Experience

Invention Corps

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • May 2023 - Present

  Responsible for driving the vision and upholding the mission of Invention Corps. Facilitate all roles on the Executive Board and run meetings to ensure continued adaptation and success of the organization.

• Design Consultant

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Partner with social-good companies and organizations in the spheres of health, poverty, society, and environment to further their mission and optimize their offerings through human-centered design.

• Director of Projects

  • Dec 2022 - May 2023

  Selected project leads and team members & facilitated the sourcing and execution of 5 HCD consulting projects with social-impact organizations. Organized and led internal and external showcase events. Served on the Executive Board, helping make decisions for the organization's operation, finances, and recruitment.

• Project Lead @ Kahani

  • Jun 2022 - Dec 2022

  Co-lead a consulting team working with Kahani (aka Camp Kahani), a non-profit for fostering storytelling by girls of diverse backgrounds. Conducted a foundational study with young South-Asian American girls, created a design system, and prototyped a digital magazine and website through which they can practice storytelling and build community.

• UX Designer @ UC Berkeley University Health Services

  • Sep 2021 - Dec 2021

  Interviewed students to gain insight into the cause of low rates of voluntary COVID-19 surveillance testing amongst the university population. Coordinated with UHS to determine and provide methods of combatting this issue, helping them to implement a self-testing kit rollout and poster campaign.

• UX Designer @ Desi Discourse

  • Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

  Desi Discourse is a podcast and resource center for facilitating conversations about racism in the South Asian American community. Conducted UI/UX research to determine the best mode of delivery for a an informational document to accompany these conversations, then designed and created a comprehensive graphic guide.



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  Department of Integrative Biology — Looy Lab Present research on using vein density for area estimations at the Northern California Geobiology Symposium 2023 (@ Stanford University). Use microscopy and imaging software to classify and conduct statistical analysis of fossils. Contribute to a paper regarding plant growth and paleoecology during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum for predicting impacts of climate change on life. Department of Integrative Biology — Looy Lab Present research on using vein density for area estimations at the Northern California Geobiology Symposium 2023 (@ Stanford University). Use microscopy and imaging software to classify and conduct statistical analysis of fossils. Contribute to a paper regarding plant growth and paleoecology during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum for predicting impacts of climate change on life.



TRANSLATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE

• India
• Biotechnology Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Clinical Research Intern

  • Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  Virology & Vaccine Development Lab Passaged, maintained, infected (DENV, ZIKV), and preserved cell lines in BSL-2 lab to assist in the development of accurate animal models. Harvested, titrated, and studied flaviviruses and influenza viruses using IFA, plaque assays, SDS-PAGE/WB, and ELISA. Generated pseudoviruses (SARS-CoV-2 S on HIV-1 backbone) through plasmid transfection. Shadowed DENV antiviral development process through in vitro, in vivo, and clinical testing. Virology & Vaccine Development Lab Passaged, maintained, infected (DENV, ZIKV), and preserved cell lines in BSL-2 lab to assist in the development of accurate animal models. Harvested, titrated, and studied flaviviruses and influenza viruses using IFA, plaque assays, SDS-PAGE/WB, and ELISA. Generated pseudoviruses (SARS-CoV-2 S on HIV-1 backbone) through plasmid transfection. Shadowed DENV antiviral development process through in vitro, in vivo, and clinical testing.