Carnegie Mellon University

California College of the Arts

NASA (CMU Capstone)

+ Designing a digital interface that enables a crew of four astronauts to autonomously diagnose anomalies in space (Research to functional design that encourages best practices, critical thinking and documentation).
+ Contextual inquiry at Johnson Space Center with 50 flight controllers. Synthesizing research through affinity mapping, user flows, journey maps and stakeholder mapping.
+ Evaluating needs and usability testing multiple storyboards and clickable prototypes. Crafting the visual design, components/patterns and interaction design of a diagnostic tool (keeping accessibility in mind).
Link to team blog: https://medium.com/mhci-x-nasa-capstone-2020

Iris (Student built lunar rover scheduled to land on moon in 2021)

+ Collaborating with different sub teams to evaluate design tradeoffs, identify risks and develop systems engineering documents for an ongoing Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from NASA.

Ameriprise

+ Creating wireframes, user flows, concept sketches, visual design and overseeing the development of internal dashboards for clients to view and edit financial goals.
+ Working in agile environments with teams of developers, product owners, content writers and quality assurance testers to create and maintain a robust public website (Ameriprise.com) and internal applications.
+ Helping define and maintain internal brand guidelines and implementing new patterns.

CoFigure + IntegRhythm

+ Owning the end-to-end product design of six human resource applications by conducting user research and benchmarking features to create interactive prototypes. Working closely with company owner to gather business needs and provide development support to a team of seven developers.
+ Conceptualizing and designing an internal corporate website (CoFigure.com), and working with external vendors to get it developed.
+ Defining brand guidelines and iconography for applications, public website, corporate templates and print materials.

Pensaar

+ Organizing and running a design thinking summit with a team of ten designers at the Indian institute of management, Bangalore, 2016 to facilitate conversations on design. Responsible for creating mementos and guiding one design team.

GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE

+ Connecting the Human-Computer Interaction department to the rest of the graduate student body.
+ Organizing and executing social events for a 67 person cohort (MHCI) at Carnegie Mellon University.

COMPUTER DOCENT

+ Helping seniors use technology- ipads, computers and phones.

TREASURER AND SECRETARY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN SOCIETY OF AMERICA STUDENT CHAPTER

+ Nominated and voted to the position by Industrial design peers.
+ Planning and executing multiple social events such as design reviews with professors and talks by external IDSA designers and influencers with a team of president, vice president, media coordinator and other group members.

SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR (FOR CCA INDIA)

+ Co-founded the India group at California College of the Arts with a classmate and staff member.
+ Planning and executing two cultural events (Holi and Diwali) every year for 60+ students to share and appreciate the Indian culture. Organized space, food, music and decorations with a team of seven members.

MUSEUM SHOP VOLUNTEER

+ Guiding visitors to locations and activities of interest.
+ Creating a great retail experience by helping visitors find merchandise.