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Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Bangalore, Karnataka, IN

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Defined product strategy and experience by leading user research across Mapbox developer tools including Mapbox Studio, the map design interface.

• Civic Bridge recruits private sector professionals to volunteer their time to work alongside government employees on critical City issues. I consulted in a team of 6 with San Francisco's Digital Services team to design.
• Set the vision for the future state of permitting process for new businesses. Final deliverable was a service design blueprint of future state
• Conducted primary and secondary research to understand existing permit systems both digital and physical of all city departments and other cities offering cannabis permits
• Created stakeholder map, user journey map, personas to synthesize research findings
• Engaged all stakeholders by designing and facilitating workshophttps://www.innovation.sfgov.org/civic-bridge

San Francisco, CA, US

• Assistant for Interaction Design Course, helped Professor in instruction and grading
• Guided and gave feedback to students on basics of Interaction Design

• Civic Bridge recruits private sector professionals to volunteer their time to work alongside government employees on critical City issues. I consulted in a team of 4 for San Francisco's Fix-It Department to develop an.
• Scaled a 1-person process into a high quality, replicable, standardized process the new Fix-It staff would follow
• Conducted in-depth interviews with Fix-It Director, city and community stakeholders and synthesized findings
• Created a 56-page graphic playbook detailing out core values, organizational process, methods of community engagement, success metricshttps://www.iraopal.com/fixithttps://www.innovation.sfgov.org/civic-bridgehttps://sfm.

• Designed and delivered 12 projects in Architecture, Commercial and Residential Interior Design, achieving high level of satisfaction with clients, leading to retainer clients and multiple referrals to new clients..
• Prepared project proposals and concepts, negotiated contracts and fees for projects with cost up to 400,000 USD and spaces as large as 6200 sqft
• Conducted user research to uncover aesthetic and value-oriented drivers for clients as the basis for developing design briefs
• Generated innovative solutions and experiences resulting in optimum use of space, scope for expansion and aesthetic preferences under time, area and budget constraints
• Managed and communicated with project teams with respect to design, requirements, project scheduling, budgets, and set-up with subcontractors, vendors, consultants and.

• Created innovative design strategies on multiple projects working with both Architecture and Interior Design teams.
• Collaborated with a team, responsible for all phases of hospitality project, including project set-up, design and construction administration of a luxury nature resort of 20 acres with 78 Rooms
• Part of successful team presentation and pitch for the developer to India’s largest hotel brand - Taj Group of Hotels
• Led, organized and communicated with project consultants and developers across the supply chain, domestic and international
• Oversaw architectural and interior design package deliverable consistent with industry standards and brand standards of the Taj hotel chainhttp://www.rajeevagarwal.com/architect/home.html

New Delhi, Delhi, IN

• Assisted in design and concept development, updated and produced finishing details and construction drawings

Mba Design Strategy

Bachelor Of Architecture (B.Arch.), Architecture