EDUCATION
National Institute of Design(NID)
Ahmedabad, India (2013-17)
Bachelor of design, industrial design (product design)
The Glasgow School of Art (GSofA)
Glasgow, Scotland (Sept-Dec 2016)
3 month long exchange programme in Product Design (Erasmus Plus full scholarship holder)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Master Thesis | TU Delft & Zimmer Biomet
Delft, NL (Feb 2024- present)
Designing a data-driven strategy to improve the adoption of Zimmer Biomet’s mymobility platform for the EMEA market.
Design Faculty | The Mother’s International School(MIS)
Delhi, India (2018-2020) - Alma mater
Creating the curriculum for Design fundamentals for CBSE(Central Board of Secondary Education) of India for the subject ‘Design & Innovation’ to standards 11th & 12th. Meeting the Director of Central Board of Education to discuss the structure of the course at the school level in India.
Design Research Consultant | TATA Digital
Bangalore, Delhi & Mumbai, India (2 months-2022)
Worked on designing an omni-channel digital retail strategy for the conglomerate. Research synthesis and insight-mapping from a longitudinal, multi-centre study conducted across 5 consumer durable categories. Presented to the company CEO with personas from the research.
Senior Product Designer | Icarus Nova
Bangalore, India (2020- 2022)
Lifesignals: Leading the design effort of Information architecture, navigation & interface design for 4 inter-dependent applications for a wearable biosensor.
MOCXA: Designing a headband to track the movement of epileptic patients during fits.
NIMHANS(National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences) & Microsoft Research (MSR) (Mindnotes App): User research, experience strategy, content architecture & user interface design for an App to help people seek therapy. Designing the central character and supporting illustrations across 10+ modules.
Participated in drafting project proposals for new projects for the consultancy.
Research Associate (Design) | Indian Spinal Injury Center(ISIC)
Delhi, India (2018-2020)
Biodesign fellowship: Needs identification & scoping, followed by a 4-week immersion in hospitals & orthotic labs and a design of an assistive device for patients with below knee fractures. Patent pending (2024).
Product Designer | BRÜN Health
Delhi, India (2018)
Detailed user-studies with different healthcare professionals for a remote feotal heart-rate monitoring device, consequently redesigned for ease of manufacturing, durability and usability.
Self sponsored Graduation Project |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS)
Delhi, India (2017- 2018)
12-week clinical observership, followed by a 4-week immersion in hospitals & orthotic labs. Leading to the design of an assistive device for stroke patients with spasticity. Functional prototype tested with a stroke patient.