# Amit Gordon

> Senior Industrial Designer | Physical Product Development | Medical Devices, Robotics & Consumer Hardware | Prototyping & DFM

Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/amitgordon

Senior Industrial Designer with 20+ years of experience designing complex physical products from concept through manufacturing.
I specialize in medical devices, robotics, industrial machinery, public products, and consumer hardware, with deep hands-on experience in prototyping, DFM, plastics, sheet metal, textiles, and composites.
My background includes leading end-to-end product development both independently and within multidisciplinary R&D teams, translating user, engineering, and business requirements into manufacturable, human-centered solutions.
I have designed products used in medical, industrial, public-space, and high-tech environments, with a strong focus on usability, robustness, and real-world constraints.
US Permanent Resident (no sponsorship required). Based in Palo Alto, CA. Open to on-site and hybrid roles within the Bay Area.

## Work Experience
### Principal Industrial Designer / Independent Consultant @ Unknown
Jan 2018 – Present

### Industrial Designer @ Shell-Case, Ltd
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Kfar Monasch
Industrial designer at a soft shell casing company. I ran my own projects collaborating with local model makers and overseas manufacturers. I took projects from a dead-end to a new product introduction. My work included soft casing design and plastic engineering and was mainly affiliated with medical devices.

### Industrial Designer @ A2Z-DESIGN
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Designer at R&D company. Projects varied from elctro-mechanical machinery, medical devices, robotics, point of sales, drone industries and more. My responsibilities were: styling, prototyping (3D printing and model making), detail design and rendering.

### Head designer @ Atsmon playgrounds
Jan 2008 – Jan 2011 | Holon, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Design consultant and CAD designer at a playground company. My responsibilities were: Design new product lines and DFM, technical documentation, branding and graphic design, collaboration with architects, assembly and installation supervision. I managed to create a new visual language for the company's products. Helpd shifting materials from metals and fiberglass to metal and plastics. I also helped the company to participate in public bidding on won many times.

### Senior designer @ Childwood inc.
Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 | Holon, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Desgin director and head of the studio in an exclusive design company for Tailor made playgrounds and playrooms include special needs.
Under my lead the company expanded it's product line from designed play houses in the commercial market to a playground manufacturer that specializes in unique and complex designs, tailored for specific needs. I did much of the outdoors design and managed the DFM for all projects.

### Designer @ DO-design
Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 | Israel
A designer at design studio of variety of fields including defense  tech, consumer products, UI engineering and interior design.
My position included CAD design, hands-on prototyping, detail design,design research and UI/UX R&D.


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Industrial and Product Design
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/amitgordon

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Last updated: 2026-02-23