Hello I’m

    Joshua Stover

    I’m an industrial designer who believes that meaningful design starts with context. Insights and purpose only appear when you zoom out with perspective and zoom in with intention.
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    With experience in furniture design, fabrication, and project management, I move between concept development, hands-on prototyping, and building cohesive product narratives. I love discovering the insight that gives a design its meaning and shaping the details that make it real.
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    My work centers on designing products, systems, and experiences that help people think, create, and live better. In a world full of distractions, my goal is to create with intention.

      My Career

      • fortner ( industrial designer/ project manager )
      • Columbus, OH ( January 2024- Present )‍
      • Translate client’s ideas into manufacturing designs and monitor the project from concept to installation in as few as 4 weeks
      • Regularly manage $500,000.00 worth of custom furniture projects
      • Design and implement project management systems and automations in Notion, improving team visibility and job tracking
      • Applied LEAN and Six Sigma manufacturing processes on the shop floor and in my own process
      • Build relationships with suppliers and outsourcing partners, to secure reliable production capacity and materials
      • Pike ( Power Engineering Technicion )
      • Columbus, OH ( July 2023- January 2024 )
      • Diagrammed and surveyed the new communication and power line paths
      • Ran CAD stress tests on the power lines
      • Ionventus ( Industrial design intern )
      • Xenia, OH ( summer 2022 )
      • Manufactured small-scale silicone molds and 3D-printed functional prototypes
      • Conceptualized new products and components for production or marketing
      • Rhino Remodeling ( ASSISTANT carpenter )
      • Xenia, OH ( 2012-2020 )
      • Operated large equipment and precision power tools
      • Created interior design compositions with material boards
      • SINCLAiR COMUNITY COLLEGE ( STUDENT WORKER )
      • Dayton, OH ( 2019-2021 )‍
      • Worked on campus renovations 
      • Organized large scale events

      Education

      • international Center for creativity ( cedarville unversity )
      • Columbus, OH ( 2021-2023 )
      • Bachelors degree in Industrial and Inovative Design

      Design Competitions

      • IDSA Student merit awards
      • Columbus, OH (March 2023)
      • Nominated by my teachers to present my portfolio to our IDSA chapter
      • Selected as the finalist representing my school in the 2023 national competition
      • Chick-fil-a
      • Atlanta, GA (February 2023)
      • 1 of the 3 ICC students selected by Chick-fil-A corporate for a trip to headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia
      • Tested my product in the official test kitchen and collaborated with Chick-Fil-A team members
      • Techstars Startup Weekend
      • Dayton, OH (February 2023)
      • Managed team of 5 people from different professions in pitching a startup business in under 72 hrs
      • 3rd place prize with the youngest team

      Contact me

      • Phone: 937.860.0200
      • Email: Jtstover101@gmail.com