Experience

Ooloi Labs

• India
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder & Partner

  • Oct 2019 - Present



INREM Foundation

• India
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategy, Product Management, UX Design, Web Development.

  • Nov 2018 - Oct 2019

  ONGOING: We are currently co-designing a democratic, knowledge platform to aid sustained action in the water sector. This is being built with & for INREM Foundation— a social organisation working in the domains of water quality, public health & environment. A highlight of this project continues to be the participatory nature of the entire design process, and the lean & iterative approach to product design & development. ONGOING: We are currently co-designing a democratic, knowledge platform to aid sustained action in the water sector. This is being built with & for INREM Foundation— a social organisation working in the domains of water quality, public health & environment. A highlight of this project continues to be the participatory nature of the entire design process, and the lean & iterative approach to product design & development.



Self-Employed

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Independent Design Consultant

  • Aug 2016 - Oct 2019

  What follows below, are some of the highlight projects that I've worked on. What follows below, are some of the highlight projects that I've worked on.



Infomatics - Complex Data, Simplified

• India
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategy, Product Management, UX Design

  • Aug 2018 - Nov 2018

  In close collaboration with Infomatics— a shipping logistics, ERP solutions company— we (a 2 member team) designed web applications as extensions/improvements to their existing ERP solution. During this engagement we worked closely with the product owner, developers & implementers to ensure the translation of business understanding & UX/UI designs into a functional interface. In close collaboration with Infomatics— a shipping logistics, ERP solutions company— we (a 2 member team) designed web applications as extensions/improvements to their existing ERP solution. During this engagement we worked closely with the product owner, developers & implementers to ensure the translation of business understanding & UX/UI designs into a functional interface.



QUEST Alliance

• India
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Design Research, Strategy, Lean Experiments

  • Jun 2018 - Jul 2018

  Through design research & lean experimentation, we strategised a technology roadmap to support Quest Alliance's Anandshala program— an initiative working in the education sector across a few districts— to positively affect student development in government schools. Through design research & lean experimentation, we strategised a technology roadmap to support Quest Alliance's Anandshala program— an initiative working in the education sector across a few districts— to positively affect student development in government schools.



Empronc Solutions

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Information Design, UX Design

  • Mar 2018 - Jul 2018

  Designed an enterprise expense management mobile application. This was done by completely reworking the information architecture of the existing web application and leveraging functionalities of the mobile device to introduce new features. Designed an enterprise expense management mobile application. This was done by completely reworking the information architecture of the existing web application and leveraging functionalities of the mobile device to introduce new features.



The Story Of Foundation

• Mumbai Area, India

• Design & Technology Mentor

  • Apr 2018 - Jun 2018

  Designed & facilitated ‘design & technology’ workshops for 10-15 year old students— encouraging critical thinking, hands-on ‘making’, collaboration, open source values, and of course, 2018-relevant technical know-how & skills. We did this by starting the Playground initiative, as part of The Story of Foundation. Designed & facilitated ‘design & technology’ workshops for 10-15 year old students— encouraging critical thinking, hands-on ‘making’, collaboration, open source values, and of course, 2018-relevant technical know-how & skills. We did this by starting the Playground initiative, as part of The Story of Foundation.



The Story Of Foundation

• Goa, India

• Impact Evaluation, Design Research

  • Jul 2017 - Dec 2017

  For their science+art festival festival called Story of Space, that took place in Nov ’19, we strategised and implemented unobtrusive, quantitative data collection methodologies as well as conducted qualitative interviews with the festival audiences, participants & internal team. The intention— to gain some insight into actual audience takeaways from the festival, against the intended learning outcome. For their science+art festival festival called Story of Space, that took place in Nov ’19, we strategised and implemented unobtrusive, quantitative data collection methodologies as well as conducted qualitative interviews with the festival audiences, participants & internal team. The intention— to gain some insight into actual audience takeaways from the festival, against the intended learning outcome.



Playground

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• UX Research and Design

  • Jul 2017 - Sep 2017

  Playground is a news media company that creates news content with a focus on social impact. In a bid to rethink our behaviour of passive content consumption, we leveraged emerging technologies like Facebook Live videos and chatbots, to develop & experiment with fresh, immersive & interactive content formats. Playground is a news media company that creates news content with a focus on social impact. In a bid to rethink our behaviour of passive content consumption, we leveraged emerging technologies like Facebook Live videos and chatbots, to develop & experiment with fresh, immersive & interactive content formats.



Manimal Collective

• Design Services

• Co-Founder & Creative Director

  • Jan 2014 - Aug 2015

  In Jan 2014, I collaborated with Nikhil Nair and we started working under the name Manimal Collective. Because of our varied interests & skills, Manimal Collective worked on a wide range of projects including Branding, Illustration, UI / UX & New Media. In Jan 2014, I collaborated with Nikhil Nair and we started working under the name Manimal Collective. Because of our varied interests & skills, Manimal Collective worked on a wide range of projects including Branding, Illustration, UI / UX & New Media.



Self-Employed

• Mumbai Area, India

• Visual Communication & Graphic Design

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2013



apparatus media lab

• India
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Internship: UX-UI

  • May 2011 - Jun 2011