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UX & UI Designer
Siemens Corporate Technology
Dover, NJ
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013 (11 months)
Responsibilities:
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. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to design and develop concepts for final implementation.
. Designing the data management system website, working on information flow and architecture, building wire-frames, developing Axure mock-ups and creating visual design for development.
. Interpreting data gathered through user research on future technology products, into definitive design and product opportunities - from generating concepts all the way to visual mock-ups.
. Adapting the user-centred design approach to analyse quantitative and qualitative data collected from around the world to conceptualize the next generation Healthcare Products.
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UX Designer
Savannah College of Art and Design
Sep 2012 - Nov 2012 (2 months)
Redesign of SCAD.edu . Working on the information flow through parts of the website, developing wire-frames and Axure mock-ups.
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Student Teaching Assistant
SCAD - Academic Resource Center
Jun 2010 - Sep 2012 (2 years 3 months)
Courses Taught : Mathematics and English
. International Tutor Training Program Certification - Certified Tutor Level I, CRLA
. Recording maximum tutoring hours for three quarters.
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Industrial Designer
Selco India
Dec 2011 - Feb 2012 (2 months)
Project : Design of improved biomass cook stoves for people below the poverty line, in Bangalore.
. Co-Designing with a community of people who are living below the poverty line in Bangalore(India), to create a unique improved biomass cook stove to suit their needs.
. Conceptualizing a systemic model for diffusing the new cook stove to similar communities around the city.
. Adopting human centered design methodology while analyzing the ethnographic research data gathered.
. Gathering data through participant observation to identify their culture, value system and perceptions and the value of the solution in their lives.
. Appraise the existing cook stove models for effectiveness,
. Analyzing data gathered, generating concepts and fabricating functional prototypes.
. Evaluate the prototypes built back with the communities and gathering inputs for phase two of design.
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UX Designer
Allure Energy, Inc. in collaboration with SCAD
Sep 2011 - Nov 2011 (2 months)
The goal of this project was to develop the user interface for a home entertainment and energy management system. The device will replace the thermostat and also act as an entertainment system.
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Industrial Designer
JCB in collaboration with SCAD
Jan 2011 - Mar 2011 (2 months)
Enhancing the client tour experience for the JCB facility for strategic touch points.
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Industrial Designer
Company collaboration projects with SCAD
Jan 2010 - Mar 2011 (1 year 2 months)
. LEVOLOR(Newell Rubbermaid): Exploring new concepts for window treatment solutions.
. Mobility Solutions for Haiti: Adopting user-centered approach to design and model specialized
crutches to empower the people of Haiti incapacitated by the earthquake.
. Leading HVAC Manufacturer: Envisioning enhancements for a rooftop HVAC system
catering towards shorter assembly time, easy installation and improved service.
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Researcher / Ideator / Designer
Hachette Filipacchi Media in collaboration with SCAD
Jan 2010 - Mar 2010 (2 months)
Devising a methodology for generating novel product solutions for the brand.
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Sr Industrialization Engineer
DASSAULT SYSTEMES - DELMIA
Apr 2004 - Nov 2009 (5 years 7 months)
. Facilitating and Leading New Product Demo for prospective clients in
DELMIA DPM Structure Lofting, At DELMIA Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI.
. Organizing and conducting DELMIA Product training for customers and colleagues
in every release
. Clients include Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Automotive, TATA Motors,
in the Automotive domain; Boeing; Northrop Grumman Ship Systems,
Bath Iron Works, Yantai Raffles and Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard in the Shipping Industry.