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Hi, I’m Paul Murphy—a product designer and digital fabrication consultant with 30+ years of experience taking consumer products and industrial components from concept to production-ready 3D models and manufacturing. I excel in turning ideas into practical, manufacturable designs and communicating clearly with clients to keep projects on time and on budget. I’m proficient in Rhino, SolidWorks, and Fusion 360; I deliver STL, STEP, and IGES files optimized for 3D printing, CNC, injection molding, and investment casting. I manage remote engagements end-to-end—from scoping and material selection to prototyping and coordinating vendors—ensuring reliable production-ready results.…Hi, I’m Paul Murphy—a product designer and digital fabrication consultant with 30+ years of experience taking consumer products and industrial components from concept to production-ready 3D models and manufacturing. I excel in turning ideas into practical, manufacturable designs and communicating clearly with clients to keep projects on time and on budget. I’m proficient in Rhino, SolidWorks, and Fusion 360; I deliver STL, STEP, and IGES files optimized for 3D printing, CNC, injection molding, and investment casting. I manage remote engagements end-to-end—from scoping and material selection to prototyping and coordinating vendors—ensuring reliable production-ready results.

Paul Murphy

Product Designer, 3D Designer, 3D Modeler, +2

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Hi, I’m Paul Murphy—a product designer and digital fabrication consultant with 30+ years of experience taking consumer products and industrial components from concept to production-ready 3D models and manufacturing. I excel in turning ideas into practical, manufacturable designs and communicating clearly with clients to keep projects on time and on budget. I’m proficient in Rhino, SolidWorks, and Fusion 360; I deliver STL, STEP, and IGES files optimized for 3D printing, CNC, injection molding, and investment casting. I manage remote engagements end-to-end—from scoping and material selection to prototyping and coordinating vendors—ensuring reliable production-ready results.…Hi, I’m Paul Murphy—a product designer and digital fabrication consultant with 30+ years of experience taking consumer products and industrial components from concept to production-ready 3D models and manufacturing. I excel in turning ideas into practical, manufacturable designs and communicating clearly with clients to keep projects on time and on budget. I’m proficient in Rhino, SolidWorks, and Fusion 360; I deliver STL, STEP, and IGES files optimized for 3D printing, CNC, injection molding, and investment casting. I manage remote engagements end-to-end—from scoping and material selection to prototyping and coordinating vendors—ensuring reliable production-ready results.

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Hi, I’m Paul Murphy—a product designer and digital fabrication consultant with 30+ years of experience taking consumer products and industrial components from concept to production-ready 3D models and manufacturing. I excel in turning ideas into practical, manufacturable designs and communicating clearly with clients to keep projects on time and on budget.

I’m proficient in Rhino, SolidWorks, and Fusion 360; I deliver STL, STEP, and IGES files optimized for 3D printing, CNC, injection molding, and investment casting. I manage remote engagements end-to-end—from scoping and material selection to prototyping and coordinating vendors—ensuring reliable production-ready results.

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Expert

Expert

Expert

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Intermediate

Language

English

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Work Experience

Experiential Strategist & Technical Designer at FILE2FAB

January 1, 2009 - Present

Production-ready 3D models (STL, STEP, IGES) and manufacturing strategies across plastic, metal, resin, and composite; remote consulting for consumer product clients—from concept through production-ready files; reverse engineered the Golden Globe Award (2018) via 3D scanning and CAD reconstruction; end-to-end project management: scoping, material selection, prototyping, vendor coordination, delivery.

Senior Technical Director, General Manager at Tractorvision / Colt Group

January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2023

Complex 3D assets in SolidWorks and Rhino for fabrication, CNC, and sculptural installations; shop drawings, technical renderings, and visualization assets; product design and 3D modeling in Rhino, SolidWorks, and Fusion 360—STL, STEP, and IGES file preparation for 3D printing and manufacturing; consumer product design—awards, accessories, housewares; scan-to-CAD: structured-light scanning, mesh cleanup, CAD reconstruction; material selection and design-for-manufacture consultation; prototyping pipelines: 3D printing (SLA, FDM, MJF), CNC, investment casting; digital sculpting (ZBrush) and pattern development; technical drawings, tolerances, and assembly documentation; remote project management; vendor coordination across fabrication, finishing, and fulfillment; parametric components with structural integrity, reconfigurability, and transport requirements; FEA, material testing, and iterative review workflows.

General Manager, Corporate Accounts at FREEMAN

January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2009

Technical coordination across client, design, fabrication, and installation teams; 3D technical assets and documentation for spatial layouts and structural specs.

VP & General Manager at MICE North America

January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2005

Teams producing engineered components and installations; CAD, prototyping, and production documentation workflows.