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Virang Akhiyaniya is a seasoned product designer with 13+ years of experience in full-stack web development, industrial design, and product engineering. He has led teams, managed projects, and developed innovative products for various clients. Virang holds a Master's degree in Product Design from the National Institute of Design and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronic Engineering from G.H. Patel college of engg and Technology.

Experience

    • India
    • Design Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Design Mentor
      • Apr 2023 - Mar 2024

    • Creative Director
      • Jun 2020 - Mar 2023

      - Managing and leading a designers and execution team.- Bring project onboard with overall execution plan and team building.- Discuss project brief with customer and draft commercial proposal. - Working with national / International customer and manage deliverables with timelines. - Oversee project failure points and guide team members to optimize overall execution. - Deliver project with cross functional team and production.

    • Senior Product Designer
      • Mar 2015 - Jan 2022

      - Concept design and development.- ElectroMechanical design and optimization. - Customer relation ship management with day to day calls and project deliverables. - Manage cross functional team of designer, Mechanical, Hardware & software engineer.- Design to production transfer support with initial ( T0/ T1/ T2) samples verification and QC check ( cosmetic inspection, dimensions report).- Chinese production house management with monthly production delivery plan. - Support on PPAP, COC and QC documents for production.- Design and production supporting documentation.

  • ADI : Associates of design of India
    • Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
    • Jt. Head of Industry Outreach/Corporate engagement
      • Jul 2020 - Jul 2022
      • Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

  • Future Factory.
    • Mumbai Area, India
    • Lead Product Designer
      • Mar 2013 - Feb 2015
      • Mumbai Area, India

      Working as industrial designer, involve in range of new products development, includes brainstorming, research, ideation, prototype (mechanical/electromechanical based on embedded electronics), product engineering, vendor development, initial level production.Godrej goldilocks (wall mount and table top) Eurekaforbes i-clean vacuum cleaner Harbauer community water purifier.Other 10+ other projects

  • Piramal Sarvajal
    • Ahmedabad Area, India
    • Product Design Manager
      • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012
      • Ahmedabad Area, India

      Sarvajal is India’s first water ATM manufacturing company under Piramal health care. ATMs were design and developed under AUDI foundation to provide 24X7 low cost drinking water to Indian rural area. Brief was to design and development of water transportation vehicles which can transfer water from main RO station to number of ATMs, cleaning of ATM water storage tank, and maintenance of ATM system. Designing of new water transportation vehicle includes initial stage brainstorming, ideation, optimization of system, Prototyping (water flow diagram and electronics integration), product engineering, vendor development, manufacturing and quality check.

  • Dipen gada associates
    • Vadodara Area, India
    • Design Intern
      • Nov 2011 - Dec 2011
      • Vadodara Area, India

      Design and development of lighting products and fixtures as client requirement.

  • Aurora robotics club
    • Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
    • Head of robotics
      • Mar 2009 - Jul 2010
      • Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

      Head of robotics club, responsible for 5+ National level robotics event and educated 2500+ Student thru four level of robotics workshop organized during engineering.

Education

  • 2010 - 2012
    National Institute of Design
    Master's degree, Product design
  • 2006 - 2010
    G.H. Patel college of engg and Technology
    Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechatronic

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