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EDUCATION

TU Delft

Delft, Netherlands (2022-2024)

MSc in Strategic Product Design, Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) - Thesis (8.5)

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Student Representative (Board of ID Education )

Medisign Student Board (Commissioner of External Affairs)

National Institute of Design (NID)

Ahmedabad, India (2013-2017)

Bachelors in Industrial Design (Specialising in Product Design)

Coordinator in Placement Committee

The Glasgow School of Art (GSofA)

Glasgow, Scotland (2016)

Exchange Program: Erasmus+ full scholarship

WORK EXPERIENCE

Currently I am involved in..

Volunteering with the Experience-blueprints team for the SDN NextGen conference 2025 

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Writing a paper on - a novel approach to service innovation in healthcare.

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.

Master Thesis  | 

TU Delft & Zimmer Biomet

Delft, NL (2024)

Designing a data-driven strategy to improve the adoption of Zimmer Biomet’s mymobility platform for the EMEA market.

Design Research Consultant  |  TATA Digital

Bangalore, Delhi & Mumbai, India (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.

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.

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.

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.

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