Resume

Professional Experience

Graduate Research Assistant, Purdue University

June 2024 - Present | West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Graduate Research Assistant at the Build@Scale Lab, School of Industrial Engineering. I use 3D scanning technology to create digital twins and simulate real-time environments, robots, and machinery operations- using NVIDIA Omniverse and REVIT BIM. Fast-tracked project to over 60% efficiency using agile project management methodologies.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Purdue University

Jan 2024 - May 2024 | West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Teaching and grading 90+ students for the TECH120: Design Thinking in Technology under Prof. Dr. Nathan Mentzer in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute.

Experience Designer, Wongdoody Infosys

Sep 2022 – Aug 2023 | Chennai, India

  • Worked on launching 3+ high-impact projects in the financial services and consumer electronics domains.

  • Designed more than 50 screens for various client onboarding and origination functions for digital banking apps.

  • Won 2nd place out of 25+ teams in Wongdoody Designathon 2023- designed an app for students with dyslexia and cognitive disabilities.

  • Conceptualized and modeled a retail Metaverse experience for Intel Labs.

  • Conceptualized, designed, and supervised the studio space for the Wongdoody Design Centre in Chennai.

Graphic Design Specialist, Lowe's

Jun 2022 – Sep 2022 | Bangalore, India

  • Part of the design team to create storefront campaigns for 1700+ stores in number across the USA and Canada.

  • Collaborated with the printing team to publish and execute 6+ retail product campaigns

Freelance Designer, Self Employed

2020 – 2023 | India

  • Created original designs, logos, illustrations, and other graphics for more than 10 clients from across the world.

  • Designed the credit and debit cards for Zolve- which are being used by thousands of students across the USA.

  • Designed merchandise for 15+ high-profile travel campaigns, for Rustik Travel (India).

  • Conceptualized and modeled 400+ NFT images for an Indonesian cryptocurrency company, that was to be placed in their Metaverse platform.

Skills

Core Skills

UX Design, UX Research, Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, UI Design, Wireframing and Prototyping, Design Systems, Visual Representation, Graphic Design, Digital Illustrations, 3D Modelling, Data Visualization, Product Management and Strategy, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Vision, Feature and Usability testing, Design iteration

Software Skills

Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (XD, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Dimension 3D), Blender 3D, Cinema 4D, Unreal Engine, SketchUp, Autodesk AutoCAD, and REVIT BIM, Miro, Keynote, Google Workspace, JIRA, Microsoft Office Suite, GitHub

Soft Skills

Problem-solving, Data-driven, Client orientation, Communication, Leadership, Empathy, Attention to detail, Time management, Conflict resolution, Creative thinking, Decision making, Team Collaboration, Punctuality

Education

MS in Computer Graphics Technology, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and UX Design, Purdue University

August 2023 - Present | West Lafayette, IN, USA

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant for the "Design Thinking in Technology" course in the Technology, Leadership, and Innovation department.

  • Working on a 2023-NIST-SCOCD research grant on the education standards of emerging technologies at the School of Engineering Technology.

Bachelors in Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture

Jun 2017 – May 2022 | India

  • First class with distinction, Top 15% in the class of 2022.

  • Deputy Head and Advisor of the University Editorial Board and Literary Club.

High School, PSBB Senior Secondary School

May 2017 | India

  • School Topper in Class 12.

  • Allrounder in Class 10.

Certifications

Google UX Design Course Certification

Product Design- The Delft Design Approach Online Course by Delft University of Technology, EdX

NextLeap Product Management Fellowship

Top Fellow of July 2023

Autodesk AutoCAD and REVIT Certification

Autodesk Certified AutoCAD and REVIT BIM practitioner

Awards and Recognitions

  • 2nd Place in Wongdoody Designathon 2023, at Wongdoody Infosys.

  • Winner of the “ Oh DAM Logo Design Challenge 2020” by DAM Design Mumbai.

  • Selected to exhibit and sell personalized merchandise by an Art Collective- Optikal Asylum in Chennai, India- 2021

  • Selected to sell customized merchandise on a Pan-India Online Fashion Collective- Fika Goya, 2021.

  • Among the top 18 shortlisted entries in the Landscape Trophy 2019-20 at the Annual NASA Design Convention, 2020.

  • Overall runners-up in the Zonal NASA Convention- Selected to represent the college for the Design Trophy (ZNDC) in 2018 and 2019.

  • Among the top 20% of selected entries for the Annual NASA Design Competition (ANDC), 2018 and 2019.

  • Finalist for the Journalism Trophy in Zonal NASA Convention, 2018 and 2019.