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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Spearheaded the design function from ground-up, setting up systems and processes for efficient collaboration across teams. • Developed a cohesive design system ensuring consistency and scalability across multiple platforms. • Designed product and marketing strategies that enabled over 500K investors to engage, managing ₹2000+ Cr in funds within one year. • Designed and implemented fund management tools and investor reports, optimizing operational efficiency and reducing costs.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Led the design efforts to bring a much-needed change in the area of personal finance for the Indian context, Optimising how people save their earnings and use it to improve their lifestyle.• Setup the design team by hiring designers and leading with purpose by defining the approach and vision• Conceptualised growth strategy for the product with a long-term orientation and quarterly execution plan• Responsible for key-Initiatives across design and product functions such as Design System, Defining KPIs for projects, Conducting usability tests, Aligning product vision with Business and Marketing teams, and Project-Research documentation for effective knowledge transfer• Designed new features and functions, redesigned flows to optimise for effectiveness with growing tech abilities• Managed a team of 5+ designers, and collaborated with freelancers from several domains to build a high-quality and consistent user experience

Did foundational design work for the Multipl app, collaborated with the founders and core team to shape the problem space - define the core service. Came up with strategy for UX with gamification as an integral part. Made the UI and collaborated with the development team to make a scalable product.It was an equally exciting and apprehensive time, this was an amazing idea and I felt very responsible for doing it right - to imagine it for all the people who's financial lives can become better. It wasn't everything I imagined, but we built an MVP and became its first users. Yay!!People liked the work, we got users and I got a good offer. The story continued...

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Logo Design, Branding consultancy, Social media consultancy, User research consultancy

Mohali

As a Product design team of one, I had some incredible learning on introducing 'Design thinking' as the go-to approach for project cycles in the company. Handling various challenges in areas of user-centric practice, tech. and design integration, insecurities & doubts of key stakeholders towards the time taking nature of the approach.Worked on a lot of cool projects like making a VR based combat simulator for training, interactive VR tour of Indian monuments, experiential lessons on various Power-Plant operations with VR, simulation of human heart surgery, AR Flashcards based educational app and physical product for kids. Also designed KIOSK devices to facilitate classroom-based AR and VR learning for schools.

Chennai

Being a product design intern, I was fortunate to be a part of an extremely talented and organised team of designers, artists and content experts. Frist experience outside academia seeing-doing-learning User-centric design in a constant innovation culture, how all these are seamlessly integrated to deliver great value always in time.Within my time, I designed 3 activity kits for children of ages 3-4 years. For this, I conducted user research and testing, made prototypes and files for production. Contributed to the overall process by designing a structured way to conduct user research and make the knowledge accessible to other stakeholders to avoid repetition and save a lot of time.

Master Of Design, Toys And Game Design

Started learning with the fundamentals of design - intent, expression, expansion and deliberate contraction with lectures and practice.

Bachelor Of Technology, Manufacturing Engineering And Technology

Activities and Societies: PrayaashAdditive and material removal manufacturing processes, production systems, supply chain management.