Ami Mehta, M.Ed. Email & Phone Number

I am a Jyotish, which is defined in India as “one that can interpret the light as it moves through the sky.” I have been studying and practicing this ancient science for more than 20 years and has been learning from various seasoned Jyotishi in both the US and India. The intuition required to understand, see and interpret the stars is something that can’t be taught but for her has been passed down through ancestral wisdom.

Irvine, California, Us

WHAT ARE YOU ON THE BRINK OF?Some of our clients are on the BRINK of something big. Others are looking to activate small steps that lead to new opportunities. All of them are good humans who inspire and energize us.​We solve digital challenges by combining big-agency, consultative excellence with our high-touch, boutique approach. Working side by side with you, we guide you beyond your comfort zone — and then strive for more. ​

Brand, Design and Experience ConsultantMy experience in research, learning, brand, design, innovation, and technology has taught me to be an effective leader, team player and implementer. My true passion unfolds when hidden insights are uncovered and utilized to define strategy, road maps and future vision to move a program, product or service to successful implementation.dThink, inc is an experience design consultancy specializing in people-centered, research-based experiences. We work with companies to ensure design strategy is translated into wireframes and visual comps for product design and implemented and delivered in an agile manner. Innovations are only true innovations when strategy gracefully meets execution as the design process ensures engineering output. Our client list over the years includes Silicon Valley startups, technology and consumer companies, and non-profits such as companies: Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, HP, Stanford, McDonalds the Hinduja Group and education non-profits: Juilliard, the Exploratorium, Imagination Supply Company, and more.Sectors:-Education-Enterprise-ConsumerDirector of Digital Experience, AutoFuss, SF Led a team of 5 producers to successfully launch the Google Nexus 5 website in the US and 11 global locales. Played a strategic and operational role to ensure optimal execution of digital design efforts for the Google Android Group.www.google.com/nexus/

Pleasanton, California, Us

Working with a broad cross functional team to create a common user model across Workday and build internal empathy. A deep understanding of the Workday end-to-end customer experience fuels prioritized insights, to be utilized by scrum teams in the product development cycle.• Built a strategy for The Experience Lab inclusive of usability, empathy and innovation techniques• Created a high level map and matrix of all of the existing customer touch points to determine the best way to consolidate into one experience, one process and one feedback mechanism with both qualitative and quantitative insights• In partnership with CX, determined the best approach to ensure a common understanding of our customers from insight to execution, including user segments, types, personas and stories

Pleasanton, California, Us

East meets West. Science meets Spirituality. Ancient wisdom meets modern age.49poses: yoga for kids is an innovative yoga teaching system designed for kids between the ages of 5 to 12. The system consists of 7 different levels, each with seven uniquely themed poses, teaching yoga to kids in a creative and sequential manner. The app featuring our new system is now available for free download in the iTunes Store.49poses: yoga for kids:1. Creates physical experiences in studio-based workshops continuing the learning at home or on the go through mobile experiences2. Engages traditional poses through hip-hop, rhyme and storytelling encouraging kids to stay in the pose longer for maximum benefit.3. Designed by a team of three, consisting of Stanford masters graduates from the Learning, Design, and Technology program, a medical school student and certified yoga teachers.

Redwood City, California, Us

Evernote is a platform that helps individuals and teams create, assemble, nurture and share information, serving 220 million people.We enable our community to manage information overload by helping them remember everything, turn ideas into action, and work effortlessly with others on their teams. We do this by building innovative products that give people access to information anytime, anywhere and provide resources that inspire organization so people can focus on what matters most.Evernote has assembled a group of exceptionally talented, inclusive, and spirited team members to build products that impact the lives of millions of people around the world. We believe that no idea is too big to lead or too small to matter, and continually develop a platform and reputation based on innovation and trust. Employees enjoy access to the best tools available, an open and collaborative work environment, and end each day knowing that they’ve made a tangible impact.Evernote is an independent, privately held global company headquartered in Redwood City, California, with offices around the world.

San Jose, Ca, Us

As Head of User Experience in Cisco's Corporate Social Responsibility group, we focused on redesigning the educational skills to jobs platform to build a consistent UX strategy across and to demonstrate current, future and common states of the User Experience.BRANDEnsured all products and programs were designed with a strong lens of user experience and based on the user motivation at interaction level while simultaneously ensuring the design direction was on Cisco brandDESIGNSupported and offered product management teams full design comps, visual and wireframes to ensure that the UX penetrates the product experienceEXPERIENCEBuilt an internal practice for user experience based on Design Thinking Methodologies as it relates to designing for the student, instructor and employer experienceRESEARCHWe conducted a Global Design and User Research Effort across six countries around the world -- the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Finland, and France. The research results uncovered hidden motivations, as we worked to understand the deeper psychology of what users "think" and "do" and how they "feel" in many different contexts. Four methods to gather insights are as follows:1. Focus Setting was critical to the synthesis process, as the raw data was organized and minimized to find the most important patterns and themes. 2. Behavioral Design provided clues about practices and patterns across user groups to inform product design on focus and priority as tradeoffs are made in future development cycles.3. Cultural Analysis was used to ensure a truly global experience, informing important topics like localization, varied technology adoption rates and international reach.4. Context Definition included both physical and virtual settings, as we identified user touch points and critical moments where a user's actions and behavior and the business model intersected.

