Lead Designer

• Sep 2022 - Present

Yoomi is a healthcare startup that aims to improve the standard of care in physical therapy using real-time feedback on exercise forms. - Delivered a gamified inpatient prototype for a 3-month clinical trial at Rutgers Hospital, NJ, aimed at better patient discharge outcomes & lowering hospital administration costs. - Identified digital opportunities for improving patient therapy by blueprinting existing physical therapy experiences. - Managed product expectations with the CEO & coordinated with software developers to improve product turnaround time by 20%. - Collaborated with physicians, doctors & patients to test & refine the product aimed at garnering 10% market share of the physiotherapy market in the USA. - Conducted reviews of design builds of my team, to optimize processes, resulting in a 25% productivity increase. - Created interactive product demos and usability testing prototypes using Figma. - Prototyped production-ready designs for web, mobile platforms, adhering to industry standards with the help of a scalable in-house design system library. Show less

Course Assistant- MFA Industrial Design (Course: Problem Framming)

• Jan 2023 - May 2023

- Edited and built course structures, graded student work, facilitated discussions & took one-on-one mentorship sessions to support students with their projects.

Course Assistant- MFA Industrial Design (Course: Design History)

• Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

- Edited and built course structures, graded student work, facilitated discussions & took one-on-one mentorship sessions to support students with their projects.

Research Assistant

• Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

- Collaborated with Prof. Rhea Alexander to facilitate two design workshops to engage and build alignment across different partners and teams. - Creating learning exercises to promote the book, A Design Driven Guide for Entrepreneurs. - Collaborated with Prof. Rhea Alexander to facilitate two design workshops to engage and build alignment across different partners and teams. - Creating learning exercises to promote the book, A Design Driven Guide for Entrepreneurs.

Design Strategist

• Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

- Developed a Digital Ethics toolkit with ThinkPlace leadership, aimed at forming new business partnerships in the emerging technology market. - Effectively communicated strategy and vision to stakeholders at various roles within ThinkPlace’s organization - Converted research findings, including contextual inquiry & persona development, into simple actionable design outcomes for ease of execution. - Developed a Digital Ethics toolkit with ThinkPlace leadership, aimed at forming new business partnerships in the emerging technology market. - Effectively communicated strategy and vision to stakeholders at various roles within ThinkPlace’s organization - Converted research findings, including contextual inquiry & persona development, into simple actionable design outcomes for ease of execution.

Student Consultant

• Jan 2022 - May 2022

Research Associate- Emergency Onboarding Design Fellow

• Oct 2021 - Jan 2022

My Role: Emergency Onboarding Design Fellow On-campus employment - Created a user-friendly blueprint design for new employee onboarding for the IRC Emergency unit team. - Planned and executed a research project for employee onboarding aimed at increasing retention by 40%. - Applied and facilitated the design process using iterative discovery, design thinking, qualitative & quantitative research methods and co-creation methodologies with managers and experts on the team. My Role: Emergency Onboarding Design Fellow On-campus employment - Created a user-friendly blueprint design for new employee onboarding for the IRC Emergency unit team. - Planned and executed a research project for employee onboarding aimed at increasing retention by 40%. - Applied and facilitated the design process using iterative discovery, design thinking, qualitative & quantitative research methods and co-creation methodologies with managers and experts on the team.

Product Designer

• Aug 2019 - Jul 2021

- Conceptualized & designed an AR device, JioGlass, that generated over 1M Twitter impressions and trended at No.1 in June 2020 during a teaser launch. - Secured investor support by presenting 4 product concepts in the game, media, & entertainment sectors. - Performed usability testing with 50 participants from the defined target audience, which enabled achievement of 90% of functional design features for an ideal mixed reality experience. - Collaborated effectively in a multi-disciplinary team of researchers, product designers, engineers, and business experts to develop customer-focused product experience. - Developed an inter-departmental process, partnering with business, tech, & design teams, to define long-term vision for the mixed reality ecosystem. Show less

Project Intern

• Dec 2018 - Apr 2019

Graduate Project Intern - Prioritized product features by employing strategic design principles, namely stakeholder maps and personas. - Employed service design methods to implement a specific solution for the small-scale cardboard manufacturing industry. - Served as project aide specializing in research and prototype testing for Tata Research Fellows lab projects. Graduate Project Intern - Prioritized product features by employing strategic design principles, namely stakeholder maps and personas. - Employed service design methods to implement a specific solution for the small-scale cardboard manufacturing industry. - Served as project aide specializing in research and prototype testing for Tata Research Fellows lab projects.

Graphic Design Summer Intern

• May 2018 - Jul 2018

- Led the design of NESCAFE's successful festive kit, aimed at increasing e Commerce sales by 25% in tier 1 & 2 cities. - Managed 5 concurrent design projects within given tight timelines, reducing turnaround time by 20%. - Successfully pitched designs to clients which reduced development time by 30%. - Led the design of NESCAFE's successful festive kit, aimed at increasing e Commerce sales by 25% in tier 1 & 2 cities. - Managed 5 concurrent design projects within given tight timelines, reducing turnaround time by 20%. - Successfully pitched designs to clients which reduced development time by 30%.

Production Team Manager

• Sep 2017 - Oct 2017

Team lead for logo design and branding for campus TEDx event. - Sourcing, conceptualization, design, fabrication of the stage logo for a TED event. - Manging budget, inventory, and production of logo set piece. - Collaborate with space, retail, and lighting designers for design insights. Team lead for logo design and branding for campus TEDx event. - Sourcing, conceptualization, design, fabrication of the stage logo for a TED event. - Manging budget, inventory, and production of logo set piece. - Collaborate with space, retail, and lighting designers for design insights.

Summer Intern

• Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

Summer intern at the Whirlpool Design lab - Worked along with the team to understand the company and the role and application of Product Design in the Industry. Summer intern at the Whirlpool Design lab - Worked along with the team to understand the company and the role and application of Product Design in the Industry.