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Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Leading the ‘Scania Smart Dash’ digital driver interaction project for buses and trucks at Scania.

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

Applying design principles and processes for creating connected and holistic journeys that are valuable for the end-user, the customer, and the business.

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

Innovation in electric vehicle in-car HMI for ZEEKR, created UX, and worked collaboratively with a cross-functional and agile team to develop a proof of concept for two product features.- Facilitated workshops for defining the product vision and detailed roadmap for ZEEKR through meticulous back-casting- enhancing value for clients, end-users, and the development team.- Conducted qualitative user research, transformed identified user and customer needs into elegant, intuitive product… Show more Innovation in electric vehicle in-car HMI for ZEEKR, created UX, and worked collaboratively with a cross-functional and agile team to develop a proof of concept for two product features.- Facilitated workshops for defining the product vision and detailed roadmap for ZEEKR through meticulous back-casting- enhancing value for clients, end-users, and the development team.- Conducted qualitative user research, transformed identified user and customer needs into elegant, intuitive product designs that positively impacted clients' businesses.- Led workshops and usability testing, fostering collaboration and ensuring the integration of user-centric design principles into the development process.- Proactively advocated for the value of UX, contributing to a culture prioritizing exceptional user experiences. Show less

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

Conducted user research to validate persona, consumer demand for the service and their willingness to pay.

Trollhättan, Sweden

Designed innovative service solutions and strategies for PONS autonomous ridesharing service to solve the rider’s potential pains and found opportunities to enhance the user experience. UX for digital assets designed, tested, and iterated to a ‘ready to ship’ version. One among three designers in the team.- Developed scenarios, use cases, and defined user profiles.- Filtered out edge cases and designing resolutions- Built roadmaps for pilot service deployment, service, and business… Show more Designed innovative service solutions and strategies for PONS autonomous ridesharing service to solve the rider’s potential pains and found opportunities to enhance the user experience. UX for digital assets designed, tested, and iterated to a ‘ready to ship’ version. One among three designers in the team.- Developed scenarios, use cases, and defined user profiles.- Filtered out edge cases and designing resolutions- Built roadmaps for pilot service deployment, service, and business models- Researched the future of cities & trend mapping- Information architecture & wireframing for Fleet web app & end-user mobile app- User research, analysis, and UX strategy creation- UI, Prototyping, and User Testing- Worked in Scaled Agile (SAFe) environment Show less

Austin, Texas Area

Designed tech-driven experiences for public spaces to rejuvenate the city and generate more revenue for the real-estate customer.- Assisted in Project Management- Concept illustrations & Presentations

Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Research-oriented work where mobility market trends, user segments, and their future needs were continuously followed and mapped out.- Created visuals and animations for City-level partnerships for the company.

Gurgaon, India

An industrial designer in a newly created design team in a logistics startup. - Design opportunities were mapped for intervention, innovation, and solving real issues in the field.- Physical prototypes were iterated and tested continuously.

Wayanad, Kerala

A Summer Internship for a period of one month (from 12th of May till 13th of June). A month on conceptual and technological explorations in bamboo to formulate new ideas and concepts.

New Delhi Area, India

A five month architectural internship in Incubis, getting hands on experience working on real projects such as Taj Gateway Hotels (TATA Group), Wave City Centre and villa developments.

Master’S Degree, Transportation Systems And Design

Advanced Systems and Concept Design, User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Design Strategy and Strategic Prototyping, Customer.

Master’S Degree, Industrial And Product Design

Activities and Societies: Industrial Design Center- Design Degree Show 2015 Co-ordinator. IIT Bombay- Techfest 2015 Department Level.

Bachelor’S Degree, Architecture