Jared V.
Industrial Design Director & Strategic Problem Solver for New Product Development - Glass Specialist
Princeton,
United States
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Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA)
Keyshot Rendering
Product Development
Prototyping
Rendering
About
I am an Industrial Designer with a broad experience of the entire product development process. Skilled at conceptualising an idea and taking it through design, development, prototyping, engineering and through to manufacture. I have worked with and developed products and services for a variety of industries including medical, electronics, homeware, fitness, luxury goods, fragrance, packaging, fine art, sculpture and many more.
I am a Red Dot Design & multiple Fifi award winner, hold numerous patents and have more than 23 years of experience helping bring over 400 physical products to market across a number of consumer categories. In the luxury fragrance sector, I have helped developed and bring to market over 100 glass flacons / bottles. In the FMCG industry, my work in the wine and spirit industry is showcased on retail shelves worldwide.
My specialties include: Industrial design, product design, 3d modelling, design management, rendering, sketching, conceptualising, problem solving, design strategy and innovation consulting.
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I am a Red Dot Design & multiple Fifi award winner, hold numerous patents and have more than 23 years of experience helping bring over 400 physical products to market across a number of consumer categories. In the luxury fragrance sector, I have helped developed and bring to market over 100 glass flacons / bottles. In the FMCG industry, my work in the wine and spirit industry is showcased on retail shelves worldwide.
My specialties include: Industrial design, product design, 3d modelling, design management, rendering, sketching, conceptualising, problem solving, design strategy and innovation consulting.
Experience
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Industrial Design Directo
JMV Design Studio · Self-employed
May 2013 –
Present
12 yrs 7 mos
Princeton, NJ, United States
We create people-focused, intuitive and innovative solutions, helping our partners deliver ground-breaking products that connect closely with their customers.
We design & develop new products across a number of industries including medical devices, consumer electronics, beauty & packaging, homeware and many more.
We offer a complete in-house product development service which includes concept design, design development, mechanical & electronic engineering, rendering, prototyping and design for manufacture. We collaborate with and are supported by a number of strategic partners across the globe. -
Steering Committee
Cape Town Design Network NPO (CTDN) · Part-time
Aug 2013 –
Dec 2016
3 yrs 4 mos
Cape Town, WC, South Africa
We are a non-profit membership based organisation. Our vision is to facilitate the networking and interaction between individual designers, design companies, existing design organisations and educational design institutions in Cape Town as well as to promote the Design industry as a whole.
We run a number of events and initiatives with our strong focus being on Open Design Festival, Design Dialogues and Design Storming. -
Senior Industrial Designer
IDESO · Full-time
Apr 2007 –
Apr 2013
6 yrs
Cape Town, WC, South Africa
Concept design, Industrial and Mechanical design and Engineering of numerous consumer products.
Designed, developed and helped bring well over 100 products to market.
Ability to design for all manufacturing processes and across a broad range of industries.
Helped streamline business and implement new processes. Along with innovative designs for clients, this helped towards a substantial increase in company turnover.
Responsible for Advanced visualisation of products. Clients able to utilise images for marketing purposes before product is launched.
Other responsibilities include client and supplier liaison, product research, new business development and marketing.
Education
- Cape Peninsula University of Technology BTech Industrial Design, Industrial / Product Design, Cum Laude 2001 – 2004
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Joined: October 8, 2025
Last seen: October 24, 2025
Languages
English Native or bilingual proficiency
Afrikaans Native or bilingual proficiency
Location
Princeton, United States