiences or physical product development... If you can dream of a goal and have the courage to create a world where its possible, I believe you can accomplish anything.
Work Experience
2024 - Six Month Contract
Industrial Design Consultant:
L&T Technology Services - On-Site at Hobart Technology Center
Primary responsibilities include:
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Guide ITW Food Equipment Group design a product line of meat slicers.
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Assist mechanical engineering team with translating user insight into the physical design of the machine.
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Wire-framing and developing functional prototypes of the interactive UI for consumer testing.
January 2018 - March 2023
Innovation Designer:
Proctor & Gamble - Oral Care
Primary responsibilities include:
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Managed industrial design and manufacturing of the Crest Whitening Emulsions.
Partnered with marketing team to design and visualize display designs for Sam's Club and Costco.
Produced new product visualization for consumer-facing graphics and communications.
Help facilitate the testing and validation of virtual reality experiences for the Oral Care business unit.
Summer 2018 - Summer 2021
Adjunct Professor:
University of Cincinnati - DAAP
Teaching is supposed to be giving back. However, I like to think I’m learning with them. That being said, I have had the opportunity to teach the following courses:
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Design Visualization
Design Communication
Industrial Design Theory
Transportation Design Theory
2017-2018
Industrial Designer:
Stanley Black and Decker
Primary responsibilities were but not limited to:
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Responsible for brand language documentation for Irwin, Lenox, and Hilmor tools.
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Lead the design initiative that brought Irwin and Lenox into Lowe’s in 2018.
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Assisted the team with the redesign of the Craftsman VDL and Launch into Lowe’s.
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Collaborated with engineering team on tooling strategy of Craftsman pliers line.
2015-2017
Industrial Design Contractor: Ethicon Endo-Surgery - K’Source
Primary Responsibilities included:
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New Product Development via Ideation Sketching, CAD development for Rapid Prototyping, and Usability Testing.
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As a member of the team, I had the opportunity to work on, Endoscopic tools, Surgical Robotics, and Endo-Mechanical tools.
2012-2014
Associate Industrial Designer - Zukun Plan, LLC
Primary Responsibilities included:
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Assisting the design team with new product development via ideation sketching, CAD development
for design language guidelines, and product rendering for clients ranging from but not limited to:
Fisher-Price, TTi Floor Care, Ballistic Cases and Specialty Vehicle Group (SVG).