Experience

Complexity University

• United Kingdom
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Team Coach and Designer

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Storytelling and Communication Design - Implemented creative strategy for Fundraising, Storytelling and web; designed infographics, diagrams and visuals for proposals and research documents. Coach for the Gigatonne Challenge - Worked with teams across the world to design prototypes that reduce global carbon emissions through local intervention Directly supported teams in India and Africa to build capacity to tackle complex challenges, particularly climate change and food security. I have guided two teams to rise from Level 1 to Level 3 of the Gigatonne Challenge, secure funding for their green enterprises and develop relationships with community partners by sharing their team stories. Show less



Vadaavaran Collective

• Vadodara, Gujarat, India

• Co-Founder

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Strategy advisor and Communication designer for Vadaavaran Collective. Vadaavaran is a youth-led climate action collective that mobilises a diverse team of young professionals and students to tackle the climate crisis in our local context, driven by action and dynamic prototyping. We are currently working with women's self-help groups to build sustainable Waste-to-Wealth hubs in Vadodara, co-creating solutions with the community to actionably abate carbon emissions while creating livelihoods, up-skilling opportunities and equity impact for vulnerable communities. Currently at: 70 tonnes of CO2e. Through a system that abates 10 tonnes of CO2e per month by composting food waste that would otherwise end up in landfill. Show less



Self-employed

• London / India

• Designer and Creative Consultant

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  Independent research projects in design and storytelling intersecting the fields of ecology, gender and cultural heritage. These projects have been exhibited and presented at Dutch Design Week, V&A Museum, Lakshmi Vilas Palace and the first Trans-Southeast Asia Biennale. As a freelance designer, illustrator and creative consultant, I help companies and organisations visualise their stories, narratives and key information, and communicate their ethos in impactful and dynamic ways. These are mostly projects and initiatives that focus on social and cultural impact. This includes designing products and visuals for web and social media, developing creative strategy to expand initiatives, and designing deliverables like pitch decks, proposals and infographics to present to clients, investors, and collaborators. Some clients: The Unmute Files - a podcast, community and coaching service that supports people in the areas of body-related trauma, mental health and gender experience Tui Tui Studio - an independent design studio that develops products supporting handloom craft and local textiles Dad Shack - A digital platform and mobile app that supports and empowers fathers with their parenting and mental health needs, providing a community for them 10-in-10 / Complexity University - A global organisation that builds capacity in people to tackle complex challenges like climate change. Heartfulness Institute - Global spirituality and wellness organisation that makes meditation accessible, and facilitates work in compassionate communication, sustainable farming and global peace initiatives. CSMVS Museum - A museum in Mumbai that set up a Childrens' Museum and focused programming for young visitors. Show less



Ceramic Centre

• Vadodara Area, India

• Assistant Director

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  I conceptualise new opportunities to support the growth of the local creative community. I manage workshops, exhibitions and collaborations with other institutions The Ceramic Centre is a not-for-profit entity established in 1997 to support emerging artists and the wider creative community in Vadodara. Over 25 years it has catalysed the careers of many artists, particularly ceramists, as one of the city's foremost studio ceramic facilities. It has developed into a collaborative workshop space and experimental studio that hosts art camps, knowledge-sharing workshops and independent residencies to give creative people the opportunity to explore new projects and innovate with materials and techniques. Show less



Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalalya

• India
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Associate and Designer

  • Jan 2019 - Mar 2019



thingsmatter

• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Intern

  • Jul 2017 - Aug 2017



TARQ

• Mumbai Area, India

• Gallery Assistant

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2017