I am an award-winning Lead Industrial Designer with extensive experience taking products from innovative concepts through to mass production. I combine strong aesthetics with human-centered design, overseeing every phase from concept sketching and architectural concepts to CAD modeling and tooling. I aim to create market-ready, user-focused products that perform on a global stage.\n\nI enjoy collaborating with executive leadership and cross-functional teams—marketing, experience design, engineering, and outside agencies—to drive cohesive innovation and deliver world-class products on time and within budget.…

Justin Francke

I am an award-winning Lead Industrial Designer with extensive experience taking products from innovative concepts through to mass production. I combine strong aesthetics with human-centered design, overseeing every phase from concept sketching and architectural concepts to CAD modeling and tooling. I aim to create market-ready, user-focused products that perform on a global stage.\n\nI enjoy collaborating with executive leadership and cross-functional teams—marketing, experience design, engineering, and outside agencies—to drive cohesive innovation and deliver world-class products on time and within budget.…

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I am an award-winning Lead Industrial Designer with extensive experience taking products from innovative concepts through to mass production. I combine strong aesthetics with human-centered design, overseeing every phase from concept sketching and architectural concepts to CAD modeling and tooling. I aim to create market-ready, user-focused products that perform on a global stage.\n\nI enjoy collaborating with executive leadership and cross-functional teams—marketing, experience design, engineering, and outside agencies—to drive cohesive innovation and deliver world-class products on time and within budget.

