[1] Project Associate
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)
Jan 2024 - Present
Project Associate (Transportation Designer) - Boat Design & Systems Planning for Houseboats.
[2] Industrial Designer
MAUZ.TECH
Jun 2023 - Jan 2024 (08 months)
Design Lead (Product Design & Development)
Designed a wireless mouse that combined private data security & storage. Developed designs to accommodate & support unconventional hardware, creating unique impressions through form and consumer experiences.
[3] 8th Semester Company Collaboration
Havells India Ltd
Feb 2023 - May 2023 (04 months)
Collaborative Company Project for 8th Semester - Innovating a new pan-India electric kitchen appliance. Market/competitor research to pinpoint solution sets & areas of intervention. Designed and developed appliance keeping in mind configurations in usability, design and manufacturability. Scale & efficacy testing of concepts using physical prototypes.
[4] Industrial Design Summer Intern
A. O. Smith Corporation
Jun 2022 - Jul 2022 (02 month Internship)
Designed for India: launched December 2023.
[1] EWS Instant water heater - 03 litre
[2] Elegance Prime Storage water heater (vertical & horizontal) - 10 litre
Key responsibilities involved developing multiple new designs for upcoming water heater and purifier products considering manufacturing compatibility and competitor benchmarks. Redesigned existing products for upgraded technologies and aesthetics. Multiple deliverables were selected as potential designs for India and other Asian markets, out of which two were manufactured and have been launched in the Indian market.
[5] Product Developer & Designer
Antara Education
Jul 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 6 months)
Designed and Developed 3D printable puzzle models for science kits provided to underprivileged students under 16 years of age. Models highlighted various scientific concepts and described their working through joineries & interactive pieces. The design was made for affordable and efficient manufacturing as well as for safe and immersive interaction for the user age group. Designed user brochures for the developed products that highlighted the concept and its working along with the website, packaging of the kit and brand identity.
[6] Packaging Design and Branding
KWANZ Hygiene Foods Pvt. Ltd
Jan 2022 - Feb 2022 (2 months)
Designing Packaging and Branding for various-sized Saffron Spice glass containers. Creating a Brand Identity for current & prospective products in accordance with the user group of a specific region.
[7] Business System-Service Designer
Upward Spiral Consulting Pvt.Ltd
Mar 2021 - Jun 2021 (4 months)
Upward Spiral is a organisation focused on designing behaviour change programs to create social impact.
A Mascot and Brochure was Designed for this NGO spreading sanitation awareness in rural India. Designing charts/diagrams for rural inhibitors describing the decomposition of waste in septic tanks and convincing them to take a step towards better sanitation.
[8] Packaging Design and Branding
Boiling Point Communications (P) Ltd
May 2021 - Jul 2021 (3 months)
Packaging design and Branding for cocktail mixing drinks. Illustrating mascots for 7 various flavours as stickers for glass bottles.
Srishti School of Art, Design & Technology
Bengaluru University - Bachelor of Design (B.Des), Industrial and Product Design
2019 - 2023
College Education
DG Khetan International
University of Cambridge (A Levels) - Physics, Mechanics, Chemistry, Pure & Statistical Mathematics, English
2017 - 2019
Higher Secondary Education
Gundecha Education Academy
University of Cambridge (IGCSE) - Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Economics, Business Studies, English Language & Literature, Hindi
2013 - 2017
Primary & Secondary Education
Industrial Design • Product Design • Packaging Design • Product R&D • Adobe Photoshop/ Illustrator/ Dimension • Rhino 7 • SOLID WORKS • Autodesk Fusion 360 • Keyshot 2 • Tabla (Indian Musical Instrument)
Bengaluru Design Week - World Design Organization [WDO]
Dec 2022
7th Semester Pre- Thesis Transportation project on Micro Mobility; the working prototype of my designed Electric Micro Transit (Pre-Thesis) vehicle was presented for Srishti Institute of Art, Design & Technology at the Bengaluru Design Festival Conference 2022.
Industrial Design professional specialising in Product Design & Innovation, R&D, Transportation Design. Highly Proficient in Product Sketching/Visualisation, 3D modelling using industry-leading software and Prototyping with a combined experience of more than 3 years.
Previously worked with A.O. Smith India, to develop designs for water heaters and purifiers (FMEG), two of which were developed, manufactured & launched pan India. Collaborated with Havells India to innovate and design a new kitchen appliance for the Indian market. Worked as a Lead Designer at Mauz Tech India to develop a privacy/ data security/storage hardware device. Currently working as a Project Associate (Transportation Design) at IIT Bombay as Boat Designer and Systems Planner for Houseboats.
The world around inspires me, observing form & function, people-product interaction and identifying ways to enhance those experiences motivates me. For me, it is not just about creating a bodily positive impact over people's lives, it's about enhancing their experience of mentally possessing a soundly designed object.
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Industrial Design Portfolio 2024
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