Paul M.
Industrial Design, Engineering & Prototyping for Startups & Individuals
Los Angeles,
United States
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About
Paul Murphy is a product designer and engineering strategist with 30+ years of experience turning complex concepts into manufacturable products. He has led engineering and design teams for several global brands.
He founded FILE2FAB, a Los Angeles–based design engineering firm that creates production-ready solutions. The firm delivers practical, end-to-end support from concept and CAD development through prototyping and manufacturing.
FILE2FAB serves clients in Aerospace, Medical Devices, Footwear, Apparel, and precision fabrication, providing:
• Industrial and mechanical design
• CAD modeling, 3D scanning, reverse engineering, and digital fabrication
• Design for manufacturing (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA)
• Prototyping and material testing
Paul combines production expertise and design discipline to create products that are visually refined, technically sound, and commercially viable. His recent work includes fully reverse engineering and redesigning the Golden Globe Award for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
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He founded FILE2FAB, a Los Angeles–based design engineering firm that creates production-ready solutions. The firm delivers practical, end-to-end support from concept and CAD development through prototyping and manufacturing.
FILE2FAB serves clients in Aerospace, Medical Devices, Footwear, Apparel, and precision fabrication, providing:
• Industrial and mechanical design
• CAD modeling, 3D scanning, reverse engineering, and digital fabrication
• Design for manufacturing (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA)
• Prototyping and material testing
Paul combines production expertise and design discipline to create products that are visually refined, technically sound, and commercially viable. His recent work includes fully reverse engineering and redesigning the Golden Globe Award for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Portfolio
Experience
- CEO FILE2FAB · Full-time Aug 2016 – Present 9 yrs 10 mos Los Angeles, CA, United States
Education
- University of Washington Certicate, Digital Fabrication 2014 – 2015
- Bentley McCallum School of Business MBA, Finance, Product Marketing 1994 – 1996
- University of Illinois Chicago BFA, Industrial Design 1982 – 1986 Activities and Societies: IDSA Chicago Chapter President. 1985
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Joined: November 24, 2025
Last seen: March 23, 2026
Languages
English Native or bilingual proficiency
Location
Los Angeles, CA, United States