Hi Nathaniel,
PowerSlug Surge Protector:
I’m not sure if you’re unfinished editing beyond page 5? Or are the pages beyond 5 just supplementary photos and renderings? Your mission statement might be more exciting if you had a picture of a consumer handling the cord with complication…or maybe call out each step of how the cords are interacted with today, and call out additional insights you’ve observed, to emphasize and communicate to the audience (your potential employer) how current power cords are in need of an upgrade. To cover all base, it wouldn’t hurt to illustrate how the product will be used behind a couch(one of problem area you mentioned in the brief pg.1) or handled in a way that suggests ease and comfort…
Desk Accessory:
Who is the target consumer for this product and what is the mission statement…? Is it meant to only hold sharpies? Can it be placed on a cluttered desk space and shown how it’s interacted on a daily basis? It says the product can be customized…do you mean by customizing it in color or by panel’s orientation and size?
I may have questioned more than providing a constructive critique 
As Yo mentioned, great prototpying skills. Neolithic Hand Tools project can even evolve into a alias/solidworks surface modeling study to exemplify your software skill. Just a thought.
Your focus and interest may seem heavy on furniture and customized products, by look of your portfolio…did you have a specific category within ID you’d like to shift gear into?