Consultant-Design Research and Strategy

Sushil Mate

Nagpur, India

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Professional Experience:

-- Social and Design researcher for national and international organisations(FAO-UN & EDI).

-- Design Strategist for Emerging Market.

-- Design and development experience from India's leading automobile companies.

Professional Education

-- P.G.Diploma in Strategic Design Management, from NID

-- P.G.Diploma in CAD/CAM for Tool Engineering from CITD, Hyderabad

-- Graduation in Mechanical Engineering.
Education
- P.G Diploma Strategic Design Management
  
  National Institute of Design (NID), Gandhinagar
  
  2009 - 2011
- P.G.Diploma CAD/CAM for Tool Engineering
  
  Central Institute Of Tool Design (CITD), Hyderabad
  
  2005 - 2006
- Bachelor Mechanical Engineering
  
  Madhav Institute of Science & Technology (MITS), Gwalior
  
  2001 - 2005
- Senior Secondary, 10+2
  
  Kendriya Vidyalaya (K.V), Bagdogra, Darjeeling
  
  1998 - 2000
- Higher Secondary, 10th PCM+B
  
  Kendriya Vidyalaya (K.V), Chandigarh
  
  1993 - 1998
- Primary Schooling
  
  Kendriya Vidyalaya (K.V), Kanpur
  
  1988 - 1993
Experience
- Consultant-Design Research and Strategy
  
  MART
  
  Apr 2012 - Present (12 years 7 months)
  
  -Rural Research & Marketing – Rural ecosystem research and opportunity mapping for new solutions.
  -Qualitative Research – Ethnography, Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and co-creation techniques.
  -Design Strategy and Management – User centric design solutions(products/services) for emerging market.
  -Innovation Management – Product, process/service innovation for inclusive growth.
  -Healthcare solution- Research on Rural healthcare landscape and designing affordable healthcare devices and system for BoP
- Design Researcher
  
  Nokia Research Center
  
  Jan 2012 - Jan 2012
  
  -Design research with target communities/segment.
  -Field research including long interviews and focus group discussion for product testing with communities
  -Analysis of user behaviors and product features and market opportunity for client
- Community Research and Enterprise Development - Intern
  
  Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United Nations (UN)
  
  Apr 2011 - Aug 2011 (4 months)
  
  - Base-line survey : Qualitative and Quantitative Research using PRA and Ethnography
  - Analysis: detailed Documentation and analysis for different potential CBFE models
  - CBFE Models :Detailed CBFE models and Implementation plan
- Cluster Research with Design and Marketing Strategy - Intern
  
  Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI)
  
  Apr 2010 - Jun 2010 (2 months)
  
  - Research : Socio-economic condition of artisans including design and market analysis
  - Design and development: Conducted workshop and developed new range of bags.
  - Strategy for cluster: Design and Market Strategies for leather cluster development.
- Design & Development Engineer (D&D)
  
  Virtucon Technologies
  
  Jul 2008 - Apr 2009 (9 months)
  
  Job Responsibility: Product Design & Development
  Projects: Product Styling and Project Management
- Section Executive Engineer (R&D)
  
  Sona Koyo Steering System Ltd (SKSSL)
  
  Sep 2007 - May 2008 (8 months)
  
  Job Responsibility: Steering System Design (Gear and Column)
  Projects: Scorpio Power Steering Gear and other M&M related projects
- GET (Design)
  
  Sunbeam Auto Pvt. Ltd.
  
  Sep 2006 - Aug 2007 (11 months)
  
  Job Responsibility: Product/Tool Design for automobile sector.
  Projects: Cad Modelling and Die Design for Auto Components.
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