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Senior Industrial Designer at Justin Francke Inc.
November 1, 2024 - Present
Lead new product innovations and industrial design services; hardware design and release for quoting, DFM and tooling; packaging design and carton artwork content and graphics.
Senior Industrial Designer at GENER8
October 1, 2024 - October 9, 2025
Collaborated with engineering and design teams on new hardware designs and design language development for devices in the medical/healthcare industries. Performed rapid concept sketching, ergonomic workflow studies, pictorials and mock-ups; developed presentations, KeyShot renderings, CMF, and cosmetic models; synchronized CAD with ME teams; conducted user testing studies; managed documentation for proto to production; ensured regulatory compliance (FDA, ISO 9001, 13485, 14971) and produced IFU/ labeling.
Freelance Industrial Designer at Play and Co.
June 1, 2021 - October 9, 2025
Collaborated with Philips Respironics to create stories and concepts for future product lines; led user stories/work sessions (Miro), compiled inspiration imagery, brand attributes, and customer journey maps; performed sketch development and in situ renderings for storytelling and visualization; refreshed product lines with fresh perspectives and presentations to multiple business teams.
Lead Industrial Designer at HP Inc.
June 1, 2020 - October 9, 2025
Collaborated with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to create relevant, award-winning products; developed hardware concepts from sketching to mass production; initiated design language initiatives; produced physical models and renderings for UX research; created user stories and journey maps; CMF development; coordinated with ME for PDM documentation and tooling release; supervised external design firms for design language and sprint efforts.
Senior Industrial Designer at Justin Francke Inc.
November 1, 2024 - Present
New product innovation and industrial design services. Hardware design and release for quoting, DFM and tooling. Packaging design and carton artwork content and graphics.
Senior Industrial Designer at GENER8
October 1, 2024 - October 9, 2025
Working closely with engineering and design teams on new hardware designs and design language development for devices in the medical, healthcare, medical device industries. Alignment with brand attributes to new hardware designs. Rapid concept sketch development, ergonomic workflow studies, pictorials and mock-ups. Presentation development, Keyshot renderings, in situ renderings, CMF development. Solidworks CAD design, PDM synchronization with ME teams. Cosmetic model coordination. Documentation from prototype to production release with ME team. User testing studies, OOBE, mock-ups, video and reports. Quick turn iterative studies, verification and validation. GD&T and part documentation for vendor release. IFU and label creation, layout and release to printing vendors. Strong proficiency in rapid sketch illustration.
Freelance Industrial Designer at Play and Co.
June 1, 2021 - October 9, 2025
Worked closely with Philips Respironics to create stories and concepts for future product lines. User stories and work sessions (Miro) with clients and in-house design teams. Collating inspiration imagery, stories, brand attributes and customer journey maps. Sketch development and product and in situ renderings for storytelling and visualization. Re-energizing product lines with fresh perspectives, energized sketching, inspiration generators. Final presentations to multiple business teams.
Lead Industrial Designer at HP Inc. – San Diego, CA
June 1, 2020 - October 9, 2025
Collaborated with executive leadership and other design teams to create new, relevant, and award-winning products year after year. Crafted hardware design ideas from initial concepts and sketching, through final mass production. Created physical models and renderings for UX research. Created user stories and journey maps. Presentation development, Keyshot renderings, in situ renderings, CMF development. Worked in concert with the ME team for PDM documentation and tool release. Supervised and managed the creative efforts of external design firms for design language and sprint efforts.
Senior Industrial Designer at Justin Francke Inc.
November 1, 2024 - Present
Lead new product innovation and industrial design services. Hardware design and release for quoting, DFM and tooling, and packaging design including carton artwork and graphics.
Senior Industrial Designer at GENER8
October 1, 2024 - October 9, 2025
Collaborated with engineering and design teams on new hardware designs and design language development for devices in the medical, healthcare, and medical device industries. Aligned brand attributes with hardware designs; rapid concept sketches, ergonomic workflow studies, pictorials and mock-ups. Developed presentations, KeyShot renderings, in situ renderings, and CMF. Performed SolidWorks CAD design and PDM synchronization with ME teams; cosmetic model coordination. Worked with ME for prototype to production release. Conducted user testing studies, OOBE, mock-ups, videos and reports. Executed rapid iterations, verification and validation. Created GD&T and part documentation for vendor release. Ensured compliance with FDA, ISO 9001, 13485 and 14971; produced IFU and label content for printing vendors. Proficient in rapid sketch illustration.
Freelance Industrial Designer at Play and Co.
June 1, 2021 - October 9, 2025
Collaborated with Philips Respironics to develop stories and concepts for future product lines. Led user stories and work sessions (Miro) with clients and in-house design teams; compiled inspiration imagery, brand attributes and customer journey maps. Generated sketches, product and in situ renderings for storytelling and visualization; refreshed product lines with fresh perspectives and inspiration generators. Delivered final presentations to multiple business teams.
Lead Industrial Designer at HP Inc.
June 1, 2020 - October 9, 2025
Collaborated with executive leadership and other design teams to create new, relevant, and award-winning products. Developed hardware concepts from initial sketches through mass production. Led design language initiatives for HP, created physical models and renderings for UX research, and produced user stories and journey maps. Created presentation materials, KeyShot renderings, in situ renderings, and CMF development. Coordinated with ME for PDM documentation and tool release; supervised external design firms for design language and sprint efforts.
Senior Industrial Designer at Justin Francke Inc.
November 1, 2024 - Present
Leading new product innovation and industrial design services. Hardware design and release for quoting, DFM and tooling. Packaging design and carton artwork content and graphics.
Senior Industrial Designer at GENER8
October 1, 2024 - October 9, 2025
Collaborated with engineering and design teams on new hardware designs and design language development for devices in the medical and healthcare industries. Aligned brand attributes to hardware designs; rapid concept sketching, ergonomic studies, pictorials and mock-ups. Developed presentations, KeyShot renderings and in-situ visuals; CMF development. Performed SolidWorks CAD design with PDM synchronization with ME teams; cosmetic model coordination. Documented from prototype to production release with ME. Conducted user testing, OOBE, mock-ups, videos and reports. Performed quick-turn iterations, verification/validation; GD&T and part documentation for vendor release. Ensured compliance with FDA, ISO 9001, 13485 and 14971; created IFU and labels and released to printing vendors. Demonstrated strong rapid sketching ability.
Freelance Industrial Designer at Play and Co.
June 1, 2021 - October 9, 2025
Freelance engagement collaborating with Philips Respironics to craft stories and concepts for future product lines. Led work sessions, captured user stories and journey maps, and produced sketch development and in-situ renderings to visualize concepts. Re-energized product lines with fresh perspectives and presented final concepts to multiple business teams.
Lead Industrial Designer at HP Inc.
June 1, 2020 - October 9, 2025
Collaborated with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to create relevant, award-winning products. Translated concepts into mass-production-ready hardware ideas; led new design language initiatives, created physical models and renderings for UX research, and developed user stories and journey maps. Drove CMF development and coordinated PDM documentation with ME teams; supervised external design firms for design language and sprint efforts.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Industrial Design and Product Design at Academy of Art University
January 11, 2030 - October 9, 2025
Bachelor of Arts, Industrial Design and Product Design at Academy of Art University
January 11, 2030 - October 9, 2025
Bachelor of Arts, Industrial Design and Product Design at Academy of Art University
January 11, 2030 - October 9, 2025
Bachelor of Arts, Industrial Design and Product Design at Academy of Art University
January 11, 2030 - October 9, 2025

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Healthcare, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Consumer Goods, Computers & Electronics, Life Sciences

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