curriculum vitae
Education
TU DELFT / MSc Integrated Product Design / 2018-20
BITS PILANI GOA / BE Mechanical Engineering / 2014-18
TU DELFT / MSc Integrated Product Design / 2018 – 2020
Delft, The Netherlands
9/10 graduation, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology
BITS PILANI GOA / BE Mechanical Engineering / 2014 – 2018
Goa, India
9/10, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus
Work
MMID FULL SERVICE DESIGN TEAM / Functionality Designer / Present
KLM / Graduation Project / 2020
IDE TU DELFT / Workshop Teacher / Present
XAD / Owner & Designer / Present
IDE TU DELFT / Teaching Assistant / 2018 – 2020
MMID FULL SERVICE DESIGN TEAM / Functionality Design Intern / 2019
DC HIVE / Industrial Designer / 2019
PEARL / Industrial & Graphic Designer / 2018
PIXELWORKS / Co-founder / 2015-18
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN / Industrial Designer / 2017
TATA TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. / Design Engineering Intern / 2016
CROSSCHARGE TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. / Industrial Designer / 2016
TEAM GREASEMONKEYS / Aerodynamics Lead / 2015-16
MMID FULL SERVICE DESIGN TEAM / Functionality Designer / 2020 – Present
Delft, The Netherlands
• Developing products for clients from various industries at all stages from strategy to manufacturing.
KLM / Graduation Project / Feb – Jul 2020
Amsterdam Schiphol, The Netherlands
• Masters graduation project: Designing the hangar of the future using VR as an alternative prototyping tool.
• Developed concepts for KLM’s Hangar of the Future – Hangar 12 at Schiphol Airport Amsterdam.
• Tested Virtual Reality (using Blender and Unreal Engine) as an alternative prototyping tool.
IDE TU DELFT / Workshop Teacher / 2018 – Present
Delft, The Netherlands
• Teaching workshops every quarter on graphic design and logo design for the Industrial Design master course IDE Academy. Each full-day interactive workshop is for around 75 students with a team of 3 instructors.
XAD / Owner & Designer / 2019 – Present
Delft, The Netherlands
• Various projects and services related to product design, graphic design, branding, teaching, virtual reality, and marketing.
IDE TU DELFT / Teaching Assistant / 2018 – 2020
Delft, The Netherlands
• Teaching assistant for 1) Adaptation course on design sketching for international students, 2) Product Communication and Presentation (PCP), a part of the Integrated Product Design master course Advanced Concept Design, and 3) Product Dynamics, a technical second-year bachelor course for all students (around 400) studying industrial design at TU Delft.
MMID FULL SERVICE DESIGN TEAM / Functionality Design Intern / Jul – Sep 2019
Delft, The Netherlands
• Developed working mechanisms, prototypes, and product ideas for projects from several clients at MMID.
DC HIVE / Industrial Designer / Feb – Apr 2019
Delft, The Netherlands
• Carried out ideation and prototyping for a USB-C hub that facilitates power, video, audio, and internet connectivity in offices and conference rooms.
PEARL / Industrial & Graphic Designer / Feb – Aug 2018
Vadodara, India
• Worked on a packaging and brand design project for a Vadodara-based beverage company from product ideation to manufacturing.
PIXELWORKS / Co-founder / 2015 – 2018
Goa, India
• Started a design firm which renders visual design services
• Served 30+ satisfied clients across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, and Goa including a $100M enterprise and a Government of India funded startup.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN / Industrial Designer / Jun – Dec 2017
Ahmedabad, India
• Designed a Compact Human Powered Vehicle for urban use.
• Achieved a product solution for the last-mile problem linked with public transport.
• Proposed Street Furniture and Signage System for Vaishnodevi route, Jammu and Kashmir.
TATA TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. / Design Intern / May – Jul 2016
Pune, India
• Project on study of Exterior Trims Design of passenger cars.
• Designed the benchmark Tata baseplate and bumper side brackets for Tata Tiago, a 2016 Indian Hatchback.
CROSSCHARGE TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. / Industrial Designer / Feb – May 2016
Goa, India
• In charge of designing and prototyping Hitch, a security tag that uses bluetooth to keep track of your belongings.
• Launched in Mumbai and Pune markets in Aug 2016.
TEAM GREASEMONKEYS / Aerodynamics Lead / 2015 – 2016
Goa, India
• Designed and manufactured Sieg 2.0, a formula racecar.
• Worked with a 25-student team to compete in SAE Supra 2016 at Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida.
Co-curricular
BITS PILANI GOA / Teaching Assistant / 2016-17
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICITY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS / Publicity Manager / 2014-16
QUARK 2015 / Core Member / 2014-15
BITS PILANI GOA / Teaching Assistant / 2016 – 2017
Goa, India
• Assisted students in lab and planned course theory for two academic courses: Production Techniques I and Mechanical Engineering Lab.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICITY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS / Publicity Manager / 2014 – 2016
Goa, India
• Led a 9-member team in charge of the reputation and publicity of Waves ‘15, the cultural festival of BITS Goa which ranks among the top 5 college fests of India and receives participation from over 100 colleges
• Managed social media for a following of 60,000 people.
QUARK 2015 / Core Member / 2014 – 2015
Goa, India
• Administered workshops and contingents during Quark ‘15, the technical festival of BITS Goa.
Honours
TU Delft IDE Faculty Scholarship / 2018-20
Holland Scholarship / 2018
Early Graduate / 2018
KE Prize Shortlist / 2017
Design Wars Winner / 2016 and 2017
Vehicle Dynamics and Design Winner / 2015
TU Delft IDE Faculty Scholarship / 2018-20
• A scholarship offered by the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at TU Delft that contributes to tuition fees for 2 academic years.
• About the scholarship
• Interview
Holland Scholarship / 2018
• The Holland Scholarship is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science as well as several Dutch research universities and universities of applied sciences and is meant for excellent international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who want to pursue their master’s in the Netherlands.
• About the scholarship
• Interview
Early Graduate / 2018
• Fulfilled undergraduate degree requirements one semester in advance of the regular duration.
KE Prize Shortlist / 2017
• One of the 30 ideas shortlisted for the final round out of entries received from all over India for KE Prize, a competition initiated by Royal Dutch Kusters Engineering along with National Institute of Design to transform shredded demonetized Indian currency notes into something with value.
Design Wars Winner / 2016 and 2017
• Ranked first out of 40+ participants in D-War, an open-to-all CAD contest in Department Week, BITS Goa.
Vehicle Dynamics and Design Winner / 2015
• Ranked first out of 21 participants in the course conducted by Center for Technical Education, BITS Goa.