Experience

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  Inventindia Innovations Pvt. Ltd.

  • Ahmedabad

  • Lead Design Technologist

    • Mar 2016 - Sep 2023
    • Ahmedabad

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  Auroville Green Practices

  • Auroville,Pondicherry

  • Design Craftsman

    • Mar 2014 - Aug 2014
    • Auroville,Pondicherry

    Research and Development on Bamboo as a lifestyle material for a sustainable future resulting in design and manufacturing of lifestyle bamboo furniture. Key Work -Construct a bamboo chair using bamboo bending technique. - Build a bamboo lamp using ball and socket joint mechanism with bamboo.

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  LiGHT-FiSH

  • Auroville ,Pondicherry Area, India ,

  • Product Design Intern

    • Sep 2013 - Mar 2014
    • Auroville ,Pondicherry Area, India ,

    Design and development of lighting solutions using various LED modules.Working in a small team demanded switching roles from designing to collaborating with manufacturers and procuring parts and components. Key Work -Conduct extensive ethnographic research. -Plan and execute in-house manufacture of Aluminium street lamp modules for client. -Design and development of stainless steel Lamp Display unit for weekly stall exhibitions. -Physical prototyping of the client project - The “recycled cycle”stainless steel LED Lamp. -3D model and render for self-initiated projects. -Conduct experiments for testing luminous intensity and power consumption of LEDs.

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  Prakti Design

  • Auroville ,Pondicherry Area, India

  • Product Design and Testing Intern

    • Oct 2013 - Nov 2013
    • Auroville ,Pondicherry Area, India

    Key Work -Conduct scientific experiments for testing the performance of Prakti’s unique low cost cooking stove -Ideate for form and functionality of the future prototype of stove. -3D Model and renders.

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  SIS, R&D Bangalore

  • Bangalore , India

  • Product Design Engineer

    • Aug 2012 - Sep 2013
    • Bangalore , India

    Conceptualize and prototype industrial design solutions for the electronic surveillance and communication products. Work hand-in-hand with different teams spread across the product development. My approach involved following an iterative design process with a strong emphasis on testing the prototypes. Key Work -Design for manufacture of enclosures for surveillance cameras,IP phone,webcam & others. -Design for assembly of printed circuit boards inside enclosures. -3D Modelling and 2D drawings generation. -Prepare design documents for client presentations. -Collaboration with manufacturers