John Leavitt is a lead industrial designer with Intelligent Product Solutions (IPS), an award-winning product design firm. He designs a wide range of products, including medical devices, digital imagining, transportation, and fire safety.  Since joining IPS, Leavitt has contributed to the design and launch of three FDA-certified medical devices along with the design and clinical testing of products that are now in review for FDA clearance. During his career, he has focused on designing products that have a positive impact on people’s lives, with a focus on medical products.

Prior to joining IPS, Leavitt was lead industrial designer at Air Techniques where he designed Class I & II medical devices for the dental industry.  Before that, he worked for Pride Mobility: Quantum Rehab, designing and developing complex rehabilitation power wheelchairs and accessories. At Quantum Rehab, he worked on a low-cost seating system and a low-cost power base. Both products have been launched internationally reaching a wide customer group, who previously only had access to lower-quality products. While working on Class III medical devices, he developed a working knowledge of the documentation, certification requirements, and good practices for developing new and revising released medical products.

He holds a BFA in industrial design and a minor in psychology from Rochester Institute of Technology. Leavitt can be reached at [email protected].