Stanford, Ca, Us

Stanford School of Education, Learning, Design and Technology Masters Level CoursesSEMINAR - Tell my story: Communicating the Essence – designing and teaching a curriculum to enable students to present their most important ideas from their masters’ projects by learning a breadth of communication strategies. 1. Principles for Storytelling 2. Frameworks for Storytelling3. Show and Tell for Storytelling[Duration: one class per quarter]EDUC 333B - Envisioning the Future of Learning: Designing for Humanitarian Impact – Developed and co-taught a 10 week masters class on designing models and prototypes to demonstrate new approaches to educational access and completion of primary school for every child on the planet. We researched the concept of blended learning on a global level working with students to teach through project-based learning and real world examples. We also introduced prominent alumni in the school of education to the class to begin to foster community and a deeper understanding.[Duration: ten weeks]ADVISORY BOARD - Envisioning the Future of Learning Symposium – After graduating from this program in 2001 and being on the Learning, Design and Technology Advisory Board board for 7 years, I taught two classes on designing for emerging markets with emphasis on the BRIC countries, Brazil, Russia, India and China. [Duration: one class for two consecutive years]

The Hinduja Group has diversified global businesses and offers significant social and charitable contributions to education, healthcare, social welfare and arts and culture initiatives.Designed models for rural education programs in India to scale on a global levelDeveloped strategies and execution plans to enhance the global brand for a portfolio of companies and measuring the effectiveness of the marketing strategies over timeBuilt, trained, and grew the Hinduja Interactive business from an Indian client base to a global client base

Worked on projects to create marketing, business and design strategies for businesses interested in expanding their global presence into new and untapped markets.Vital Wave Consulting, an Emerging Markets Strategy company based in the bay area. Vital Wave Consulting provides market intelligence and strategy consulting to accelerate revenue growth in emerging markets.

San Jose, California, Us

 Built business plan and strategy to expand presence to San Francisco specializing in digital design across desktop, web and mobile platforms.  Built executive-level client relationships by listening to and understanding the needs of both our installed base clientele as well as new business opportunities.  Guided engagement teams by modeling industry knowledge, intuition, strategic value and sound decision making for every client relationship.LEVEL Studios, formerly known as Web Associates, is an independent interactive agency that amplifies global brands. We produce award-winning creative and innovative online marketing delivered through a single technology layer. Founded in 1995, the California-based agency is headquartered on the Central Coast and operates additional offices in Orange County and the Silicon Valley.

Houston, Texas, Us

 Built a cohesive brand strategy working with a virtual team across the various digital photography organizations such as Snapfish, Retail Photo Solutions, hardware and software groups.  Co-led an initiative to connect the business, brand and design strategies to offer HP customers an integrated, seamless experience at the interaction level.

Houston, Texas, Us

 Launched the first ever 2005 DesignAbout Conference bringing together leaders from design firms, multi-national companies, universities and grassroots development agencies to rethink our approach to untapped global markets identifying ways in which we could share insights to design more relevant products for the masses.  Created an integrated brand marketing strategy to address the exponential growth in newly industrialized countries such as Brazil, Russia, India and China including business plan, opportunity maps and customer-centered design themes.

Houston, Texas, Us

 Led a cross-functional team of thirty-five people to develop a research, strategy, design and implementation plan for an HPbrand consistent user interface experience across enterprise, commercial, and consumer applications Managed a multi-user research analysis of connectivity behaviors in relation to HP’s consumer product portfolio. Led, managed and supported the creation of an initial set of guidelines to help HP product design teams create consistency in user experiences across connected products, services and content.  Rationalized the HP vision of working at the intersection of “net-connected” devices, always on infrastructure and e-services

Houston, Texas, Us

 Worked with Marketing, Sales and Product Teams to create and deliver Marketing Communication materials Rationalized the HP vision of working at the intersection of “net-connected” devices, always on infrastructure and e-services Enabled North American customers to easily configure, compare, and price solutions online called cyberchannel.com

Masters In Education, Learning, Design And Technology

Bachelors In Liberal Arts, Major: Sociology Minor: Asian Studies

Masters In Strategic Specialization, Project-Based Management

Semester Abroad, South Asia Society, Culture And Language Semester Study Abroad

Yoga Certification, 200 Hour Teacher Training Certification

50 Hour Certification In Yin Yoga

Scholar, Vedic Astrology